We bought this Fiber thermometer to measure fever in our cats can. Unfortunately, animals stand still do not like, so that the duration of the measure was decisive for the purchase. Whether it now takes just 9 seconds really I can not say, but it's definitely very fast; fast enough;). The flexible tip is excellent, because the cats so well can make a difference without injuring them. It can be easily and quickly desinifiziert and the operation is very easy.