How to Take a Cat’s Temperature
It is important to take the cat’s temperature at least twice a day.The degree of temperature is an indication of the animal’s progress infighting disease or infection, and is thus an important diagnostic aid for the vet. The cat’s temperature will fluctuate during the day;usually it is low in the morning and high in the afternoon and evening. The temperature should be taken in the morning and in the evening.
Hold the cat on your lap or table. Coat the bulb end of a rectal thermometer with Vaseline and insert it about one inch into the cat’s rectum. Keep it there for three to five minutes. Remove the thermometer, wipe it clean with absorbent cotton and take your reading.Remember, a grown cat’s normal temperature range is from 101 to 102 degrees F. Kittens may have a slightly higher normal temperature.