Canine inflammatory bowel disease activity index (CIBDAI)

An index to estimate the severity of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in dogs has been developed to help in the management of patients and to aid in collaborative multicentre studies. An index for feline IBD is also being developed. The current criteria for assessment of canine in­flammatory bowel disease activity index are below:

A attitude/activity

B appetite

C vomiting

D stool consistency

E stool frequency

F weight loss

These six variables are scored 0 to 3:

0 = normal

1 = mild change

2 = moderate change

3 = severe change

The summary of these six variables gives the total composite CIBDAI score, which is interpreted as:

0-3 = clinically insignificant disease 4-5 = mild IBD

6-8 = moderate IBD

9 or greater = severe IBD