POST OPERATIVE EVALUATION
Use this form to evaluate how well your mouse is after surgery or during illness
Date of Operation ______________ Pre-operative weight ________(g)
Procedure ____________________ Date ______________________
| Day post-procedure | |
| Time | |
| EXTERNAL OBSERVATIONS | |
| Active? | |
| Inquisitive? | |
| Rough hair/coat? | |
| Crusty red eyes? | |
| Eating? | |
| Drinking? | |
| Faeces? | |
| Urine? | |
| PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | |
| * Rate & type of breathing? | |
| Normal gait/paralysis? | |
| Faecal/urine soiling of coat? | |
| Diarrhoea? | |
| ** Dehydration? | |
| Bony/thin appearance? | |
| Vocalization? | |
| Body weight? | |
| % change from pre-op weight | |
| SUTURE/STAPLE LINE | |
| Wound edges red? | |
| Swelling around incision? | |
| Swelling under incision? | |
| Sutures/staples missing? | |
| Exudate from incision? | |
| Sutures/staples removed? (date) |
* N=normal, L=labored, R=rapid, S=shallow
** Gently pinch up a fold of skin. Skin of dehydrated animals will stay
pinched up.
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