Behavior

Mikkel Becker and Dr. Gary Landsberg demonstrate to train cats to a carrier.

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Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Well-timed treats are key to overcoming dogs' initial objections to this form of guidance while on a leash.

$12,712: You could be losing this much or more every time you don't talk about behavior and the client opts for convenience euthanasia.

They've shown an eagerness to train their petsjust point them in the right direction.

Reader, dvm360 contributor agree: Veterinary patients that bite need a different technique.

This veterinary behavior specialist says youre reading your patients all wrong. Bonus: The simplest, most important low-stress practice tip everyone in the veterinary world can use.

If youre a general veterinary practitioner, these strategies can help you get more comfortable with a topic you may dread.

Cutting-edge advice for this behavioral vice in your veterinary equine patients.

No, really. Kitties (and some dogs too!) will real relax in your veterinary practice if you just give them high spaces to perch.

New research out of the UK highlights goats' cognitive abilities and the internet collectively freaks out at the thought of goats becoming man's brand new bestie.

Well-Managed Practices say decreasing patient fear and anxiety is increasing veterinary visits and revenue.

We may not know why puppies can view acorns, pebbles and poop as lip-smacking delicacies, but we do know ways to curb their inappropriate appetites.

Your veterinary clients likely won't volunteer that they're seeing signs of this disease in their senior pets, so make sure you're asking and educating with this social media campaign.

Essentially we're asking about nature vs. nurture. Get a veterinary behaviorist's point of view on this eternal question.

Many of your older canine and feline veterinary patients are likely showing signs of cognitive decline. Have you been checking up on this treatable condition?

Use this handout to show clients this should not be the first training method of choice.

Switching styles can trip up the team, but the transition is worth the trouble.

Veterinary behavior expert Dr. Elise Christensen has seen many clients inadvertently set their pets up for failure when it comes to housetraining.

Don't let your cat owners suffer with no sleep because the cat causes a ruckus at night. Use these tips!

An innovative new feeding system for cats turns mealtime into hunting season.

Pet cams like the Petcube Camera are spilling onto the pet retail market, giving pet owners a chance to see and even interact with their cats, dogs and whatever away from home. So ... silly gimmick or future tool for diagnosing at-home behavior problems? You decide.

"Just get it done" doesn't pay off in the long run. Instead, slow down and reduce the potential for pets' fears.