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How to Record Your Pet’s Breathing Rate
Choose a quiet setting while your pet rests comfortably. Follow the in-app microphone placement instructions and avoid disturbing your pet.
Updated 2026-09-24
Prepare a recording
Choose a quiet setting while your pet rests comfortably. Follow the in-app microphone placement instructions and avoid disturbing your pet.
Auto and Manual modes
Auto mode estimates a breathing rate from a 30- or 60-second recording. Background sounds and movement can affect the estimate.
For Manual mode, count one complete rise and fall of your pet’s chest as one breath. The app converts your count and the selected duration to breaths per minute.
Review the measurement
If recording noise is suspected, AuraDog asks you to measure again. The estimate is still saved as an ordinary result without a noise or abnormality label.
A recording-quality message describes the recording, not your pet’s health.
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