Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilising device for animals for medical treatment, for relieving strain, stabilising, securing, and to enable them to be lifted horizontally and carried, comprising various components. These include a flat belly element, which is designed to be attached in the belly region and has a flexible, anatomically adaptable supporting area and at least four connector elements with first closure means arranged thereon. The components of the stabilising device further include a flat back element which is designed to be attachable in the back region, and has at least one means for stabilising at least partially to the longitudinal axis, and at least four corresponding second closure means. The at least four connector elements are arranged on the belly element at a distance from each other mirror symmetrically to the longitudinal axis of the belly element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for acquiring the vital status of animals, which comprises at least one first device for acquiring vital functions, and at least one signal transmission means, wherein the first device has at least two first and/or second sensors arranged at a distance from each other. The components of the system for acquiring the vital status of animals can be detachably connected with each other by connectors. The invention further relates to a method for determining the vital status of animals, wherein the vital functions are acquired by a first device with at least two first and/or second sensors arranged at a distance from each other, wherein the acquired data are transmitted by at least one signal transmission means to a data processing device, and there processed and evaluated, and from the data processing device to an external output device, which outputs the vital status of animals.