Research Communications of the 27(th) ECVIM-CA Congress: Intercontinental, Saint Julian's, Malta, 14th to 16th September 2017

Thirty-nine dogs which varied in their BCS levels were used. Breed, gender and age were neglected for the selection of the dogs. Measurement of body fat percentage: the deuterium water dilution method was used. After the blood collection, deuterium water of 0.2 g/kg was subcutaneously injected and the blood samples were collected 3 h after the administration. The concentration of deuterium water in the blood was analyzed by radio isotope massspectrometry. Body length: the length between the scapula and ilium (BLs-i) and between the scapula and base of tail (BLs-b) was measured. Calculation of the body weight corresponding to each BCS: ideal body weight (IBW) was calculated as the body weight at the body fat percentage of 20%. The body weight corresponding to each BCS was calculated as follows: BCS of 5: more than IBW 91.21, BCS of 4: IBW 91.11~1.20, BCS of 3: IBW 9 0.91~1.1, BCS of 2: IBW 9 0.81~À0.9., and BCS of 1: IBW 9 0.80 or less.