Research Article

Protective Efficacy of the Calicivirus Valency of the Leucofeligen Vaccine against a Virulent Heterologous Challenge in Kittens

Table 1

Scoring system for the parameters concerning general health conditions and clinical signs.

SymptomsDescriptionNotation

Rectal temperature (°C)37.1–39.4
≥39.5
≤37.0
0
1
2

Body weight*Gain or loss of <3%
Loss of ≥3%
0
2

Ulcers (oral and/or nasal)Absence
Small and few
Large or numerous
0
1
3

Nasal dischargeAbsence
Slight
Copious
0
1
2

Ocular dischargeAbsence
Presence
0
1

Weight loss (%) = 100 × ([pct7] − [pct0])/[pct0].