Table 1.
SHIRPA scoring.
| 0 | 1 | 2 (Normal) | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body tone (muscular, agitation) | Flaccid, no reaction | Depression to floor | Slight resistance to touch | Hunches back to resist depression, irritable |
| Trunk curl (muscular) | No response or hindlimb clasping | Curls < 90° | Curls ≥ 90° | Climbs up tail |
| Righting (muscular) | Does not right | Struggles to right | Rights itself | Hyperactive response |
| Forelimb place (muscular) | Leg stays where placed | Slow or incomplete return to position | Promptly returns to position | Hyperactive response, does not allow adjustment |
| Palpebral Reflex (visual) | No response | Slow blink | Quick blink | Continues blinking upon removal of stimulus |
| Reach touch (visual) | Does not reach, clasps hindlimbs | Does not reach until whiskers touch surface | Reaches as approach ground before whiskers touch surface | Hyperactive, tail climbing |