Veterinary Medicine - September 2008 - (Page 514)

Behavior myths PEER-REVIEWED CONCLUSION In the words of a dear friend and colleague, “Behavior is not an afterthought for animals. Why does it continue to be for us?” Behavior does not exist separately from physiology. It is a direct result of physiology. Stress and anxiety have long been known to lead to neuroendocrine changes that can contribute to a complex sequence of events resulting in a variety of disease processes. The importance of the interaction between psychosocial factors and a predisposition to various pathophysiological processes has been given new attention in human medicine recently and has led to the relatively new eld of inquiry labeled psychoneuroimmunology.33 Veterinarians are confronted by patients who cannot speak to them so to ignore their behavior is to ignore the only way they have of communicating with us, thus, setting ourselves up to ultimately fail them completely. REFERENCES 1. New JC Jr, Salman MD, Scarlett JM, et al. Moving: characteristics of dogs and cats and those relinquishing them to 12 U.S. animal shelters. J Appl Anim Welf Sci 1999;2(2):83-95. 2. Scarlett JM, Salman MD, New JG, et al. The role of veterinary practitioners in reducing dog and cat relinquishment and euthanasias. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2002;220(3):306-311. 3. Segurson SA, Serpell JA, Hart BL. Evaluation of a behavioral assessment questionnaire for use in the characterization of the behavioral problems of dogs relinquished to animal shelters. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;227(11):17551761. 4. Juarbe-Diaz SV. Behavioral medicine opportunities in North American colleges of veterinary medicine: a status report. J Vet Behavior 2008;3(1):4-11. 5. New J, Salman MD, King M, et al. Characteristics of shelter-relinquished animals and their owners compared with animals and their owners in U.S. pet-owning households. J Appl Anim Welf Sci 2000;3:179-201. 6. Lue TW, Pantenburg DP, Crawford PM. Impact of the owner-pet and client-veterinarian bond on the care that pets receive. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2008;232(4):531-540. 7. Scott JP, Marston MV. Critical periods affecting the development of normal and maladjustive social behavior in puppies. J Gen Psych 1950;77:25-60. 8. Seksel K, Mazurski EJ, Taylor A. Puppy socialization programs: short and long term behavioral effects. Appl Anim Behav Sci 1999;62:335-349. 9. Duxbury MM, Jackson JA, Line SW, et al. Evaluation of association between retention in the home and attendance at puppy socialization classes. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2003;223(1):61-66. 10. Landsberg G, Hunthausen W, Ackerman L. Prevention: the best medicine. In: Handbook of behavior problems of the dog and cat. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders, 2003;27-71. 11. Jackson J, Line SW, Anderson RK. Early learning for puppies 8-16 weeks of age to promote socialization and good behavior. Richmond, Va: Premier Pet Products, 2001. 12. Dodman NH, Moon R, Zelin M. In uence of owner personality type on expression and treatment outcome of dominance aggression in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1996;209(6):1107-1109. 13. Voith VL, Wright JC, Danneman PJ. Is there a relationship between canine behavior problems and spoiling activities, anthropomorphism, and obedience training? Appl Anim Behav Sci 1992;34:263-272. 14. Mackenzie SA, Oltenacu EAB, Houpt KA. Canine behavioral genetics—a review. Appl Anim Behav Sci 1986;15:365-393. 15. Goddard ME, Beilharz RG. A multivariate analysis of the genetics of fearfulness in potential guide dogs. Behav Genet 1985;15(1):69-89. 16. Hart BL, Cliff KD, Tynes VV, et al. Control of urine marking by use of long-term treatment with uoxetine or clomipramine in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;226(3):378382. 17. King JN, Simpson BS, Overall KL, et al. Treatment of separation anxiety in dogs with clomipramine: results from a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter clinical trial. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2000;67(4):255-275. 18. Borchelt PL, Voith VL. Dominance aggression in dogs. In: Voith VL, Borchelt PL, eds. Readings in companion animal behavior. Trenton, NJ: Veterinary Learning Systems, 1996;230-239. 19. Overall KL. Canine aggression. In: Clinical behavioral medicine for small animals. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby-Year Book, 1997;88-137. 20. Landsberg G, Hunthausen W, Ackerman L. Canine aggression. In: Handbook of behavior problems of the dog and cat. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders, 2003;385-426. 21. van Kerkhove W. A fresh look at the wolf-pack theory of companion-animal dog social behavior. J Appl Anim Welf Sci 2004;7(4):279-285. 22. Yin S. Dominance versus leadership in dog training. Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 2007;29(7):414-417;432. 23. Bernstein IS. Dominance: the baby and the bath water. Behav Brain Sci 1981;4:419-457. 24. Drews C. The concept and de nition of dominance behavior. Behaviour 1993;125:284-313. 25. Borchelt PL, Voith VL. Punishment. In: Voith VL, Borchelt PL, eds. Readings in companion animal behavior. Trenton, NJ: Veterinary Learning Systems, 1996;72-80. 26. Schwartz B, Wasserman EA, Robbins SJ. Operant conditioning: basic phenomena. In: Psychology of learning and behavior. 5th ed. New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 2002;132-164. 27. Schwartz B, Wasserman EA, Robbins SJ. The maintenance of behavior: intermittent reinforcement, choice and economics. In: Psychology of learning and behavior. 5th ed. New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 2002;215-245. 28. Mason GJ. Stereotypies: a critical review. Anim Behav 1991;41(6):1015-1037. 29. Waisglass SE, Landsberg GM, Yager JA, et al. Underlying medical conditions in cats with presumptive psychogenic alopecia. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006;228(11):1705-1709. 30. Denerolle P, White SD, Taylor TS, et al. Organic disease mimicking acral lick dermatitis in six dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2007;43(4):215-220. 31. Landsberg G, Hunthausen W, Ackerman L. Handbook of behavior problems of the dog and cat. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders, 2003. 32. Case DB. Survey of expectations among clients of three small animal clinics. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1988;192(4):498-502. 33. Ader R, Cohen N, Felten D. Psychoneuroimmunology: interactions between the nervous system and the immune system. Lancet 1995;345(8942):99-103. EXTRAS See for information on appropriate socialization and habituation in cats. 514 September 2008 VETERINARY MEDICINE http://www.vetstreamfelis.com/ACI/September08/VMD2/dis60052.asp

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Veterinary Medicine - September 2008

Veterinary Medicine - September 2008 Contents Leading Off Practical Matters Idea Exchange A Challengin Case: Thymic Cyst and Recurrent Chylothorax in a Cat 10 Life-Threatening Behavior Myths CE Form Advertiser Index Marketplace/Classifieds Mind Over Miller

Veterinary Medicine - September 2008

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.