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Are we the "Cold Ones" to our dogs? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Dogs run about 10 degrees hotter than humans, so do you think they regard us as the giant cold ones?

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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".

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

101F = 38.33333C

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Repeating, of course.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

101F = 38.33333C101F = 38.33333C101F = 38.33333C101F = 38.33333C

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

To infinity and beyond!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 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