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Taking Your Dog's Temperature

Normal temperature for dogs ranges between 100 – 102.7 F. To take your dog’s temperature you need to use a flexible rectal thermometer. It is best to use a pediatric digital thermometer which can be found at most drugstores.

Lubricate the thermometer tip with some petroleum jelly.
Keep your dog in a standing position and hold his tail up.
Carefully put just the tip of the thermometer into your dog’s rectum until the required time for your thermometer to measure temperature has elapsed.
Remove the thermometer and read his temperature.