Transcription of Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Systems - AAHA
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body Condition Scoring (BCS) Systems 5 9 5 9. Point Point Description Point Point Description Dogs: Ribs, lumbar vertebrae, Dogs: Ribs palpable with slight excess fat covering. pelvic bones and all bony Waist is discernible viewed from above but is not prominences evident from 6/9 prominent. Abdominal tuck apparent. a distance. No discernible body fat. Obvious loss of Cats: Shared characteristics of BCS 5 and 7. muscle mass. 1/5 1/9 Dogs: Ribs palpable with Cats: Ribs visible on short- difficulty; heavy fat cover. haired cats; no palpable fat; Noticeable fat deposits severe abdominal tuck; lumbar over lumbar area and base vertebrae and wings of ilia of tail. Waist absent or obvious and easily palpable. barely visible. Abdominal tuck may be present. Dogs: Ribs, lumbar vertebrae and pelvic bones 4/5 7/9.
5 Point 9 Point Description 1/5 1/9 Dogs: Ribs, lumbar vertebrae, pelvic bones and all bony prominences evident from a distance. No discernible body fat. Obvious loss of
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