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Treatment for hypertension in dogs is two-fold. Oral medications can reduce blood pressure and are very useful as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. Primary hypertension (meaning high blood pressure not secondary to another disease) is not common in dogs and certainly much less common than people.

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As for us, I will do home monitoring of vital signs, including the very important resting respiratory rate as part of Dexter’s mitral valve care. Further Reading Today’s Veterinary Nurse reports there are specific times for blood pressure monitor, and those include: Cooper E. Hypotension. In Silverstein DC, Hopper K (eds): Small Animal Critical Care Medicine, 2nd ed. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2015, pp 46-50.

Koo ST, Carr AP. Comparison of home blood pressure and office blood pressure measurement in dogs and cats. Can J Vet Res. 2022;86(3):203-208. Prior to blood pressure measurement, patients should be allowed to remain calm in a quiet examination room for 5 to 10 minutes. 6 Selection of an appropriately sized cuff is crucial to obtaining accurate values; cuff selection is outlined in Table 2.ACVIM consensus statement: Guidelines for the identification, evaluation, and management of systemic hypertension in dogs and cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 32( 6), 1803–1822. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] If your dog has been diagnosed with hypertension – whether due to an underlying disease or not – he will require monitoring, probably once every three months, plus applicable blood work and urinalysis. And that means regular trips to the veterinarian. Direct arterial blood pressure (DABP) monitoring—considered the gold standard—uses an arterial catheter connected to a pressure transducer. This system allows continuous monitoring of patient systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressure (SAP, DAP, and MAP, respectively) 1-3 and also simplifies collection of samples for arterial blood gas analysis. However, DABP monitoring is not used as frequently as other methods because an arterial catheter must be placed. Blood pressure is the force that propels blood through the vascular system to deliver oxygen and nutrients to every cell of the body. Blood pressure is determined by many factors, including how hard and fast the heart pumps and how dilated or constricted blood vessels are. Each of these is influenced by various hormones, physical fitness, diet and genetics. Averaging: Users can select specific measurements from the device memory and perform automated BP averaging.

Stress and anxiety in the clinic setting, coupled with stress during handling to obtain a blood pressure measurement, can cause elevated readings, resulting in a false diagnosis of hypertension. The following steps should be taken to ensure an accurate measurement:Some patients may fall into the category of white coat syndrome, which should not be confused with true hypertension. Unfamiliar faces, scents, and sounds, followed by a close encounter with a stranger in a white coat can inadvertently cause stress, anxiety, and fear, hindering our ability to obtain accurate blood pressure readings. Doppler technology uses 10 MHz ultrasound waves to detect blood flow in a peripheral artery ( Figure 1), which is then made audible via the probe/crystal and a speaker. 1 Second, dogs on certain medications that impact blood pressure—such as the commonly prescribed urinary incontinence drug named Proin, which can cause hypertension—should be routinely screened. If you are like me and enjoy learning more about dog health topics, here are some of the resources we used for this piece and further reading:

BP measurements can be expected from typical alkaline batteries. Lithium batteries will provide even more measurements. Battery life is very dependent on the touch screen display ON time. To maximize life, SunTech suggests setting the Auto OFF timer to 1 minute. Can I use this monitor on awake and anesthetized animals? Comparison of telemetry and high‐definition oscillometry for blood pressure measurements in conscious dogs: Effects of torcetrapib. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 49( 4), 464–471. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Tumors or cancer – some types of cancers or non-cancerous tumors can secrete hormones that lead to hypertension, while others create hypertension due to their size or location. The SunTech Vet20 Veterinary Blood Pressure Monitor combines our expertise and experience with market-leading blood pressure solutions, to create an automated blood pressure monitor with an animal-specific algorithm so you can take reliable, accurate measurements on awake or sedated companion animals with no shaving or gel.Treatment for hypotension is always an emergency. Dogs diagnosed with low blood pressure require immediate in-hospital treatments such as IV fluid therapy, blood transfusions and fast-acting injectable medications.