
Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare
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Key Features
- UNIQUE! Focus on the prevention of behavior problems is found throughout the majority of the book to show clinicians how to incorporate behavioral considerations into general practice.
- Comprehensive, holistic care fusing the physical and psychological well-being of feline patients serves as a foundation for all content.
- International team of expert contributors provides in-depth, authoritative guidance using the most up-to-date information available.
- Updated information on preventive advice and treatment recommendations follows the guidelines set forth by the AAFP.
- Client handouts and behavior questionnaires in the book help vets clearly communicate with clients about their cat’s behavior.
Table of Contents
PART 1: Introduction
1. Why prevention and treatment of undesirable behavior matters
2. Approaches to feline behavior welfarePART 2: Normal feline behavior
3. Feline communication
4. Normal social behavior
5. Feline learningPART 3: Prevention of behavior problems: The cat at home
6. Pet selection
7. Providing appropriate healthcare
8. Providing appropriate behavioral carePART 4: Prevention of behavior problems: The cat at the practice
9. The Cat in the Veterinary Practice
10. The Cat in the Consulting Room
11. Housing cats in the veterinary practicePART 5: Interplay between behavior and disease
12. Stress as a risk factor for disease
13. Feline obesity
14. Acute Pain and Behavior
15. Chronic Pain and Behavior
16. Feline orofacial pain syndromePART 6: Management and treatment of undesirable behaviors
17. Understanding the Cat’s Emotion
18. Use of Pheromones in Feline Practice
19. Tools of the trade: Psychopharmacology and NutritionPART 7: Approaching problem behavior within the veterinary practice
20. Providing Feline-Friendly Consultations
21. Handling the painful cat
22. Handling the challenging catPART 8: Approaching problem behavior at home
23. Undesirable but normal behavior
24. House soiling problems
25. Behavior Problems of the Senior Cat
26. Inter-cat Conflict
27. Human-Directed Aggression in Cats
Product details
- No. of pages: 480
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Saunders 2015
- Published: August 5, 2015
- Imprint: Saunders
- eBook ISBN: 9781455774029
- Paperback ISBN: 9781455774012
About the Authors
Ilona Rodan
Sarah Heath
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