Sharon Crowell-Davis, DVM, PhD, DACVB

New SSRIs and SNRIs are typically very expensive. We usually use the older ones in veterinary medicine because of cost.

A practical guide to canine aggression.

A practical guide to feline human-directed aggression.

A guide to understanding the behavior of pet rabbits

A practical guide to choosing the right benzodiazepine for your patient.

A practical guide to dealing with pet behavior problems

A practical guide to treating storm phobia.

A practical guide to choosing the right serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

A practical guide to diagnosing and treating intercat aggression

A practical guide to feline social organization and communication.

Often referred to as thunderphobia, but for many dogs other storm related stimuli are at least as, if not more important, than the sounds of thunder.

What produces stable social groups with little to no overt aggression and high levels of affiliative behavior?

Behavioral practice requires many components.

How SRIs, SSRIs, SNRIs, and TCAs can help treat behavior problems in animals.

Benzodiazepines facilitate GABA in the CNS by binding to GABA-A receptors.

Obsession: "...persistent idea, thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress".

Solitary: A species in which individuals form no enduring social relationships, living most of their lives in a solitary condition, and forming no enduring pair bonds.

Human-directed aggression in cats can include the following: play, fear, petting Intolerance, status related, redirected, and sexual.

Veterinary behavior: The branch of veterinary medicine which deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of behavior problems in non-human animals.