BSAVAManualofCanineandFelineBehaviouralMedicine

Theimportanceofanimalbehaviorandpsychologicalwell-beingisincreasinglybeingrecognizedintheveterinaryprofession.Thisneweditionisdesignedtobeevenmorepracticalanduser-friendlythanthefirst.Forarangeofbehavioralpresentations,considerationisgiventoevaluationofthepatient,includinganypossibleunderlyingdisease;evaluationofclientattitudes,beliefsandbehavior;riskevaluation;behavioralbiologyofthecondition;acutemanagementprotocols;long-termtreatmentstrategies;prognosis;follow-up;andpreventivemeasures.Aspecialchapteronshelteranimalshasbeenadded,asthisisanareawhereveterinarysupportisincreasinglysoughtinbothhealthandhusbandry.AnincludedCDoffersclienthandouts,history-takingforms,detailedbehavioralquestionairesforeachspeciesandareferralform.