Efficacy of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Oil vis-a-vis Other Standard Drugs for Management of Gastric Ulceration and Erosions in Dogs

Table 1

GUE score card.

Score	Description
Gastric lesion number score
0	No lesions
1	1-2 localized lesions
2	3–5 localized lesions
3	6–10 lesions
4	>10 lesions/very large/diffuse lesion
Gastric lesion severity score
0	No blood clots
1	Free floating or adherent smaller blood clots with no detectable haemorrhage base
2	(i) Adherent smaller blood clots with active haemorrhage base; (ii) Apparently superficial smaller focal mucosal erosion (<3 mm) with or without active hemorrhage; (iii) Apparently superficial linear mucosal erosion without active haemorrhage; (iv) Submucosal hemorrhages or erythematous mucosa; (v) Adherent larger blood clots without active haemorrhage base
3	(i) Apparently superficial larger focal mucosal erosion (>3 mm) with or without active haemorrhage; (ii) Linear erosions with active bleeding; (iii) Adherent larger blood clots with active haemorrhage base; (iv) Apparently deeper mucosal lesions without haemorrhage
4	Apparently deeper mucosal lesion/ulcer with adherent large blood clots or with active haemorrhage
GUE index = lesion number score + lesion severity score

In case of mixed lesions as per the above description, always a high score was assigned.