Table 2.

Overall health status of animals undergoing chemotherapy with or without Salmonella treatment.

Clinic parameter	Score	General score
Body condition	0: emaciated	0: optimal state
	1: under conditioned	1: presence of symptoms
	2: well-conditioned	2: exacerbation of symptoms
Grooming	0: correct grooming	0: optimal state
	1: poor grooming	1: presence of symptoms
	2: absence grooming	2: exacerbation of symptoms
Pain	0: absence	0: optimal state
	1: pain when handling	1: presence of symptoms
	2: constantly pain	2: exacerbation of symptoms
Lethargy	0: unrestricted activity	0: optimal state
	1: limited movements	1: presence of symptoms
	2: without movements	2: exacerbation of symptoms
Force/stimulus–response	0: clings to the cage	0: optimal state
	1: clings slightly to the cage	1: presence of symptoms
	2: without clinging	2: exacerbation of symptoms
Diarrhea	0: absence	0: absence
	1: presence	1: presence

The score for the different clinical parameters is shown. A general score was designated to add these parameters and determine the overall health status.