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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Non maintained cylindrical part
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