Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition

Behavior Problems of the Dog & Cat, 4th Edition retains the highly practical approach that has proved so successful in previous editions, offering diagnostic guidelines, preventive advice, treatment guidelines and charts, case examples, client forms and handouts, and product and resource suggestions, along with details on the use of drugs and natural supplements to help optimize the behavior services offered in practice.

Contents

1 Behavioral medicine and the general practitioner
2 Developmental, social, and communicative behavior
3 Pet selection and the genetics of behavior
4 Pets and the family dynamic
5 Prevention: the best medicine
6 All body systems affect behavior
7 Physiologic stress and its effect on health and welfare
8 The effects of aging on behavior in senior pets
9 Approach to the diagnosis and treatment
10 Behavioral treatment techniques, behavior modification, and learning theory
11 Pharmacologic intervention in behavioral therapy
12 Treatment – integrative medicine
13 Feeding and diet-related problems
14 Fears, phobias, and anxiety disorders
15 Noise aversion
16 Reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in veterinary clinics
17 Separation-related disorders
18 Abnormal repetitive behaviors: stereotypies and compulsive disorders
19 Unruly and destructive behaviors – canine
20 Unruly and destructive behaviors – feline
21 House soiling – Canine
22 House soiling – feline
23 Canine aggression
24 Feline aggression
25 The psychobiological approach to problem behavior assessment
Appendix A – Behavior resources
Appendix B – Medication dosages
Appendix C – Resources available from book website
Appendix D – This appendix contains forms and handouts that are available online in printable format.
Index