Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999 Impact of Vaccines Universally Recommended for Children -- United States, 1990-1998. At the beginning of the 20th century, infectious diseases were widely prevalent in the United States and exacted an enormous toll on the population. For example, in 1900, 21,064 smallpox cases were reported, and 894 patients died (1).
âNormalâ ranges from 60 to 140 beats per minute in a resting dog â 60 to 100 in big dogs and 100 to 140 in little ones. While you can check the rate with your hand over the heart, you can also take a pulse by gently feeling the beat near the inside top of your dog's hind leg. The heart rate will be the same both places, so do whichever is easier for you and your dog.
Determining Heart Rate. Cats have much faster heart rates than people, so don't worry if it seems like your cat's heart is beating twice as fast as yours -- it probably is. The normal heart rate for a healthy adult cat is between 140 and 220 beats per minute. Anything faster than that could signal a problem. To check your cat's heart rate, press your fingers into your cat's front armpit or hollow between the front leg and the chest until you feel the heartbeat. Count the number of beats in a 15-second period and multiply it by four to get the total beats per minute.