This compact, easy-access guide to behavioral problems encountered in veterinary practice offers immediate and helpful advice for today's veterinary team. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details. Coverage offers immediate advice to the veterinary team who are often presented with behavioral problems in their practice. Easy-to-read format includes introductions, medical differentials, underlying causes, diagnosis, action boxes, and summaries. Content refers the reader to other chapters throughout the book, so that information can be found quickly and easily. Helpful handouts, which can be photocopied, offer yet another way to further your learning experience.

Publisher's note: Due to the age of Behavior Problems in Dogs, this printing was created from a scanned copy of the book. The result is the print quality is slightly reduced, but still very readable. All veterinarians and most dog owners should have this one! Here is the book veterinarians refer to when solving challenging behavior problems. Correcting problem behavior begins with understanding what caused the problem in the first place. Problem solving includes understanding what is going on inside the dog's head and learning how human interactions can cause or worsen the problem. Humane, efficient, and effective ways of dealing with negative behaviors. "Not only is Bill Campbell's Behavior Problems in Dogs a book for those who want to know what goes on in the problem pet's furry little head, it also explains how the owner's and/or other people's interactions with the animal may cause or worsen negative displays. Campbell then shows readers armed with these crucial basics the most humane and efficient ways to resolve those problem behaviors. In a world in which so many books focus far more on a particular training method rather than giving owners a solid understanding about why any negative behavior came about in the first place, this book remains a classic." Myra Milani, DVM Author Dogsmart ..". What Mr. Campbell has to say about the species canis is, in general measure, applicable to all our patients. Anything the animal doctor can do to "know and predict" the patient better is twise positive - it helps the diagnosis and protects the diagnostician... I highly recommend it to all veterinarians as well as to some of their clients." James H. Rosenberger, DVM Veterinary Economics Magazine

Formerly the Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, the new edition of the definitive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of behavior problems of the dog and cat has been extensively updated. It retains the highly practical approach that has proved so successful in previous editions, offering diagnostic guidelines, preventative 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. To add to these features, the third edition is now fully referenced, there is significant new content, the book as been written with the entire hospital team in mind, and many color images have been added. The new edition welcomes a wide international mix of new contributors from Australia, Spain, Mexico and the United States. A website link gives access to the handouts and forms previously found on disk. As well as fulfilling its original purpose as a practical tool for the busy clinician, this edition offers valuable and useful support material for all those studying the field of companion animal behavior. Now in full color and using a revised format, Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat remains the most complete, up-to-date and practical resource for the treating and diagnosing canine and feline behavior problems. Many hot new topics covered including stress and its effects on health and behavior, and pain assessment and management. Three chapters are added, dealing with canine and feline communication, how to distinguish behavioral versus medical problems, and how to deal with fear and aggression in the clinic. Now thoroughly referenced to the scientific literature. Includes updates on drugs and natural therapeutics. Pain assessment charts now included. All-new color format offers extra illustrations throughout.

This comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of dog and cat behavior problems details a new scientific approach which was first developed in the United States almost thirty years ago and is now being practiced by veterinarians and other pet behavior problem specialists in many countries throughout the world. The current scientific understanding of each behavioral problem is reviewed before specific advice is offered on differential diagnosis, possible causal factors and the most effective behavioral and pharmacological treatments available. Annotated diagrams are provided for each of the major behavior problems, summarizing key points, so that information can be obtained both quickly and easily when needed. Written by an acknowledged expert on animal behavior, and describing the common dog and cat problems encountered by veterinarians, this book will prove an essential resource for all small animal practices as well as a readily understandable introduction to the pet behavior problem field for interested pet owners, breeders, animal shelter personnel, dog trainers etc. This second edition of Treatment of Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats * Offers clear specific recommendations for each major behavior problem * Provides advice on consultation procedures and the many variables that can affect animal behavior and compliance with treatment regimes * Includes samples of case report forms, information questionnaires for owners, and follow-up questionnaires to assess progress * Provides up-to-date information on key advances in treatment that have been made in the field since the publication of the first edition * Includes an extensive new chapter on drug therapy, written in collaboration with Dr. Karin Köhlke DVM, one of Germany's leading veterinary behavior specialists, which provides detailed indication, side effect and dosage-related information on today's most commonly recommended psychoactive drugs and the guidelines to be considered when deciding whether or not to prescribe them

The book focuses on diagnostic and treatment approaches for the major classes of behaviour problems that are seen in cats and dogs. Each kind of problem, from aggressive behaviour to self-mutilation and elimination disorders is discussed, offering step-by-step guidelines. Contemporary pharmacological treatments are also examined.

Behaviour problems are a significant cause of companion animal relinquishment and euthanasia. This book provides up to date information about animal behaviour as well as practical advice on how veterinary practice professionals can manage undesirable animal behaviour and give down to earth, appropriate and trusted advice to owners. This practical and accessible book gives all the essential information needed by veterinary professionals in order to advise clients on the behaviour and well-being of animals in their care.

This book is one of a series of textbooks on the Welfare of Animals. This book discusses the welfare of dogs used for many different purposes. The book has an international perspective on the welfare of dogs in developed and under-developed countries. The welfare of laboratory dogs which is of concern to many people is discussed, as is the welfare of animals held in shelters waiting for re-homing or euthanasia. The book successfully combines an appreciation of how the health and nutrition of dogs has improved with an understanding of the social difficulties dogs experience. The book’s outlook on the subject of dog welfare is positive.