Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Petra A. Mertens, DVM, MSW, DECVBM, CAAB, DACVB, LGSW
Cats who eliminate outside the litter box pose serious problems for owners that may force the family to place, surrender or euthanize the cat. In many cases, treatment is highly effective with resolution rates between 80-90% if the problem has been properly diagnosed.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Gary Wilkes, DVM
This year, millions of dogs will die because of the absence of proper care. Their numbers exceed all the animals treated in all the veterinary hospitals across the country. Their common failing is behavioral, not medical or nutritional. This behavioral train-wreck is composed of several innocuous but highly lethal behaviors: jumping on people, darting out the front door, destroying property, tugging on leash and biting.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Gary Wilkes, DVM
Our popular understanding of animal behavior rests in two major areas of study – ethology and behavior analysis. Ethologists study the way animals behave in a natural habitat. They study body language, posturing and assorted ways that animals influence each other and their environment.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Petra A. Mertens, DVM, MSW, DECVBM, CAAB, DACVB, LGSW
Even the best veterinarian will eventually face a client who is disappointed, angry or frustrated. In this session we will discuss examples that you bring to the table, such as 'Rocky', a ten year old male Springer Spaniel had bitten the clients' two year old daughter.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Gary Wilkes, DVM
One aspect of veterinary behavioral therapy is the use of psychotropic drugs to control behavior. To set the context for my comments, I am not a veterinarian.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Gary Wilkes, DVM
Tens of millions of dogs and cats die from behavioral problems each year. The exact amount is unknown and perhaps unknowable, but tens of millions is a pretty good ballpark number. This number exceeds all deaths at veterinary clinics from all causes, by several times.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Ellen Lindell, VMD, DACVB
Dogs these days are treated as children. They are expected to be social, and to have good manners. Unfortunately, some dogs are just not comfortable with children. Puppies purchased from breeders as well as adults adopted from shelters may present for aggressive behavior toward children.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Ellen Lindell, VMD, DACVB
Cats were once described as solitary animals. Cats typically hunt alone and they do not wander about in packs. It was reasonable to conclude that cats were not a social species.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Ellen Lindell, VMD, DACVB
Factors to consider before prescribing a psychoactive drug.
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