Just like in humans, many diseases in cats are accompanied by an increase in body temperature. At first glance, it is quite difficult to measure the temperature of an animal without the help of a veterinarian. And to do this to a small kitten, the size of which exceeds the length of the thermometer by only a few centimeters, seems to be an impossible task at all.
Instructions
Step 1
To measure the body temperature of a small kitten, you will need a special veterinary thermometer. Although you can use the usual, familiar to everyone, "human" thermometer. It is better to give preference to an electronic thermometer. It measures temperature much faster than mercury. And the less time it takes to measure, the less nervous the kitten will be.
Step 2
The body temperature of kittens is measured, usually rectally. It is unlikely that the baby will behave calmly when they try to insert a foreign object into his anus. Therefore, ask someone to help you in this difficult matter, you will need to hold the animal while you take the measurement.
Step 3
If the thermometer is mercury, shake it; if it is electronic, reset it to its previous value by pressing a certain button. Before measuring the temperature, grease the tip of the thermometer well with fat baby cream or petroleum jelly.
Step 4
Place the kitten on your lap or place it on the table if the baby is calm. If the animal is nervous and breaks loose, wrap it in a towel or sheet, leaving the back of the body free.
Step 5
Lift the kitten's tail and very gently, without hurting the baby, insert the thermometer into the rectal opening to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. Do it smoothly, using rotational movements. Talk to the kitten throughout the procedure, praise him, caress him. Such actions will help him calm down a little.
Step 6
With a mercury thermometer, the kitten's temperature must be measured for 5 minutes. At the end of the temperature measurement with an electronic thermometer, as a rule, a special signal is sounded.
Step 7
After measuring the temperature of the kitten, wash the thermometer thoroughly with soap and disinfect it with cologne or alcohol.
