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How to check horse temp, dog pulse, and bandage a horse leg?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

How would you Take the temperture (PR) of a horse? Find the pulse of a dog? And apply a bandage to the cannon bone of a horse?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 5th, 2017

The temperature of a horse is done rectally. You can feel the pulse of the dog from numerous spots on the dog including through the chest wall and from the femoral artery located high on the inner side of the thigh. Apply a bandage to the cannon bone of a horse takes a number of steps, so I would check out this website on how to do it: http://www.equisearch.com/articles/how-bandage-your-horses-legs

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