Table 4 Owner assessment of patient comfort^a (first part)

 Very bright (score 0)

4

2

6

4

3

 Alert (score 1)

5

8

5

6

7

 Neither alert nor indifferent (score 2)

3

2

0

0

0

 Indifferent (score 3)

0

0

0

0

0

 Depressed (score 4)

0

0

0

0

0

  Cumulative score for attitude

11

12

5

6

7

 Very willing (score 0)

2

3

6

5

5

 Willing (score 1)

4

8

5

4

5

 Hesitant (score 2)

4

1

0

1

0

 Reluctant (score 3)

1

0

0

0

0

 Does not move (score 4)

1

0

0

0

0

  Cumulative score for willingness to move (general)

19

10

5

6

5

 Easily (score 0)

3

4

7

9

9

 Carefully (score 1)

5

7

4

1

1

 Slowly (score 2)

1

1

0

0

0

 with difficulty (score 3)

2

0

0

0

0

 with a lot of difficulty (score 4)

1

0

0

0

0

  Cumulative score for the dog lies down…

17

7

4

1

1

 Easily (score 0)

4

2

4

5

6

 Carefully (score 1)

3

10

6

4

2

 Slowly (score 2)

2

0

1

1

2

 with difficulty (score 3)

2

0

0

0

0

 with a lot of difficulty (score 4)

1

0

0

0

0

  Cumulative score for the dog stands up…

17

10

8

6

6

 Very willing (score 0)

0

4

4

4

4

 Willing (score 1)

5

7

6

5

5

 Hesitant (score 2)

6

0

1

1

1

 Reluctant (score 3)

1

1

0

0

0

 Does not move (score 4)

0

0

0

0

0

  Cumulative Score for willingness to move after resting

20

10

8

7

7

 Very willing (score 0)

0

0

1

3

2

 Willing (score 1)

3

9

6

4

6

 Hesitant (score 2)

4

2

3

3

2

 Reluctant (score 3)

3

1

1

0

0

 Does not move (score 4)

2

0

0

0

0

  Cumulative score for willingness to move after exercising

28

16

15

10

10

Mean score (sum of cumulative scores / patients evaluated)

9.3

5.4

4.1

3.6

3.6