Feline Behavior Guidelines from the American Association of Feline Practitioners

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-84

  Overall, Karen L ^a   Rodan, Ilona ^b   Beaver, Bonnie V ^c   Carney, Hazel ^d,e   Crowell Davis, Sharon ^f   Hird, Nicole ^g   Kudrak, Sandra ^h   Wexler Mitchel, Haine ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Cat Care Clinic   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Four Rivers Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^e WestVet Animal Emergency and Specialty Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g Northwest Animal Hospital   (United States)

^h Community Animal Hospital ^*  (United States)

ⁱ Cat Care Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AVERSION; CAT; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDATION; REVIEW; SCRATCHING; SOCIALIZATION;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; ELIMINATIVE BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; POSTURE; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 22244466473     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.70     Document Type: Review

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