
By Amy L. Pike and Debra F. Horwitz
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Third Edition provides practical, evidence-based strategies to diagnose, treat, and prevent behavioral problems in dogs and cats.
The third edition features a reorganized format for rapid access to key information on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and life-stage behavior concerns. New content includes behavior screening protocols, client handouts, and visual resources designed to support veterinary practice.
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior PDF helps practitioners manage common canine and feline behavior problems such as aggression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, and house soiling.

Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1: Preventing Behavior Problems
- Chapter 1: Behavioral Screening
- Chapter 2: Medical Causes Of Behavior Problems
- Chapter 3: Common Behavior Tips
- Chapter 4: Introducing A New Dog Or Cat
- Chapter 5: Environmental Enrichment For Dogs
- Chapter 6: Environmental Enrichment For Cats
- Chapter 7: Puppy Development And Training
- Chapter 8: House Training Puppies
- Chapter 9: Puppy Behavior Problems
- Chapter 10: Kitten Development
- Chapter 11: Litter Box Training
- Chapter 12: Kitten Behavior Problems
- Chapter 13: Training Dogs And Cats
- Chapter 14: Essential Training Skills
- Chapter 15: Finding A Trainer
- Chapter 16: Routine Training Tasks
- Chapter 17: Dog-Friendly Handling
- Chapter 18: Cat-Friendly Handling
- Section 2: Canine Aggression
- Chapters 19–31: Types Of Canine Aggression
- Section 3: Feline Aggression
- Chapters 32–39: Types Of Feline Aggression
- Section 4: Canine Anxiety, Fear And Phobias
- Chapters 40–48: Anxiety Disorders In Dogs
- Section 5: Feline Anxiety, Fear And Phobias
- Chapters 49–56: Anxiety Disorders In Cats
- Section 6: Compulsive Behaviors In Dogs
- Chapters 57–62: Canine Compulsive Disorders
- Section 7: Compulsive Behaviors In Cats
- Chapters 63–66: Feline Compulsive Disorders
- Section 8: Geriatric Behavior Problems
- Chapters 67–72: Behavioral Changes In Older Dogs And Cats
- Section 9: House Soiling
- Chapters 73–76: House Soiling And Urine Marking
- Section 10: Nuisance Behaviors In Dogs
- Chapters 77–93: Common Canine Behavior Problems
- Section 11: Nuisance Behaviors In Cats
- Chapters 94–106: Common Feline Behavior Problems
- Appendix: Behavioral Pharmacology
- Back Matter