So we all know that humans average blood pH is 7.4. But is it the same for the animals? I need examples of animals with the same blood pH as humans and the ones with different blood pH. I guess dogs and cats have almost the same pH am I right?
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4$\begingroup$ This question has been asked before -- Chart of blood pH across different animal species?. However, since there is no answer to the original question, yours is not technically a duplicate. I recommend looking at the comments on the older question, as they link to some resources for blood pH of reptiles, insects, and birds. $\endgroup$– acvillCommented Dec 9, 2020 at 21:30
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1$\begingroup$ It would be helpful to know which species or groups you are interested in. Can you be more specific than "the animals"? Note that many animals don't even have blood! e.g. insects and hemolymph. For example, sharks have relatively acidic blood: researchgate.net/figure/…, academic.oup.com/conphys/article/5/1/cox012/3055083. But I don't know if that is something that you are interested in. $\endgroup$– Maximilian PressCommented Dec 10, 2020 at 6:18
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$\begingroup$ I'm interested mainly in carnivores v/s herbivorous. The alkaline diet claim that as we humans have a slightly basic pH we shouldn't eat acidic food like meat. It would be a nice counter-example if carnivores have a similar pH as herbivores. $\endgroup$– herachoCommented Dec 10, 2020 at 16:17
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1$\begingroup$ The alkaline diet claim that as we humans have a slightly basic pH we shouldn't eat acidic food like meat. It would be a nice counter-example if carnivores have a similar pH as herbivores. -- I think a question concerning animal diet and blood pH is more interesting and easier to answer than the very general question posted above. This seems to be an XY problem. $\endgroup$– acvillCommented Dec 12, 2020 at 18:14
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1$\begingroup$ Good point @acvill, I'm going to post this specific question. $\endgroup$– herachoCommented Dec 14, 2020 at 16:24
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