Memoprint - Scientific Information on Blood Pressure

Which Blood Pressure is Normal for Dogs or Cats?

It is essential to know the reference range of blood pressure in a given species in order to pro-perly evaluate the animal's blood pressure and detect hypertension or hypotension. When using different measurement techniques (doppler, oscillometry, or direct blood pressure measurement; see also Section l Chapter 3), one must also remember that methodological factors influence the results. Therefore, technique-specific reference values should be known. Species-specific, breed-specific, and individual differences in normal blood pressure ranges can be observed. The most accurate assessments are made by comparing different blood pressure readings over time using serial measurements made at regular intervals (at least once yearly). This makes it possible to detect the initial signs of related disease (e.g. cardiovascu-lar and renal disease) more sensitively and at an earlier stage. The normal values for dogs and cats are not identical. Read more ...

(Source: "Essential facts of blood pressure in dogs and cats" by Dr. Beate Egner, 2003, ISBN 3-00-011096-8)