DOGS
• HR: 80-120 bpm
• RR: 15-32 brpm
• Temp: 37.5-39.2 degrees
Lung field:
Other structures of note:
Sub mandibular lymph node: find salivary glands then slide forward
Prescapular : should not feel in healthy animal
Popliteal: pea like structure in hindlimb caudal side of knee
CATS
• HR: 160-200 bpm
• RR: 20-36 brpm
• Temp: 37.5-39.2 degrees
Lung field:
Other structures of note:
Sub mandibular lymph node: find salivary glands then slide forward
Prescapular : should not feel in healthy animal
Popliteal: pea like structure in hindlimb caudal side of knee
HORSES
• HR: 28-44 bpm
• RR: 8-24 brpm
• Temp: 37.5-38.5 degrees
Other parameters: Cecum should flush at minimum 1x per min (right side)
Lung field:
Cranial border: Line drawn from caudal border of scapula to two fingers above the olecranon (basically the 6 th rib)
Ventral border: diagonal line from olecranon to tuber coxa, up to the 11th rib.
Caudal border: curved line from ventral border to 16th intercostal
Dorsal border: thoracic vertebrae
Other structures of note:
Sub mandibular lymph node: lentil-like structure
COWS
• HR: 60-72 bpm
• RR: 12-30 brpm
• Temp: 37.5 - 39.5 degrees
Other parameters: Rumen should flush at minimum 1x per min (left side)
Lung field:
Cranial border: tip of shoulder down (caudal border of triceps)
Ventral/Caudal border: line from the olecranon to the 12th ribs thoracic vertebrae
Dorsal border: transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae
Other structures of note:
Prefemoral lymph node: on the body wall cranial to the quadriceps
Prescapular lymph node: located just in front of the scapula and just dorsal to the shoulder joint
CALVES
• HR: 80-140 bpm
• RR: 24-36 brpm
• Temp: 38.5-39.5 degrees