Behavior

Window views of outdoor cats can trigger cat fights.

Feline friends can develop into feline foes overnight, confounding their owners. Help re-establish peace in the household with these veterinary management tips.

Your clients may be getting behavior advice from cable TV. Get your opinion in the mix.

A guided tour of resources for addressing this popular and complicated subject, featuring advice from Dr. John Ciribassi.

Why and how to investigate your canine patients whose overactivity drives their owners up the walls.

Dr. Miller reflects on the passing of author Bill Campbell and how far the discipline of animal behavior has come over the years.

These researchers developed a method for determining whether dogs are optimistic or pessimistic.

Firstline data shows 83 percent of team members report they've been bitten in practice. Pet bites are risky business, both for the health of your team members and the associated costs to your practice. In this Team Meeting in a Box, you'll learn how to prevent pet bites and create protocols to keep your team safe. (Sponsored by Dechra)

Are there test methods that might help identify dogs with hyperreactive diagnoses?

Are you committing any of these feline stress-inducing faux pas?

Evidence points to need to minimize in-clinic stress levels in veterinary patients.

The blind Superman technique helps ease cats into carriers.

Researchers explore the link between nutritional intervention and behavioral enrichment to ward off cognitive decline in aging dogs.

The delayed non-matching-to-position task can help assess a dog's ability to learn and remember.

Prominent veterinary behaviorist died of suicide Sept. 28.

While it's important to introduce exercise to patients postoperatively, it's important not to overdo it or do it too soon after surgery. In this video, veterinary behaviorist Dr. Ellen Lindell offers tips to safely enrich pets' lives during their recovery.

Show clients how to turn cat carriers into cat nap beds.

Special report from CVC Kansas City.

Dr. Ellen Lindell says you should think twice before including your pet in this popular fundraising challenge.

Your complete resource to what some call a revolution that will forever change veterinary medicine.

Whether youre trying to prevent distress, alleviate ongoing distress or help dogs and cats not make fearful memories, use this guide to find the right formulation for your patients.

A study looks at the health risks associated with cat bite wounds in people.

An overview of the signs and effects of fear, anxiety, stress and phobias in pets.

Download these handouts to help clients recognize signs of fear at home.

Post this handout around your clinic to make sure everyone know how to recognize and stop the escalation of aggression in dogs.

Download this handout, and help your co-workers and clients know when pets aren't quite comfortable with the situation.

This study makes it clear that you shouldn't be so quick to brush off that cat bite, particularly if it's to the hand.

Hear the steps you can take to achieve stress-free first puppy visits.

Dr. Ellen Lindell explains how puppy classes arent just playgrounds anymoretheyre a good opportunity to share information with pet owners about proper handling and training techniques.

Dr. Ellen Lindell describes the many factors that influence a puppys temperament and behavioral development.