Diagnosis and Management of Patients Presenting with Behavior Problems

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 937-950

  Seibert, Lynne M ^a   Landsberg, Gary M ^b,c  

^a Veterinary Behavior Consultants   (United States)

^b North Toronto Animal Clinic   (Canada)

^c Doncaster Animal Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CASOZEPINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CANINE B; CANINE D; CLOMICALM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FLUOXETINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEVO THEANINE; MITOCHONDRIAL COFACTOR; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHEROMONE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RECONCILE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SELEGILINE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPULSION; DOG; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SYMPTOM; THYROID FUNCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOGS; ELIMINATIVE BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47949103954     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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