“…The Doppler flow method has been shown to be more efficient and to generate more precise measurements of systolic arterial blood pressure (SAP) in conscious dogs in a clinical setting (Hsiang, Lien & Huang, 2008; Wernick et al, 2012). Furthermore, oscillometry can underestimate increased SAP and overestimate decreased SAP, resulting in failure to diagnose hyper- and hypotension, respectively (Sawyer, Guikema & Siegel, 2004; Sawyer et al, 1991; Gains et al, 1995; Bodey et al , 1996; Wernick et al, 2012; Vachon, Belanger & Burns, 2014). In addition to the variability that exists between the two methods described above, both the location of cuff placement, as well as the body position of the animal, can significantly affect the accuracy of indirect blood pressure measurements (Bodey et al, 1994; Bodey et al , 1996; Rondeau, Mackalonis & Hess, 2013; Scansen et al, 2014).…”