Feline Behavior and Welfare provides current and updated information for the veterinary practitioner regarding normal feline behavior and problem behavior. It includes solid background on feline ethology as well as practical information on preventing, diagnosing, managing and treating the most common feline behavior problems. Written by noted experts in the field of behavior and welfare, the book covers normal behaviors, prevention of feline behavior problems, and treatment of feline behavior problems. It presents cats as unique reflections of their nearest ancestor and explains how the nature of feline behavior poses problems when we confine cats to our homes.Preventive strategies are presented in clear and practical terms, with problem behaviors covered in an easy to reference style so that clinicians can readily locate answers to some of clients most frequently asked questions. This book will be a valuable resource for anyone working with cats.
- Analyzes the domestication of the cat, its social structure, and what makes it unique from a behavioral perspective
- Discusses important trends and issues that can arise in reproductive, maternal, ingestive and elimination behaviors
- Offers concise, easy-to-review chapters for optimal reader referencing
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Introduction - The cat its history, domestication, evolution, changing role in society, etcKersti SekselSection 1: Normal Feline Behavior1. Senses and CommunicationWailani Sung2. Ontogeny and Development of BehaviorGoncalo Da Graca Pereira3. Social BehaviorKelly C. Ballantyne4. Reproductive BehaviorAmy Pike and Meaghan Ropski5. Feeding and Drinking BehaviorDiane Frank6. Elimination BehaviorStephanie Borns-Weil7. Grooming BehaviorValarie V. TynesSection 2: Prevention of Feline Behavior Problems8. Preadoption/Prepurchase CounselingTrepheena Hunter9. Meeting the Cat's Environmental NeedsValli Parthasarathy10. Behavior Problems of the KittenValerie Jonckheer-Sheehy11. Reducing Fear, Anxiety and Stress in the Veterinary ClinicAmy Learn12. Understanding the Role of Stress and Physical Illness in Behavioral HealthMelissa Bain13. How Cats LearnKristyn VitaleSection 3: Problem Feline Behavior14. ConflictSocial Conflict Between CatsCarlo Siracusa15. Human Directed AggressionLeticia M.S. Dantas16. House soilingBeth Strickler17. Destructive BehaviorValarie V. Tynes18. Over-grooming BehaviorJill Elizabeth Sackman19. Pica and Other Ingestive Behavior ProblemsDiane Frank20. Problems with Excessive VocalizationKaren Sueda21. Behavior Problems of the Aging CatValarie V. TynesAppendix A Frequently Used Medications for Feline Problem BehaviorsNiwako OgataAppendix B - Client HandoutsValarie V. TynesAppendix C Questionnaires and Screening FormsValarie V. Tynes
