7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SCORE Very hard and dry Often expelled as individual pellets Requires much effort to expel from body Leaves no residue on ground when picked up Firm but not hard pliable Segmented in a ID: 954745
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7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SCORE CHARACTERISTICS Very hard and dry Often expelled as individual pellets Requires much effort to expel from body Leaves no residue on ground when picked up Firm, but not hard, pliable Segmented in appearance Little or no residue on ground when picked up Log shaped, moist surface Little or no visible segmentation Leaves residue on ground, but holds form when picked up Very moist and soggy Log shaped Leaves residue on ground and loses form when picked up Very moist but has a distinct shape Present in piles rather than logs Leaves residue on ground and loses form when picked up Has texture, but no defined shape Present as piles or spots Leaves residue on ground when picked up Watery No texture Present in flat puddles Fecal Scoring Chart SPECIMEN EXAMPLE IDEAL CHARACTERISTICS Normal to slightly incre
ased Normal to increased Very watery to semi-formed (typical score 6, 7) Normal to slightly increased Absent Dark, old blood, tarry Rarely Sometimes Markedly increased Markedly decreased Semi-formed, gelatinous (typical score 4,5) Markedly increased Present Bright red, fresh-looking Frequently No SMALL BOWEL CLINICAL SIGNS * LARGE BOWEL CLINICAL SIGNS * Nutritional Management of GI Health For more information call 1-866-884-VETS(8387) or visit www.ProPlanVeterinaryDiets.ca *In some cases both small bowel and large bowel are a ected and clinical signs will vary. Defecation frequency Fecal volume Fecal quality Frequent urges to defecate Tenesmus (Straining) Blood in feces Mucus in feces Fatty stool RECOMMENDED FORMULAS Purina trademarks are owned by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. VET 1804E-FSCR/18-0107