Small animal veterinary psychiatry

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Repetitive Behaviours ◽  
Normal Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Modification ◽  
Veterinary Practice ◽  
Problem Behaviours ◽  
Physical Disorders ◽  
Learning Principles

Abstract This book contains 16 chapters that discuss mental and emotional health in the veterinary practice, ruling out physical disorders leading to behavioural changes, addressing pain in veterinary psychiatry, normal behaviour, raising mentally and emotionally healthy pets, diagnosis, learning principles and behaviour modification, psychopharmacology, problem behaviours and management, aggression, affective disorders, elimination problems, abnormal and repetitive behaviours and aging-related problems in cats and dogs.

Prescription pattern of antimicrobial use in small animal veterinary practice in Cameroon

2021 ◽  
pp. 100540
Author(s):  
Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche ◽  
Serge Eugene Mpouam ◽  
Frédéric Moffo ◽  
Claire Murielle Nno Nkassa ◽  
Cleophas Kahtita Mbah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Animal ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Prescription Pattern ◽  
Veterinary Practice

Using psychopharmacology in the treatment of problem behaviours in dogs and cats

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Caroline Elizabeth Warnes
Keyword(s):  
Emotional States ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Behaviour Modification ◽  
Active Medication ◽  
Problem Behaviours ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
The Uk

Behaviourally-active medication can play an important role in improving the welfare of cats and dogs in both the short and longer term. Drugs can be used to reduce fear, anxiety and panic in the short term, such as to help noise-sensitive dogs cope better with events such as firework displays, or to help fearful dogs and cats cope better with visits to the vets or groomers. Drugs can also play an important role in longer-term reduction of negative emotional states, particularly fear and anxiety, as long as they are used in conjunction with a comprehensive behaviour modification plan. This article outlines some of the behaviourally-active drugs most commonly used to treat dogs and cats in the UK, as well as some of the considerations needed for using medication as part of behaviour modification in cats and dogs.

Antibacterial prescribing patterns in small animal veterinary practice identified via SAVSNET: the small animal veterinary surveillance network

2011 ◽  
Vol 169 (12) ◽  
pp. 310-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Radford ◽  
P. J. Noble ◽  
K. P. Coyne ◽  
R. M. Gaskell ◽  
P. H. Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Animal ◽  
Prescribing Patterns ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Veterinary Practice

Understanding feline emotions: … and their role in problem behaviours

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 437-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Heath
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Problem Behaviours ◽  
Understanding Emotions

Practical relevance: Despite its importance, emotional health is a subject that is sadly neglected in the context of companion animals. Understanding emotions is at the heart of veterinary behavioural medicine and is key to preventing, managing and treating reported behavioural problems in domestic cats. Clinical challenges: On a daily basis, veterinary practices are presented with the physical health impact of emotional health and with emotionally motivated behaviours that are undesirable to owners and/or detrimental to the cat. Emotional health is of equal importance to physical health and lies at the very core of veterinary medicine. Clinically, the emotional motivation for a behaviour must be identified before an assessment is made of whether the motivation is contextually appropriate and whether the cat’s response is justified and normal, or abnormal in the circumstances. Evidence base: The majority of referenced evidence for our understanding of emotional motivations in mammals has come from the human field, but recently there has been increasing interest in the emotional health of non-human animals and a resulting growth in research. This review draws on the published literature and the author’s personal experience to explore how emotions can influence feline behaviours. Global importance: Understanding the importance of emotional health is a major factor in ensuring positive welfare for cats, wherever they are kept as companion animals. It impacts on their physical health and their quality of life, and also on the relationship between cat and owner.

scholarly journals Philosophy of a “Good Death” in Small Animals and Consequences for Euthanasia in Animal Law and Veterinary Practice

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Persson ◽  
Felicitas Selter ◽  
Gerald Neitzke ◽  
Peter Kunzmann
Keyword(s):  
Small Animal ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Good Death ◽  
Moral Stress ◽  
Veterinary Practice ◽  
Ethical Point ◽  
Personal Morality ◽  
Narrow Definition ◽  
Definition Of

Moral stress is a major concern in veterinary practice. Often, it is associated with the challenges in end-of-life situations. Euthanasia, however, is also meant to bring relief to animal patients and their owners. The reasons for the moral strain euthanizing animals causes to professional veterinarians need to be further clarified. This article investigates “euthanasia” from a philosophical, legal, and practical perspective. After introducing relevant aspects of euthanasia in small animal practice, the term is analyzed from an ethical point of view. That includes both a broad and a narrow definition of “euthanasia” and underlying assumptions regarding different accounts of animal death and well-being. Then, legal and soft regulations are discussed with regard to the theoretical aspects and practical challenges, also including questions of personal morality. It is argued that the importance of ethical definitions and assumptions concerning euthanasia and their intertwinement with both law and practical challenges should not be neglected. The conclusion is that veterinarians should clarify the reasons for their potential discomfort and that they should be supported by improved decision-making tools, by implementation of theoretical and practical ethics in veterinary education, and by updated animal welfare legislation.

The challenges of small animal veterinary anaesthesia in 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 132-136
Author(s):  
Jo Murrell
Keyword(s):  
Small Animal ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Veterinary Practice ◽  
Veterinary Surgeon ◽  
New Challenges

Veterinary anaesthesia may be facing new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the potential for shortages of cylinders of oxygen and some drugs in veterinary practice if resources are diverted to the NHS. This article prepares the veterinary surgeon in the event of such shortages, and discusses how to safely limit the use of oxygen in practice as well as the use of alfaxalone as an alternative induction and maintenance agent to propofol. Finally, the use of ephedrine to manage hypotension as an alternative to other vasopressors and inotropes that may be in short supply is described.

scholarly journals Characterization of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamases Produced by Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Dogs in Poland

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Rzewuska ◽  
Ilona Stefańska ◽  
Magdalena Kizerwetter-Świda ◽  
Dorota Chrobak-Chmiel ◽  
Paulina Szczygielska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
First Report ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Veterinary Practice ◽  
Extended Spectrum

Escherichia coli is a common cause of infections in companion animals. In recent years the increasing prevalence of resistance to β-lactams, including extended-spectrum cephalosporins, antimicrobials frequently used in small animal veterinary practice, was observed in canine isolates of E. coli. The aim of this study was to detect and to characterize extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) produced by E. coli isolated from diseased dogs in Poland. Four isolates out of 119 studied (3.4%) were ESBL-positive. They harbored the blaSHV-12, blaCTX-M-15, and blaTEM-116 genes. This study provides the first report of the occurrence of ESBL-producing E. coli in dogs in Poland.

Addressing mental and emotional health in the veterinary practice.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Alison Blaxter ◽  
Alex Darvill ◽  
Sagi Denenberg
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Health ◽  
Veterinary Practice

Abstract This chapter addressed cases in the first-opinion practice, including communication with owners and practice design.

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