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The 9-point body condition scale, one page for dogs and one for cats. Every score is described in plain words, with a top-view outline showing how the waist changes, so owners can score their pet at home and track progress.
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What’s on the form
Scores 1–9 for dogs, each with a short label, a plain-language description, and a top-view waist outline.
The same scale for cats, including the in-between scores, with the abdominal fat pad called out where it matters.
Three steps: feel the ribs, look from above, look from the side.
Underweight (1–3), ideal (4–5), overweight (6–7), obese (8–9), color-coded down the side of the chart.
Spaces for the pet’s name, today’s score, the target score, and the date, so the chart doubles as a take-home record.
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Using it well
Long or thick coats hide a lot. Run your flat hand along the ribs: you should feel them easily under a thin layer, like the back of your hand.
Check at the same time of day, before a meal. Changes of one point are meaningful; write the date each time.
Weight loss should be gradual and planned. Your veterinarian can set a target weight and the right number of calories.
Printing, editing, and what the form does and doesn’t cover.
On the 9-point scale, 4 to 5 is considered ideal for most dogs: ribs easily felt with a thin fat covering, a visible waist from above, and a tucked-up belly from the side.
A 5 out of 9 is generally considered ideal for cats: well proportioned, with a waist behind the ribs, ribs felt with slight fat covering, and a minimal belly fat pad.
It’s a widely used rule of thumb: above ideal, each point on the 9-point scale corresponds to roughly 10–15% excess body weight. Your veterinarian can calculate a target weight more precisely.
The 9-point scale was developed and validated by Laflamme in 1997 and is the scale used in the WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee’s guidelines.
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