The importance of animal behavior and psychological well-being is increasingly being recognized in the veterinary profession. This new edition is designed to be even more practical and user-friendly than the first. For a range of behavioral presentations, consideration is given to evaluation of the patient, including any possible underlying disease; evaluation of client attitudes, beliefs and behavior; risk evaluation; behavioral biology of the condition; acute management protocols; long-term treatment strategies; prognosis; follow-up; and preventive measures. A special chapter on shelter animals has been added, as this is an area where veterinary support is increasingly sought in both health and husbandry.  An included CD offers client handouts, history-taking forms, detailed behavioral questionaires for each species and a referral form.

List of contributors

Foreword

Preface

1. Medical and metabolic influence on behavioural disorders
2. Behavioural medicine as an integral part of veterinary practice
3. Basic requirements for good behavioural health and welfare in dogs
4. Basic requirements for good behavioural health and welfare in cats
5. Training and learnind protocolos
6. Preventive behavioural medicine for dogs
7. Preventive behavioural medicine for cats
8. Management problems in dogs
9. Management problems in cats
10. House soiling by dogs
11. House soiling by cats
12. Behaviour problems in the senior pet
13. Stress in veterinary behavioural medicine
14. Separation-related problems in dogs and cats
15. Sound sensitivities
16. Situational sensitivities
17. Aggression toward familiar people and animals
18. Aggressio toward unfamiliar people and aniimals
19. Aggression in cats
20. Repetitive and compulsive behaviour in dogs and cats
21. Pharmacology and pheromone therapy
22. Complementary therapies
23. Managing and rehoming the rescue dog and cat

Glossary

Appendix

Index