Curious Leg Question?
sunflower Asked: Curious Leg Question?
this is going to sound really odd. But I've been noticing this for ages and am kind of worried.
I HATE keeping my legs on the ground. Absolutely NOT comfortable with it. I always always always feel a weird need to keep my legs elevated.
I see people in class that can sit perfectly normally, both feet on the floor, for hours upon a time.
But me?
I'm always wiggling. Trying to sit cross-legged on a chair. Trying to find a seat with a empty seat in front of me so that I can hike up my legs on the other seat.
Am never comfortable just keeping both legs on the floor. It feels weird.
Even now, while sitting on my desk chair, I just placed two pillows on the floor so that I can put my feet on the elevated pillows. Am officially comfortable. BUT ONLY WITH ELEVATED LEGS.
I'm worried that it might be a sign of some blood pressure problem or maybe I have too much fat on my legs or…
I DON'T KNOW IT'S SO WEIRD. And not normal, apparently, because I seem to be the only person in existence with this problem. Sometimes I place my backpack on the floor in class so that I can stretch my legs out on it on it's small elevation.
And my hamstrings always feel tight.
AND my dad has, on numerous occasions, commented on how tight my calves are and how it is not normal. We have literally compared calves. He is by no means overweight but his calve seems to be quite loose. Mine, on the other hand, won't even budge it. And it's not necessarily muscle, I don't think, it's just incredibly tight. Even when I relax it. No floppiness of the fat. No anything. Just completely stiff.
Any ideas?
Answers:
Why would you want to do this – and if you manage to do this, are you qualified to know what any readings you get actually mean?Never in all my years with my hounds, as any of them had a BP reading done!!
Don't do it. if your wanting to know have a vet do it but its worthless
NO. Blood pressure is measured on the front leg, NOT the entire body.
You need a special cuff, sized for the dog.
It is also diubtful that this CONSUMER (non professional) machine would read correctly on a dog.
If you don't know how to do it then you probably don't need to do it.
Think about that one for a while! LOL! My dad is a vet and he said that the vet will take his blood pressure if you want it done but it isn't something that needs to be done! Most dogs only have their blood pressure taken every time they visit the vet to do the vaccinations. You don't have to worry about it. Just keep your dog on a normal diet and take him for a walk in the park!
Don't use a human tool on an animal EVER without checking with your vet first! Not even a blood pressure taker. More times than not the animal doesn't need it in the first place.
Blood pressure readings in dogs and also in cats are breed specific.Used as a point of reference only 133/75 is the average.
Go to www.google.com and type in "how to take my dogs blood pressure".You will find a site the has a table listing normal blood pressure readings determined by breed as well as pulse readings.
You need a special apparatus to take dogs blood pressure…human ones don't work.
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