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Table 3 Clinical scoring system

From: Ocular and neural distribution of feline herpesvirus-1 during active and latent experimental infection in cats

Clinical sign

Daily score if present

Fever

 

103.0 to 103.9°F

1

104.0 to 104.9°F

2

≥105°F

3

Conjunctivitis/Ocular discharge

1

Rhinitis/Nasal discharge

1

Sneezing

1

Audible rales

2

Coughing

2

Open mouth breathing

3

Anorexia

1

Dehydration

1

Hypothermia < 99° F

2

Oral ulcers (lingual or oral mucosa)

 

1 ulcer <4 mm

1

Multiple ulcers <4 mm

3

Ulcer or ulcers >4 mm

5

Salivating

1

External ulcers (lip or nares)

 

Non-bleeding ulcer

4

Bleeding ulcer

6

  1. The following scoring system was modified from the published USDA Scoring Method for FeHV-1 [56] and was used to assign daily clinical scores for each cat. The highest possible score for a cat on any given day was 31.