FAECAL SCORING CHART for puppies

Liquid faeces

Soft unformed faeces

Soft formed faeces

Formed, dry but not hard faeces

Formed hard faeces

Faeces completely liquid

Pasty faeces without shape

Pasty faeces, formed but very soft. Cylindrical shape without any stria observed.

Cylindrical shape faeces, slightly sticky, separated in pellets

Formed, dry and hard faeces

Liquid faeces associated with soft faeces (soft faeces represent the main part of faeces)

Faeces mainly unformed with a small formed part

Formed but very soft faeces. Cylindrical shape separated in pellets.

Cylindrical shape faeces, dry appearance, separated in pellets, can be deformed

with some difficulties.

Liquid faeces associated with soft faeces (liquid faeces represent the main part of faeces)

Presence of stria

No stria observed

A small formed part

Main unformed part

Separated pellets

Pasty unformed faeces. Visualisation of a cylindrical shape which is not

maintained due to the high humidity

Formed but very soft faeces. Cylindrical shape with presence of stria.

Cylindrical shape faeces, dry appearance, separated in pellets,

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Pasty unformed part

Still presence of liquid

Mainly unformed faeces

Small unformed part

Mainly liquid faeces

A. Grellet & al. Prev. Vet. Med. 106 (2012) 315 - 323