An evaluation of two commercially available noninvasive blood pressure monitors in the canine

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate whether two commericially available noninvasive blood pressure monitors could be adapted for animal use, specifically, in the dog. Five dogs were anaesthetized and had femoral canulas surgically implanted into the left rear leg to record invasive blood pressure. A blood pressure cuff was placed on the right leg and connected to a commonly used noninvasive blood pressure monitor. Hyper- and hypotensive states were induced pharmaceutically. Invasive and noninvasive measurements were compared under normal, hyper- and hypotensive states.