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Equine acute abdominal pain scale-version 1 (EAAPS-1)
| Behaviors | Score |
|---|---|
| Depression | 1 |
| Flank watching | 1 |
| Weight shifting | 2 |
| Restlessness | 2 |
| Kicking abdomen | 3 |
| Pawing | 3 |
| Stretching | 3 |
| Sternal recumbence | 3 |
| Attempting to lie down | 3 |
| Lateral recumbence | 4 |
| Rolling | 4 |
| Collapse | 5 |
To grade the severity of pain the horse is showing, pick the most severe behavior manifested, and the score for that particular behavior is the pain score. Table according to Sutton et al., (12)
