Table 1. Assessment of GVHD Symptoms.

Criteria	Symptoms
weight loss	<10%	10–25%	>25%
posture	normal	kyphosis	impaired movement
activity	normal	passive	stationary
skin integrity	normal	scaling/flaking	lesions/scars
fur texture	normal	mild ruffling/poor grooming	alopecia
score	0	1	2

A semiquantitative scoring system was applied to assess GVHD severity. The protocol was adapted from Cooke et al. [17].