Table 1. Clinical scoring system used in the present study

Scoring category	Numerical score
	0	1	2	3
Attitude	Normal	Mild to moderate depression	Severe depression	Collapsed or moribund
Appetite	Normal	Voluntarily eats small amounts	No interest in food	N/A
Vomiting	Absence	Mild; once per 12 hours	Moderate; 2–5 times per 12 hours	Severe; ≥ 6 times per 12 hours
Feces	Well-formed	Soft or pasty feces	Watery diarrhea, non-bloody	Watery, bloody diarrhea

Appetite scores in both the no food and early enteral nutrition groups were based on the dogs’ interest in eating a small amount of the low fat diet offered.
N/A, not applicable.