Chapter 17 Feline destructive behaviors Chapter contents DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVITY AND EXPLORATORY BEHAVIORS DESTRUCTIVE SCRATCHING Diagnosis and prognosis Management Prevention Case example DESTRUCTIVE CHEWING AND INGESTIVE BEHAVIORS BY CATS Diagnosis and…
Chapter 16 Canine destructive behaviors Chapter contents GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ENRICHMENT FOR DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS DESTRUCTIVE CHEWING Diagnosis and prognosis Management and treatment Prevention Case example DIGGING Diagnosis and prognosis Management…
Chapter 15 Unruly behaviors, training, and management – cats Chapter contents FELINE NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY Diagnosis and prognosis Management Prevention Case example FELINE EXCESSIVE VOCALIZATION Diagnosis and prognosis Management Prevention Case…
Chapter 9 Complementary and alternative therapy for behavior problems Chapter contents WHAT IS COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE (CAVM)? IS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE? NATUROPATHIC THERAPY HERBAL THERAPY…
Chapter 3 Pet selection and the genetics of behavior Chapter contents PET SELECTION Breed considerations Pet age Pet gender Source Temperament testing BEHAVIORAL GENETICS Grounds to suspect a genetic basis…
Chapter 1 Non-human primates Cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus (Macaca mulatta) macaques and the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Ronnie Chamanza Introduction Non-human primates are extensively used as a non-rodent species…
Chapter 2 Wistar and Sprague–Dawley rats Elizabeth F. McInnes Introduction Almost all laboratory and domestic pet rats belong to a single species, the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus). The rat is…
Chapter 9 Reproduction of the rat, mouse, dog, non-human primate and minipig Dianne Creasey Introduction The reproductive system has been assigned a separate chapter for a number of reasons. Most…
Chapter 5 Hamsters and guinea pigs Elizabeth F. McInnes Hamsters Introduction The total numbers of Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) used in biomedical research is much less than the numbers of…
