Table 1.

Scoring system for the daily monitoring of the disease activity index

Score	Weight loss	Stool appearance and cecotrophs	Reduction in food intake	Reduction in beverage intake	Fur appearance
0	None	Well-formed solid pellets, 0 cecotrophs	None	None	Clean, bright fur
1	0–2%	Easy to smear and loose stool, ≤1 cecotrophs	0–30%	0–30%	Dim fur
2	2–5%	Loose stool, 2–3 cecotrophs	30–60%	30–60%	Shagged fur
3	5–10%	Loose smeared stool in cage, 4–5 cecotrophs	60–90%	60–90%	Smudgy, unclean fur
4	>10%	Loose smeared stool in cage, > 5 cecotrophs	>90%	>90%	Smudgy, stool stains, smeared anus