Separation anxiety syndrome in cats: 136 cases (1991-2000)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 220, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1028-1033

  Schwartz, Stefanie ^a,b,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VCA South Shore Animal Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNDROME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELIMINATIVE BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036550554     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1028     Document Type: Article

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