Behaviour Problems in Small Animals
Practical Advice for the Veterinary Team
- 1st Edition - August 24, 2005
- Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
- Authors: Jon Bowen, Sarah Heath
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 2 7 6 7 - 3
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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAn 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.
- 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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
Index
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
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 24, 2005
- Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
- No. of pages: 296
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702027673
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Sarah Heath
Affiliations and expertise
European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine (Companion Animals), Chester, UKRead Behaviour Problems in Small Animals on ScienceDirect