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General appearance
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Normal, alert
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0
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Abnormal or hunched posture, dull appearance to eyes, dehydration, notable weight loss
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1
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Stupor: A state of impaired consciousness characterised by a marked diminution in the capacity to react to environmental stimuli
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2
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Sopor: a deep, lethargic or unnatural sleep
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3
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Coma: a state of extreme unresponsiveness, in which an individual exhibits no voluntary movement or behaviour. Even painful stimuli (actions which, when performed on a healthy individual, result in reactions) are unable to affect any response, and normal reflexes may be lost
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4
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Skin and fur
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Normal
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0
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Ruffled fur, unkept appearance
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1
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Rash, pallor, redness, icterus, petechiae, ccchymoses, wound, abscess, ulcer
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2
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Respiration
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Normal
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0
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Increased (>60) or decreased respiration rate per minute (<50/min), cough, sneezing
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1
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Dyspnoea, open mouth breathing, cyanosis
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2
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Faeces and urine
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Normal consistency and volume
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0
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Decreased faeces, fry, wet and pasty, discoloration decreased urine, discoloration
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1
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Faeces absent
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2
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Liquid faeces (if debilitating), urine absent, blood in faeces or urine
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3
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Food intake
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Normal
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0
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Decreased (eating less than half normal food intake)
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1
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Eating biscuits but no fruit or pellets
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2
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Severely decreased (not eating biscuits)
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3
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Locomotor activity
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Normal
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0
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Hyperactivity (circling, increased aggression); Hypoactivity (hunched, inactive on camera, active with people in room)
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1
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Ataxia, neurological signs (tremors, head tilt), loss of interest in treats
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2
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Reluctant to move, uses cage for support, difficulty getting to food or water (decreased response to human presence), seizures
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3
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Down with no or minimal response to human approach, coma
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4
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Position in the cagea
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Upper part
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Bottom part
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Social behavioura
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Scent-marking
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Twisting
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Slit stare
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Grooming
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Sitting and resting
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Walking, running, climbing and jumping gaps between objects
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‘Bouncing gait’: running with an exaggerated bouncing movement and frequently included bouncing off objects
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