Behaviour Problems in Small Animals: Practical Advice for the Veterinary Team

Behaviour Problems In Small Animals: Practical Advice For The Veterinary Team Pdf

By Jon Bowen and Sarah Heath

Behaviour Problems in Small Animals: Practical Advice for the Veterinary Team PDF offers immediate and helpful advice for today’s veterinary team. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details.

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

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