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Feline behavior : a guide for veterinarians / Bonnie V. Beaver.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) SF446.5 .B38 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beaver, Bonnie V. G., 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cats--Behavior.
- Cats.
- Veterinary medicine.
- Behavior, Animal.
- Medical Subjects:
- Cats.
- Behavior, Animal.
- Physical Description:
- x, 349 pages, 1 unnumbered folded page of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders, [2003]
- Summary:
- An excellent resource for both professionals and pet owners alike, Feline Behavior, 2nd Edition addresses all behavior concerns commonly encountered in the cat. Accessible information is presented on topics ranging from the history of feline development to social and communicative behavior. Timely discussions focus on the changing role of a cat's behavior in relation to humans, as well as new treatments that arise as more is increasingly understood about cat behavior. The 2nd edition also features a new section in the introductory chapter on feline behavior entitled Introduction to Drug and Behavior Therapy, and an additional appendix, Feline Behavior Drug Formulary.
- Contents:
- History of Feline Development 1
- Current Status of the Felid 4
- Introduction to Evaluating Behavior Problems 9
- Introduction to Treatment Options 16
- 2 Feline Behavior of Sensory and Neural Origin 42
- The Senses 42
- Feline Play Behavior 60
- Feline Learning 65
- Neurologic Origins of Behavior 70
- Sensory and Neural Behavior Problems 72
- 3 Feline Communicative Behavior 100
- Vocal Communication 100
- Postural Communication 104
- Marking Communication 114
- Communicative Behavior Problems 118
- 4 Feline Social Behavior 127
- Social Organization 127
- Socialization 137
- Aggression 139
- Social Behavior Problems 148
- 5 Male Feline Sexual Behavior 164
- Sexual Maturation 164
- Premating Behavior 165
- Mating Behavior 167
- Postmating Behavior 169
- Paternal Behavior 170
- Neural Regulation 170
- Castration Effects on Behavior 171
- Male Sexual Behavior Problems 172
- 6 Female Feline Sexual Behavior 182
- Sexual Maturation 182
- Reproductive Cycles 182
- Interspecies Matings 188
- Pregnancy 188
- Maternal Behavior 193
- Neurologic and Hormonal Controls 197
- Female Sexual Behavior Problems 201
- 7 Feline Ingestive Behavior 212
- Suckling Ingestive Behavior 212
- Transitional Ingestive Behavior 215
- Hunting Behavior 215
- Adult Eating Behavior 220
- Food Preferences 221
- Water Consumption 223
- Neural and Hormonal Regulation 225
- Ingestive Behavior Problems 228
- 8 Feline Eliminative Behavior 247
- Eliminative Behavior Development 247
- Adult Urination 249
- Adult Defecation 251
- Eliminative Behavior Problems: Housesoiling 252
- 9 Feline Locomotive Behavior 274
- Fetal Growth and Movements 274
- Infant Growth and Movements 275
- Adult Movements 280
- Resting Behaviors 291
- Brain and Locomotion 298
- Locomotive Behavior Problems 299
- 10 Feline Grooming Behavior 311
- Grooming Functions 311
- Grooming Patterns 312
- Neuroendocrine and Grooming Relationships 316
- Grooming Behavior Problems 317
- A Phonetics of Feline Vocalization 322
- B Sensory Response Development 324
- C Motor Response Development 325
- D Miscellaneous Response Development 326
- E Psychopharmacologic Agents Used in Cats 327.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0721694985
- OCLC:
- 51518704
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