Chapter 1 Embracing Behavior as a Core Discipline Creating the Behavior-Centered Practice Why Care About Behavior? Behavioral problems are still the primary reason why cats and dogs are abandoned, relinquished,…
Chapter 4 Normal Canine Behavior and Ontogeny Neurological and Social Development, Signaling, and Normal Canine Behaviors Overview of Normal Dog Behavior Why Domestic Dogs Are Special Dogs have a relationship…
Chapter 3 Changing Behavior Roles for Learning, Negotiated Settlements, and Individualized Treatment Plans Overview Thinking About Goals of Treatment The goal of treatment for canine and feline behavioral concerns is…
Chapter 5 Problematic Canine Behaviors Roles for Undesirable, Odd, and Management-Related Concerns Problematic behaviors can be loosely divided into two groups: (1) variants of normal behaviors that annoy clients but…
Chapter 10 Pharmacological Approaches to Changing Behavior and Neurochemistry Roles for Diet, Supplements, Nutraceuticals, and Medication As diets and supplements become more sophisticated, the lines between “treating” a dog or…
Chapter 2 The Science and Theory Underlying Behavioral Medicine Terminology, Diagnosis, Mechanism, and the Importance of Understanding Reactivity Diagnostic Terminology There is still no consistent terminology in veterinary behavioral medicine….
Chapter 4 Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound Virginia Luis Fuentes INTRODUCTION Echocardiography has become the most important diagnostic technique for the diagnosis of canine and feline heart disease. The interaction between…
Chapter 2 Radiology of the Heart Brian A. Poteet INTRODUCTION Thoracic radiography is a key component of the cardiovascular evaluation. Careful attention to proper positioning is of primary importance to…
Chapter 6 Acquired Valvular Disease Jonathan A. Abbott INTRODUCTION Acquired primary valvular disease in dogs and cats generally is degenerative or less commonly, infective. Other pathologic processes, such as neoplasia,…
Chapter 12 Congenital Heart Disease Keith N. Strickland INTRODUCTION Incidence • The incidence of congenital heart disease in dogs has been reported to be 6.8 to 8.0 per 1000 hospital…
