Behavior

Behavior is a manifestation of normal and abnormal, typical and atypical, and often related to owner's point of view.

This presentation offers general practitioners a quickly reference for the treatment for any patient with behavioral problems.

Behavioral problems often elicit high emotions among owners and veterinary staff.

Nuisance behaviors jumping, stealing things, trash diving, charging through the door, begging, and all the other things dogs do that drive us crazy are deeply frustrating and can eat into the enjoyment of sharing your life with a dog.

Feline aggression is a very common behavior problem and can pose a challenge due to limited resources, space and time.

Perhaps more in behavior than in all other areas of veterinary medicine combined, there is a flurry of incorrect myths that are either at best unhelpful, or at worst HARMFUL, to our patients.

Aggression comprises approximately 70 percent of canine cases presented to behavior clinics.

In this presentation an overview of pathological self-injurious behavior (ESMS) is being discussed.

Backyard livestock are becoming more popular with 'urban farmers' and those who want a 'different' pet.

Animals are exposed to stressful situations throughout their entire lives.

The goal of this presentation it to identify stressors for the competitive horse, learn how to prepare the competitive horse and how to keep the competitive horse motivated.

House soiling is a common behavior problem in cats leading to a break in the human animal bond, and consequently to relinquishment or euthanasia.

Nonverbal communication is fascinating to most humans, especially to animal lovers.

The goal of this presentation is to improve history taking skills which are necessary for examination and creating a behavior problem list.

We all understand the frustration that veterinarians and owners feel when an animal doesn't follow post op instructions of "don't move" and "stay crated."

There's a revolution in the way we think about pet care. Are you on board?

A group of researchers decided to investigate dog owners' perceptions of just how smart their dogs are.

Dr. John Ciribassi talks about the reception of the first behavior book for pet owners from the ACVB.

Your patients will readily lap up this exam-room distraction.

As veterinary professionals we see dogs in what is often their most challenging setting. Does the owners interaction and response to troublesome behavior give us a hint about what is happening at home? Should we be paying attention? Dogs often respond to restraint, with or without pain, by growling, snapping, snarling, and biting. Such reactions can often be prevented by teaching dogs to accept frightening and even unpleasant procedures calmly and without restraint. Such practices allow veterinarians to use their unique authority with pet owners to: -Demonstrate respect for the animal -To speak for the animal, and to -Model sound behavioral hygiene (i.e., how you interact with and what you do with a dog). Alternatives to restraint will be addressed, along with how to model and explain these techniques to clients to avoid possible conflict interactions with their dogs at home, while increasing compliance with follow-up instructions. At the end of the presentation there will be a question and answer period where participants may have specific case studies addressed.

Begin to conquer canine fear related aggression and help ease clients' minds with these resources.

The Fear-Free initiative promotes the practices, methods, and tools that calm veterinary patients and create low-stress environments to encourage better healthcare, more satisfied and compliant clients, a happier staff, and a healthier bottom line. Here are 10 steps toward Fear-Free visits to take the pet out of petrified and get pets back into your practice.

Feline expert Dr. Margie Scherk shares her personal thoughts on this controversial issue.

Pay attention to what your pet's behavior may be telling you about their discomfort.