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Old 01-06-2021, 03:58 PM   #12
aweitzm1
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I have had a similar issue with Thumper regarding his BP. His is high and he also gets nervous att the vet's office so it its hard to get an accurate reading. Additionally, like you I am not able to be with him due to Covid. I would love to find something at home so I can monitor him.

My regular vet has done the following and though it is not perfect it does calm him down

1. Appt is same time in the morning
2. If going there for his ACTH test or other procedure that take a while will do the BP at the end of the exam so he has a chance to calm down
3. Will have the cuff on him for about 10 minutes to allow him to get use to the machine.
4. Vet tech stays with him for the 10 minutes petting him to try and keep him calm

Please let me know if you find any BP machine for home. None of my own research found anything.
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