{"topic_id":"wsava_body_condition_score_cat","category":"clinical-nutrition-guidelines","context":"---\ntopic_id: wsava_body_condition_score_cat\ncategory: clinical-nutrition-guidelines\ntitle: WSAVA 9-point Body Condition Score system for cats (Laflamme)\nlang: en\nsource_file: pdf-raw/wsava/bcs_cat.txt\nsource: WSAVA (World Small Animal Veterinary Association) first-hand guideline PDF, pdftotext plain text\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-22\nmodel: codebuddy\nbatch: P2-WSAVA-1\nverified: 2026-07-22 substring_match 12/12 claims passed\npath: clinical-nutrition-guidelines/wsava_body_condition_score_cat/01_wsava_body_condition_score_cat.md\nsource_document: \"Clinical nutrition guideline\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"WSAVA\"\n  title: \"WSAVA 9-point Body Condition Score system for cats (Laflamme)\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-22\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: true\n---\n\n## Verbatim source extracts\n\nThe following statements are reproduced verbatim from the first-hand WSAVA source document identified in `source_file`. They are provided as factual reference blocks for AI consumers; interpretive synthesis is left to the API user.\n\n- Body Condition Score\n- UNDER IDEAL\n- IDEAL\n- OVER IDEAL\n- 1 Ribs very easily seen on\n- 3 Ribs easily felt with minimal fat\n- 5 Well-proportioned. Ribs felt with\n- 6 Ribs felt with slight excess fat\n- 8 Ribs not felt due to excess fat\n- 9 Ribs not felt under heavy fat cover.\n- *A body condition score of 6/9 may be acceptable in some cats, especially older cats.\n- Laflamme DP. Development and validation of a body condition score system for cats: A clinical tool. Feline Pract 1997;25:13-18.\n\n## Notes\n\nWSAVA adopts Laflamme's 9-point body condition scoring system for cats (1 = emaciated, 9 = obese). A score of 6/9 may be acceptable in some cats, especially older cats. Ideal is 4–5.\n","sources":["WSAVA — WSAVA 9-point Body Condition Score system for cats (Laflamme) (retrieved 2026-07-22)"],"source":{"authority":"WSAVA","title":"WSAVA 9-point Body Condition Score system for cats (Laflamme)","url":"https://wsava.org/","retrieved":"2026-07-22","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Clinical nutrition guideline","verification_file":"pdf-raw/wsava/bcs_cat.txt"},"source_document":"Clinical nutrition guideline","source_file":"pdf-raw/wsava/bcs_cat.txt","tokens_estimated":313,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}