Dogs run about 10 degrees hotter than humans, so do you think they regard us as the giant cold ones?

  • phdepressed
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    9 months ago

    Dog body temp is ~101-102.5 F (some go as low as 99.5 F). If your dog is 10 degrees hotter than you, you either have hypothermia or they have a severe fever.

    We may be perceived as a little cooler than them but probably not “cold”.

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      9 months ago

      For anyone else reading this that also doesn’t know F to C conversion like me…

      101F = 38.33333C

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      9 months ago

      Oh dog, they meant Fathrenheits! I was thinking 10 degrees Celsius hotter, which sounded even more insane (that’s 18°F if my math is correct).

      Message to dear Americans: If you insists on using your freedom units, can you at least mark them properly? We have no way of knowing where you are from.

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      9 months ago

      They’re dead 10 degrees hotter. That’s not even a high temp, that’s way past bringing them to the vet even