Reference guide · 2 min read
Understanding Historical Breathing Comparisons
AuraDog compares a measurement with your pet’s first saved measurement. That reference is not a typical-value estimate, medical target, or healthy range.
Updated 2026-09-24
Define the reference
AuraDog compares a measurement with your pet’s first saved measurement. That reference is not a typical-value estimate, medical target, or healthy range.
Read a percentage difference
If the first saved measurement is 20 BPM and a later one is 24 BPM, the later value is 20% higher. This is an arithmetic comparison, not a health assessment.
Read historical summaries
Charts summarize saved measurements over time. Trend slopes describe changes in daily averages; the historical statistical band uses the mean plus or minus two sample standard deviations, with its lower limit clipped to zero.
These summaries do not classify a result as normal, abnormal, safe, or dangerous.
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