ISBN:
9780702082146
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
04-18-2023
Page Count:
568
Imprint:
Saunders Ltd.
List Price:
$117.99
Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th Edition
by Gary Landsberg, DVM, DACVB, DECAWBM (CA), Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB and Lowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA, CVA, MRCVS
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ISBN:
9780702082146
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
04-18-2023
Page Count:
568
Imprint:
Saunders Ltd.
List Price:
$117.99
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Choose a practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of behavior problems of dogs and cats! Concise yet comprehensive, Behavior Problems of the Dog & Cat, 4th Edition is the definitive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of behavior problems of the dog and cat and has been extensively updated. It 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.
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- NEW! Many hot new topics are covered, including fear, anxiety, and stress and their effects on health and behavior, as well as pain and behavior, the psychobiological approach to veterinary behavior assessment, and pets and the family dynamic.
- NEW! Updated chapter content is extensively augmented or completely rewritten by new authors, making this more than just a new edition – it’s a new book!
- NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase which allows access to all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Online access also includes handouts and forms, drug dosing, and a comprehensive directory of resources.
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- NEW! Many hot new topics are covered, including fear, anxiety, and stress and their effects on health and behavior, as well as pain and behavior, the psychobiological approach to veterinary behavior assessment, and pets and the family dynamic.
- NEW! Updated chapter content is extensively augmented or completely rewritten by new authors, making this more than just a new edition – it’s a new book!
- NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase which allows access to all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Online access also includes handouts and forms, drug dosing, and a comprehensive directory of resources.
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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
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