Attitudes of owners regarding tendonectomy and onychectomy in cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-47

  Yeon, Seong C ^a   Flanders, James A ^a   Scarlett, Janet M ^a   Ayers, Stacey ^a   Houpt, Katherine A ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TENDON;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TENDONS;

EID: 0035219667     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.43     Document Type: Article

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