The pediatric Glasgow coma scale was modified for use in veterinary medicine. Thirty adult dogs with neurological alterations susceptible to evaluation of the conscience were studied. The modified scale for dogs was applied at three moments with intervals of 48 hours, resulting in 90 events. The scale was applied for evaluation of the ocular opening (OO), the best answer associated to vocalization (BAV), and the best motor answer (BMA). With the factorial analysis for the indicators OO, BAV, and BMA the initial values of 2.482, 0.302, and 0.215, respectively, were obtained. The variance was of 82.7%, 10.1%, and 7.2%, respectively, and cumulative of 82.7%, 92.8%, and 100%, respectively. The expected extraction of the main factor, OO, was 2.482 with variance of 82.7% and cumulative of 82.7%. The evaluation result of the conscience was normal in 10% of the animals, light alteration in 20%, moderate in 45%, and severe in 25%, with scores of Glasgow equal to 15, from 13 to 14, nine to 12, and eight to three, respectively. The pediatric Glasgow coma scale modified for dogs was a safe tool for evaluation of the conscience of adult dogs.
dog; conscience; neurological alteration
