Validation of a Skin and Coat Scoring Protocol in Dogs

October 2021 in “ Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift ”

Nausikaa Devriendt, Tania C. Nunes Rodrigues, S. Vandenabeele, Sophie Favril, Ann Biscop, Sofie Marynissen, Bart J. G. Broeckx, I. Hofstra, Freddy Mortier, E. de Bakker, L. Vlerick, H. de Rooster

alopecia skin and coat scoring greasiness glossiness softness scaliness

TLDR The protocol is easy to use, but reliable results need the same person to assess each time.

The study aimed to evaluate a skin and coat scoring protocol in dogs with different coat types, involving 36 client-owned dogs. Ten observers assessed alopecia, glossiness, greasiness, softness, scaliness, and overall skin and coat quality. The intraobserver agreement was moderate for greasiness and glossiness, and substantial for alopecia, softness, scaliness, and overall quality. However, interobserver agreement was only slight to fair for all features. The study concluded that the protocol is easy and non-invasive, but reliable scoring over time requires the same person to perform the assessments.

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