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Table 1 Criteria for the visual assessment score, points are awarded for abnormal animal behavior (best 0 points, worst 29 points)

From: Analgesic treatment limits surrogate parameters for early stress and pain response after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage

Item

Points

Best

Worst

Nest building

(0) Normal

0

2

(1) Use of paper towel

  

(2) No use of paper towel

  

Teeth grinding

(2) If present

0

2

Vocalization

(2) If present

0

2

Hair coat

(0) Normal

0

6

(2) Not well groomed

  

(4) Rough, dirty

  

(6) Very rough, dirty

  

Eyes

(0) Open, alert

0

4

(2) Squinted

  

(4) Closed

  

Coordination and posture

(0) Normal

0

6

(1) Lightly hunched

  

(2) Walks hunched

  

(3) Walks hunched and slowly

  

(4) No running

  

(5) Hunched, strumbles

  

(6) Hunched, no movement

  

Overall condition

(0) Normal

0

3

(1) Rough, acts normal

  

(2) Rough, depressed

  

(3) Very rough, very depressed

  

Withering

(0) Skin fold < 1 s

0

4

(2) Skin fold > 1 s

  

(4) Skin fold > 2 s

  

Total

 

0

29