TABLE 2:

Cat-Stress-Score, reproduced from Kessler and Turner (1997), with permission from Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

Score	Body	Belly	Legs	Tail	Head
1 Fully relaxed	i: laid out on side or on back a: NA	Exposed, slow ventilation	i: fully extended a: NA	i: extended or loosely wrapped a: NA	Laid on the surface with chin upwards or on the surface
2 Weakly relaxed	i: laid ventrally or half on side or sitting a: standing or moving, back horizontal	Exposed or not exposed, slow or normal ventilation	i: bent, hindlegs may be laid out a: when standing extended	i: extended or loosely wrapped a: tail up or loosely downward	Laid on the surface or over the body, some movement
3 Weakly tense	i: laid ventrally or sitting a: standing or moving, back horizontal	Not exposed, normal ventilation	i: bent a: when standing extended	i: on the body or curved backwards, may be twitching a: up or tense downwards, may be twitching	Over the body, some movement
4 Very tense	i: laid ventrally, rolled or sitting a: standing or moving, body behind lower than in front	Not exposed, normal ventilation	i: bent a: when standing hindlegs bent, in front extended	i: close to the body a: tense downwards or curled forward, may be twitching	Over the body or pressed to the body, little or no movement
5 Fearful, stiff	i: laid ventrally, or sitting a: standing or moving, body behind lower than in front	Not exposed, normal or fast ventilation	i: bent a: bent near to surface	i: close to the body a: curled forward close to the body	On the plane the body, less or no movement
6 Very fearful	i: laid ventrally, or crouched directly on top of all paws, may be shaking a: whole body near to ground, crawling, may be shaking	Not exposed, fast ventilation	i: bent a: bent near to surface	i: close to the body a: curled forward close to the body	Near to surface, motionless
7 Terrorised	i: crouched directly on top of all paws, shaking a: NA	Not exposed, fast ventilation	i: bent a: NA	i: close to the body a: NA	Lower than the body, motionless

Score	Eyes	Pupil	Ears	Whiskers	Vocalizations	Activity
1 Fully relaxed	Closed or half opened, may be blinking slowly	Normal	Half back (normal)	Lateral (normal)	None	Sleeping or resting
2 Weakly relaxed	Closed, half opened, or normal opened	Normal	Half back (normal) or erected to front	Lateral (normal) or forward (normal)	None	Sleeping, resting, alert or active, may be playing
3 Weakly tense	Normal opened	Normal	Half back (normal) or erected to front or back and forward on head	Lateral (normal) or forward	Meow or quiet	Resting, awake or actively exploring
4 Very tense	Widely opened or pressed together	Normal or partially dilated	Erected to front or back and forward on head	Lateral (normal) or forward	Meow, plaintive meow or quiet	Cramped sleeping, resting or alert, may be actively exploring, trying to escape
5 Fearful, stiff	Widely opened	Dilated	Partially flattened	Lateral (normal), forward or back	Plaintive meow, yowling, growling or quiet	Alert, may be actively trying to escape
6 Very fearful	Fully opened	Fully dilated	Fully flattened	Back	Plaintive meow, yowling, growling or quiet	Motionless alert or actively prowling
7 Terrorised	Fully opened	Fully dilated	Fully flattened back on head	Back	Plaintive meow, yowling, growling or quiet	Motionless alert

i, inactive; a=active, NA=Not applicable