Behavior

John Ciribassi, DVM, DACVB, talks about situations in which euthanasia is the only appropriate option.

Dr. Lewellen recounts her experience with the question of whether to treat or euthanize a pet with a behavior problem.

A compliment from one practice client gave me the confidence to get closer to fractious felines.

Concrete steps you can take in reaching a decision.

Use these steps to safely wrap and restrain a cat.

Our Practitioner Advisory Board weighs in on this critical topic.

Be ready to answer these client questions to ensure a successful housetraining process.

A look at the positive and negative indicators for anxiety and aggression treatment outcome.

Dr. Jacqueline Neilson gives her advice about a complicated behavior problem.

Helpful pointers to give clients to humanely housetrain their dogs.

Used to treat anxiety and phobias in all species and treat behavioral disorders in which anxiety is a contributing factor.

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

Compulsive behaviors seem abnormal because they are displayed out of context and are often repetitive, exaggerated or sustained.

There is probably not one simple answer to the how and why of separation anxiety!

How motivated are the owners to resolve the problem? (How much time, effort and money are they willing to put into treatment?)

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

Play aggression is a common problem and more likely in young cats.

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.

Cats live in matrilineal colonies in which there is individual recognition, recognition of colony members vs. non-colony members, dominance hierarchies and extensive co-operative behavior.

What breed a dog is, matters. In recent years, numerous public and private restrictions have been applied to specific breeds of dogs and to dogs believed to be partially those breeds.

Veterinary medicine has made advances in diagnostic imaging capabilities that parallel human medicine. Imaging techniques available to veterinarians include radiography, contrast radiography, ultrasonography, endoscopy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Obtain several detailed descriptions of the problem behavior. Often the most recent, most dramatic and first incidents are remembered in greatest detail. Find out what happened just before and just after the event.

Species-typical feline elimination behavior patterns are urination, defecation, and marking.

General principles that apply to the effects of castration and spaying.

Signs of disease and pain are usually behavioral: a new behavior, a change in frequency or intensity of a behavior, a change in pattern