TABLE 1.
Scoring scheme for clinical signs after strangles including guttural pouch endoscopy
| Clinical exam | Finding | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectal temperature | ≤38.2°C | 0 | |
| >38.2°C | 1 | ||
| Nasal discharge | None | 0 | |
| Serous | 1 | ||
| Seromucoid | 2 | ||
| Mucopurulent | 3 | ||
| Purulent | 4 | ||
| Lymph node swelling | None | 0 | |
| Mild | 1 | ||
| Moderate | 2 | ||
| Severe | 3 | ||
| Abscessation/rupture | 4 | ||
| Maximum score | 9 | ||
| Guttural pouch endoscopy | No visible abnormalities | Right pouch | 0 |
| Left pouch | 0 | ||
| Visible mucous accumulation | Right pouch | 1 | |
| Left pouch | 1 | ||
| Empyema, chondroids, or mucosal defect in retropharyngeal lymph node region | Right pouch | 2 | |
| Left pouch | 2 | ||
| Maximum score | 6 | ||