Feline behavioral health and welfare

by Heath, Sarah Rodan, Ilona

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Title Statements

Full title :Feline behavioral health and welfare / edited by Ilona Rodan, Sarah E. Heath.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier
Place of Publication:St. Louis, MO
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvii, 460 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781455774029, 1455774022, 9780323249751, 0323249752
oclc:ocn922547501
LC Classification:SF446.5
Dewey Decimal:636.8

Front Cover; Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Organization; Key Information; Intended audience; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Contents; Client Handouts; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Importance of Feline Behavior in Veterinary Practice; Introduction; Challenges in feline practice; Lack of veterinary care; Owners Think Cats are Self-Sufficient and Convenient to Own; Cats are Often Acquired Through Impulse Adoptions or as Free Cats -- Owners Underestimate the Need for Regular Veterinary Care.

Owners and Cats Experience Stress in Association With the Veterinary VisitStress-related diseases; Relinquishment and euthanasia of pet cats; Feline behavioral issues commonly associated with relinquishment or euthanasia; House Soiling (see Chapter 24); Intercat Conflict (see Chapter 26); Aggression Towards Humans (see Chapter 27); Normal but Undesirable Behaviors (see Chapter 23); Old Age (see Chapter 25); Owner's Personal Issues; Incorporating behavior into feline practice; Preadoption Counseling; Incorporation of Behavior into Every Veterinary Visit.

Addressing Behavior Problems in Primary PracticeSummary; References; Chapter 2: Feline Behavior and …

Subjects

animal welfare Behavior Control -- methods Behavior, Animal -- physiology Behavioral Symptoms -- therapy Cats Cats -- Behavior Cats -- Behavior therapy Chats Chats -- Thérapie de comportement Felis domesticus (species) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture