Dog and cat thermometer, digital with flexible tip, 3 colors

Know whether it has a fever before calling the vet

A listless dog, a cat that ignores its bowl: the vet's first question will often be "does it have a fever?". This digital thermometer gives you the answer in about a minute, to a tenth of a degree. Its flexible tip follows the shape of the body and makes the reading gentler for your dog or your cat.

Key points

• Reading to a tenth of a degree, from 32 to 42.9 °C
• Flexible tip, stainless steel probe
• Beep when the reading is done
• 12.6 cm and 9 g: it fits in the first-aid kit
• 3 colors: blue, yellow or pink

How to take your pet's temperature

1. Switch the thermometer on and put a little petroleum jelly on the tip.
2. Gently lift the tail and insert the tip into the anus, about 2 cm deep (a little less for a cat or a small dog), holding it in place.
3. Wait for the beep, remove the thermometer, read it, then clean the tip with soapy water or alcohol.

It is easier with two people: one holds and reassures the animal, the other takes the reading.

What is a normal temperature?

In dogs, between 38 and 39 °C; in cats, between 38 and 39.2 °C. A temperature that stays above 39.5 °C, goes over 40 °C or drops below 37 °C is a reason to call your vet. The thermometer does not replace the vet's advice: it helps you give them accurate information.

Is it accurate?
The manufacturer states ±0.1 °C between 35.5 and 42 °C. For a reliable reading, wait for the beep and keep the tip still.

Is the battery included?
It is usually already fitted on delivery, but the manufacturer does not guarantee it. It is an LR41 button cell, sold in supermarkets; you change it by removing the colored cap.

Is it a thermometer for humans?
It is a standard medical thermometer, the same type vets use. Its original box shows children: keep it for your pet, for hygiene.

Can it go under water?
Clean the tip with soapy water or alcohol after each use, without immersing the body in water.

My cat struggles, what should I do?
Wrap it in a towel with its head out and get some help. If it is still impossible to hold, do not insist and call your vet.

What else should go in the care kit?
Our tick remover for walks, and our pill shooter to give a tablet without getting bitten.

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Studio photos made from the manufacturer's photos (display retouched to show a normal dog temperature). The photo of the Labrador was created with AI.