Body Conditioning

A Rabbit with

• Loss of muscle

• No fat covering

• The rump curves in

• Bones are very sharp to the touch

Very Thin

Very Thin

Rabbit with

• Little visible fat

• Bones are easily felt

• Flat rump and muscle loss is visible

Thin

Thin

Rabbits with

• Flat rump

• Very little fat

• Bones felt and rounded

• No abdominal bulge

• loss of muscle

Ideal

Ideal

Rabbits with

• Obvious fat layers

• Need pressure to feel bones

• Very round rump

Overweight

Overweight

Rabbits with

• Rump bulges

• Tummy sags with obvious fat padding

• Very difficult to feel the bones

Obese

Obese

Dogs

• The bones are bony

• No discernible body fat

• Obvious loss of muscle mass

Cats

• Ribs visible for short haired cats

• No palpable fat

• Severe abdominal tuck

• Bones are obvious and easily palpable

1/5 or 1/9

Dogs

• Bones easily visible

• No palpable fat

• Some evidence of other bony prominence

• Min loss of muscle mass

Cats

• Shared characteristics of BCS 1 and 3

1.5/5 or 2/9

Dogs

• Ribs easily palpable and may be visible with no fat

• Bones visible

• Obvious waist

• Pelvic bones becoming prominent

Cats

• Min ab fat

• Obvious waist behind ribs

• Ribs easily palpable with min fat covering

• Spine obvious

2/5 or 3/9

Dogs

• Ribs palpable without excess fat covering

• Ab tucked up when viewed

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Ribs, spine, and hip bones are very sharp and easily felt

Emaciated