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Comparison between tympanic and anal temperature with a clinical infrared ray thermometer in dogs

2006; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS; Volume: 58; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0102-09352006000400008

1678-4162

Gabriela Gutierrez Sosa Wiedemann, Marcela C. Scalon, Giane Regina Paludo, Ita de Oliveira e Silva, Vanner Boere,

Human-Animal Interaction Studies

A clinical thermometer of infrared rays was used twice to record consecutively the temperature of the tympanic membrane in each ear and in the anus of 53 dogs. Temperatures did not differ significantly between organs, and were strongly correlated. The anal temperature measurement with an infrared thermometer in dogs is feasible and trustworthy, as well as the thermal checking of tympanic temperature.