Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat
- 4 Edición - 15 de febrero de 2023
- Última edición
- Editores: Gary Landsberg, Lisa Radosta, Lowell Ackerman
- Idioma: Inglés
Behavior Problems of the Dog & Cat, 4th Edition retains the highly practical approach that has proved so successful in previous editions, offering diagnostic guideline… Leer más
Descripción
Descripción
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.
Puntos claves
Puntos claves
- Step-by-step guidelines describe how to collect a patient history, perform a thorough physical examination, conduct diagnostic testing, formulate differential diagnoses, select treatment, and monitor the patients’ responses
- Background information describes how dog and cat behavior problems arise and how they can be prevented
- Coverage of behavior modification techniques provides you with a clear understanding of suggested treatment as well as the use of drugs, products, pheromones, surgery, diet, and alternative therapies
- Content on behavioral genetics explores this rapidly growing and advancing field and includes new therapeutic approaches for cognitive decline
- Case studies illustrate real-life clinical situations
- Easy-access treatment tables provide at-a-glance solutions to common behavior problems
- Useful appendices include treatment protocols as well as the drug information and dosages that make effective prescribing easy
De interès para
De interès para
Aimed squarely at Veterinary Practitioners in small animal companion practices
Índice
Índice
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
B – Medication dosages
C – Resources available from book website
D – This appendix contains forms and handouts that are available online in printable format
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
B – Medication dosages
C – Resources available from book website
D – This appendix contains forms and handouts that are available online in printable format
Detalles del producto
Detalles del producto
- Edición: 4
- Última edición
- Publicado: 13 de abril de 2023
- Idioma: Inglés
Sobre los editores
Sobre los editores
GL
Gary Landsberg
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Vice President, CanCog Inc., Head of Fear Free Research, CanadaLA
Lowell Ackerman
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Westborough, MA, USAVer libro en ScienceDirect
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