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Score | Description |
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0–7: Assessment of hind limb joint motion in early response |
1 | Slight movement of one or both joints, usually hip/knee |
2 | Extensive movement of one joint, or light movement of other joints |
3 | Extensive movement of both joints |
4 | Slight movement of three joints of the hind limbs |
5 | Slight movement of two joints, and slight movement of another joint |
6 | Extensive movement of two joints, and slight movement of the other joint |
7 | Extensive movement of the three joints of the hind limbs |
8–13: Assessment of gait and coordinated movement in mid-response |
8 | Weightless dragging or foot placed in weightless position |
9 | Plantar in weight-bearing position only, or occasional/frequent/continuous dorsal foot-bearing walking, no plantar walking |
10 | Occasional weight-bearing walking without coordinated fore and hind limb movements |
11 | Frequent to continuous weight-bearing walking without coordinated fore and hind limb movements |
12 | Frequent to sustained weight-bearing walking with occasional coordinated fore and hind limb movements |
13 | Continuous weight-bearing walking with frequent coordinated anterior and posterior limb movements |
14–21: Assessing the fine movements of the paws during exercise |
14 | Continuous coordinated gait; continuous front and hind limb motor coordination; dominant paw rotation; or frequent plantar walk during movement |
15 | Continuous coordinated gait; no or occasional toe extension when forelimbs advance; dominant paws parallel to body when first touching the ground |
16 | Continuous coordinated gait; frequent toe extensions; dominant paw touches the ground parallel to the body and rotates when lifted |
17 | Continuous coordinated gait; frequent toe extensions; dominant paws parallel to the body both when touching the ground and when lifted |
18 | Continuous coordinated gait; continuous toe extension; dominant paws parallel to the body when touching the ground and rotating when lifted |
19 | Continuous coordinated gait; continuous toe extension; dominant paws parallel to the body both when touching the ground and when lifted |
20 | Continuous coordinated gait; continuous toe extension; dominant paws parallel to the body both when touching the ground and when lifted; unstable body and continuous tail up |
21 | Continuous coordinated gait; continuous toe extension; dominant paws parallel to the body when touching the ground and when lifted; stable body and continuous tail up |
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