Table 5
Dehydration assessment
* Not all animals will exhibit all signs.| Dehydration | Physical exam findings* |
| Euhydrated | Euhydrated (normal) |
| Mild (w ~ 5%) | Minimal loss of skin turgor, semidry mucous membranes, normal eye |
| Moderate (w ~ 8%) | Moderate loss of skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, weak rapid pulses, enophthalmos |
| Severe (. > 10%) | Considerable loss of skin turgor, severe enophthalmos, tachycardia, extremely dry mucous membranes, weak/thready pulses, hypotension, altered level of consciousness50 |
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