|
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
|
- 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.
