Postoperative assessmenta
Parameter | Score |
---|---|
Weight | |
preoperative weight | 0 |
90 to 100% preoperative weight | 1 |
>80 to 90% preoperative weight | 2 |
<80% preoperative weight | 4 |
Activity | |
normal | 0 |
moves around cage spontaneously but reduced | 1 |
moves to stimulus but not spontaneously | 2 |
huddled, not moving to stimulation | 5 |
General appearance | |
normal | 0 |
evidence of poor grooming | 2 |
↵a Animals will be killed when the score is >7.