• An easy-to-use, quick-reference text full of practical advice on how to handle behavioral problems in the practice situation. You'll find helpful practice tips such as tips on running puppy classes, guidelines for breeders, and guidelines for new owners. Discussions of canine behavioral problems include: aggression; fears, phobias and anxieties; elimination problems; training issues; and geriatric behavior issues. Feline behavioral problems include: aggression; fears, phobias and anxieties; elimination problems; grooming problems; bonding problems; and geriatric behavior issues. There's also a helpful appendix on drug dosages for behavior-related medications.


    Key Features

    • Coverage offers immediate advice to the veterinary team who are often presented with behavioral problems in their practice.
    • Easy-to-read format includes introductions, medical differentials, underlying causes, diagnosis, action boxes, and summaries.
    • Content refers the reader to other chapters throughout the book, so that information can be found quickly and easily.
    • Helpful handouts, which can be photocopied, offer yet another way to further your learning experience.
  • Part one: Practice tips:
    Providing a practical behavior service
    Running puppy classes and kitten information evenings

    Part two: Basic tools in behavioral medicine:
    An overview of canine social behavior and communication
    An overview of feline social behaviour and communication
    Learning theory made simple
    The role of pharmacology in behavioral medicine

    Part three: Canine behavioral problems:
    Aggression
    Fears, phobias and anxieties
    Elimination problems
    Stereotypes
    Training issues
    Geriatric behavior issues
    Misc. behavior problems

    Part four: Feline behavioural problems:
    Aggression
    Fears, phobias and anxieties
    Elimination problems
    Grooming problems
    Bonding problems
    Pica
    Geriatric behavior issues
    Misc. behavior problems

    Appendices
    1. CABTSG Referral form
    2. Sample behavior questionnaire
    3. Sample handouts for clients
    4. Further reading
    5. Useful addresses

  • Jon Bowen and Sarah Heath, BVSc, DipECAWBM(BM), CCAB, MRCVS, European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine (Companion Animals), Chester, UK

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