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A comprehensive guide to diagnosing and treating canine and feline behavior problems in clinical practice
Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Third Edition equips practitioners with practical, evidence-based strategies to diagnose, treat, and prevent behavioral issues in dogs and cats. Fully updated with new content, including behavior screening protocols, client handouts, and videos, this highly practical resource is tailored to meet the demands of modern veterinary practice.
The third edition introduces a reorganized format enabling rapid access to key information on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and life-stage-specific behavior concerns. A new behavior screening section equips practitioners with tip sheets, quick-start algorithms, and problem-solving strategies for common complaints. The newly added QR codes offer easy access to visual resources that reinforce learning and support client communication.
Providing detailed guidance on integrating behavioral medicine seamlessly into routine patient care, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior:
Provides actionable solutions to real-world behavior challenges, tailored for general practitioners and veterinary technicians
Supports practitioners in addressing a wide range of behavior-related challenges, including begging, roaming, anxiety, aggression, compulsive disorders, vocalization, and urine marking
Includes in-depth history forms, appendices on pharmacology, and resources for learning and behavior modification
Contains new research, expanded chapters, and the latest insights into veterinary behavioral medicine
Covering everything from preventing issues in newly adopted pets to managing complex geriatric behavior problems, the third edition of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior remains an essential resource for small animal veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary students.
Contents
List of Contributors xiii
How to Use This Book xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Abbreviations xxi
About the Companion Website xxiii
Section 1 Addressing Behavior Problems Before They Begin
Part 1 Behavioral Screening in Practice3
Chapter 1 Incorporating Behavior Assessment and Screening for Every Patient 5
Chapter 2 Ruling Out Medical Disorders 18
Chapter 3 Quick Tips: The Top Ideas to Help with the Most Common
Behavior Problems 51
Part 2 Adding a New Dog or Cat 63
Chapter 4 Bringing Home the Rescue Dog or Cat 65
Part 3 Enrichment 79
Chapter 5 Creating the Best Home for a Dog 81
Chapter 6 Creating the Best Home for a Cat 94
Part 4 Pediatrics 115
Part 4.1 Starting Puppies Off Right 117
Chapter 7 Starting Puppies Off Right 119
Chapter 8 House Training a Puppy 129
Chapter 9 Puppy Behavior Problems 139
Part 4.2 Starting Kittens Off Right 153
Chapter 10 Starting Kittens Off Right 155
Chapter 11 Litter Boxes: Starting Off Right to Prevent Problems 180
Chapter 12 Kitten Behavior Problems 187
Part 5 Training for Life 199
Chapter 13 Anyone Can Train a Dog or Cat 201
Chapter 14 What Skills Should Be Taught to a Dog or Cat from the Start 211
Chapter 15 How to Find a Trainer 221
Chapter 16 Teaching Routine Tasks in Dogs and Cats 230
Chapter 17 Canine-Friendly Handling Techniques 252
Chapter 18 Feline-Friendly Handling and Cooperative Care Techniques 274
Section 2 Aggression-Canine
Chapter 19 Aggression/Canine: Fear-Based or Defensive 305
Chapter 20 Aggression/Canine: Food 316
Chapter 21 Aggression/Canine: Human Directed/Familiar People 326
Chapter 22 Aggression/Canine: Human Directed/Unfamiliar People 338
Chapter 23 Aggression/Canine: Idiopathic 350
Chapter 24 Aggression/Canine: Interdog/Familiar Dogs 359
Chapter 25 Aggression/Canine: Interdog/Unfamiliar Dogs 370
Chapter 26 Aggression/Canine: Possessive/Resource Guarding 381
Chapter 27 Aggression/Canine: Leash Reactivity 393
Chapter 28 Aggression/Canine: Redirected 404
Chapter 29 Aggression/Canine: Territorial 412
Chapter 30 Aggression/Canine: Frustration Related 422
Chapter 31 Aggression/Canine: Veterinary Handling and Treatment 436
Section 3 Aggression-Feline
Chapter 32 Aggression/Feline: Fear-Based or Defensive 451
Chapter 33 Aggression/Feline: Intercat 462
Chapter 34 Aggression/Feline: Offensive/Frustration 478
Chapter 35 Aggression/Feline: Petting Induced 487
Chapter 36 Aggression/Feline: Play Related 498
Chapter 37 Aggression/Feline: Redirected 506
Chapter 38 Aggression/Feline: Territorial 514
Chapter 39 Aggression/Feline: Veterinary Office-Handling and Treatment 526
Section 4 Anxieties, Fears and Phobias-Canine
Chapter 40 Anxiety Disorders in Newly Acquired Dogs 539
Chapter 41 Fear of People: Canine 549
Chapter 42 Fear of Places and Things: Canine 558
Chapter 43 Fear of the Outdoors: Canine 568
Chapter 44 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Canine 577
Chapter 45 Noise Sensitivities and Phobias Environmental: Canine 588
Chapter 46 Noise Sensitivities and Phobias Fireworks: Canine 600
Chapter 47 Noise Sensitivities and Phobias Inclement Weather: Canine 613
Chapter 48 Separation-Related Behaviors: Canine 624
Section 5 Anxieties, Fears and Phobias-Feline
Chapter 49 Anxiety Disorders in Newly Acquired Cats 641
Chapter 50 Fear of People: Feline 652
Chapter 51 Fear of Places and Things: Feline 661
Chapter 52 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Feline 671
Chapter 53 Noise Sensitivities and Phobias Environmental: Feline 683
Chapter 54 Noise Sensitivities and Phobias Fireworks: Feline 695
Chapter 55 Noise Sensitivities and Phobias Inclement Weather: Feline 708
Chapter 56 Separation-Related Behaviors: Feline 718
Section 6 Compulsive and Repetitive Behaviors-Canine
Chapter 57 Flank Sucking: Canine 731
Chapter 58 Fly Snapping: Canine 739
Chapter 59 Licking, Excessive: Canine 751
Chapter 60 Pica: Canine 761
Chapter 61 Shadow and Light Chasing: Canine 771
Chapter 62 Tail Chasing or Spinning: Canine 783
Section 7 Compulsive and Repetitive Behaviors-Feline
Chapter 63 Pica: Feline 797
Chapter 64 Self-Directed Overgrooming: Feline 807
Chapter 65 Tail Chasing or Spinning: Feline 816
Chapter 66 Wool Sucking and Fabric Eating: Feline 826
Section 8 Geriatric Behavior Problems
Part 1 Geriatric Behavior Problems-Canine 837
Chapter 67 Behavior Problems in Older Dogs 839
Chapter 68 Cognitive Dysfunction: Canine 851
Chapter 69 Mourning Behavior: Canine 860
Part 2 Geriatric Behavior Problems-Feline 869
Chapter 70 Behavior Problems in Older Cats 871
Chapter 71 Cognitive Dysfunction: Feline 879
Chapter 72 Mourning Behavior: Feline 888
Section 9 House Soiling
Part 1 House Soiling-Canine 899
Chapter 73 House Soiling: Canine 901
Chapter 74 Urine Marking: Canine 913
Part 2 House Soiling-Feline 923
Chapter 75 House Soiling: Feline 925
Chapter 76 Urine Marking: Feline 938
Section 10 Nuisance Behaviors-Canine
Chapter 77 Attention-Seeking/Soliciting Behavior: Canine 951
Chapter 78 Begging: Canine 959
Chapter 79 Chewing: Canine 967
Chapter 80 Coprophagia: Canine 975
Chapter 81 Digging: Canine 982
Chapter 82 Food Stealing: Canine 992
Chapter 83 Hyperarousal and Impulse Control Disorders: Canine 1001
Chapter 84 Jumping on People: Canine 1010
Chapter 85 Mounting Behavior: Canine 1017
Chapter 86 Mouthing/Play Biting and Aggressive Play: Canine 1027
Chapter 87 Nocturnal Behavior: Canine 1037
Chapter 88 Predatory Behavior: Canine 1045
Chapter 89 Roaming: Canine 1054
Chapter 90 Stealing Household Objects: Canine 1061
Chapter 91 Travel-Related Problems: Canine 1071
Chapter 92 Undesirable Behaviors on Leash: Canine 1081
Chapter 93 Vocalization, Excessive: Canine 1090
Section 11 Nuisance Behaviors-Feline
Chapter 94 Attention-Seeking/Soliciting Behavior: Feline 1101
Chapter 95 Begging: Feline 1109
Chapter 96 Chewing: Feline 1117
Chapter 97 Destructive Play and Exploration: Feline 1125
Chapter 98 Jumping on Tables and Counters: Feline 1134
Chapter 99 Play Biting and Aggressive Play: Feline 1140
Chapter 100 Nocturnal Behavior: Feline 1150
Chapter 101 Predatory Behavior: Feline 1157
Chapter 102 Roaming: Feline 1165
Chapter 103 Scratching Behavior: Feline 1173
Chapter 104 Stealing Household Objects: Feline 1182
Chapter 105 Travel-Related Problems: Feline 1189
Chapter 106 Vocalization, Excessive: Feline 1197
appendix A Pharmacology Appendix 1205
Index 0000
