Table 1.
Clinical scoring sheet used to evaluate URTD in shelter cats
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 0 | Day 9 | Day 12 | Day 15 | Day 18 | |
| Rectal temperature (°F) | |||||||
| 102.5–103.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 103.6–104.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| >104.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Conjunctivitis | |||||||
| Serous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mucopurulent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bloody | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Keratitis (visible) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sneezing and nasal discharge | |||||||
| Sneezing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mucopurulent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mucopurulent with blood | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Lower respiratory signs | |||||||
| Coughing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crackles on auscultation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dyspnea | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Systemic signs | |||||||
| Anorexia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dehydration | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Depression | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oral cavity | |||||||
| Salivating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 ulcer, <4 mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| >1 ulcer, <4 mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| >1 ulcer, >4 mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Bleeding ulcers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Death | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Total score | |||||||