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Canine and feline behavior therapy / Benjamin L. Hart, Lynette A. Hart, Melissa J. Bain.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) SF433 .H36 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hart, Benjamin L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dogs--Behavior therapy.
- Cats--Behavior therapy.
- Physical Description:
- x, 373 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Canine and feline behavioral therapy
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
- Summary:
- This long awaited second edition of this classic behavior book has been completely revised to reflect major advances in the field of clinical animal behavior. Behavioral medicine is perhaps the most rapidly emerging discipline in animal health care. Small animal practice is reaching the point where most practitioners are expected to offer their clients help in the behavioral area. This volume offers practical advice from board-certified specialists applicable to any small animal practice.
- Contents:
- Basis for techniques of behavior therapy
- Medical interview and case history assessment
- Principles of behavior modification
- Hormones and behavior: gonadectomy
- General approaches to behavioral pharmacology
- Prescribing psychotropic drugs
- The behavior of sick dogs and cats
- Behavior and behavior problems of dogs
- Aggression towards people
- Aggression towards other dogs
- Anxieties and fears
- Barking: normal and excessive
- Excessive activity and destructiveness
- Escaping and roaming
- Urination and defecation problems
- Attention-seeking behavior
- Problems with feeding behavior
- Problems with sexual and maternal behavior of dogs
- Repetitive, compulsive, and stereotypic behaviors
- Behavioral aspects of aging dogs
- Selecting and raising puppies
- Behavior and behavior problems of cats
- Feline housesoiling: urine marking, inappropriate urination, and inappropriate defecation
- Aggression toward people and other cats
- Inappropriate feline scratching
- Problems with feeding and predatory behavior
- Problems with sexual and maternal behavior of cats
- Repetitive, compulsive and stereotypic behaviors
- Selecting and raising kittens
- Human-companion animal interactions
- Role of the dog and cat in families
- Dealing with loss of the companion animal.
- Notes:
- 1st ed. published under title: Canine and feline behavioral therapy.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0683039121
- OCLC:
- 61758020
- Publisher Number:
- 9780683039122
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