Feline behavioral health and welfare. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ilona Rodan, Sarah E. Heath.
• Editors: Rodan, Ilona; Heath, Sarah, 1964-
• Contents: Front Cover; Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Organization; Key Information; Intended audience; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Contents; Client Handouts; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Importance of Feline Behavior in Veterinary Practice; Introduction; Challenges in feline practice; Lack of veterinary care; Owners Think Cats are Self-Sufficient and Convenient to Own; Cats are Often Acquired Through Impulse Adoptions or as ""Free Cats""; Owners Underestimate the Need for Regular Veterinary Care. Owners and Cats Experience Stress in Association With the Veterinary VisitStress-related diseases; Relinquishment and euthanasia of pet cats; Feline behavioral issues commonly associated with relinquishment or euthanasia; House Soiling (see Chapter 24); Intercat Conflict (see Chapter 26); Aggression Towards Humans (see Chapter 27); Normal but Undesirable Behaviors (see Chapter 23); Old Age (see Chapter 25); Owner's Personal Issues; Incorporating behavior into feline practice; Preadoption Counseling; Incorporation of Behavior into Every Veterinary Visit. Addressing Behavior Problems in Primary PracticeSummary; References; Chapter 2: Feline Behavior and Welfare; Introduction; The connection between behavior and welfare; The human-cat relationship and its impact on feline welfare; History of the Human-Cat Relationship; From Utilitarian Relationships to Cats as Family Members; The Relationship of Veterinary Professionals to Cats; Issues that contribute to negative feline welfare; Concern for feline freedoms; Freedom from Pain and Disease; Freedom to Express Most Normal Behaviors; Freedom from Fear and Distress. Examples of impairment of multiple freedoms concurrentlyVeterinary professional duty; Conclusion; Additional resources; References; Part 2: Normal Feline Behavior; Chapter 3: Feline Communication; Introduction; Definition of communication; Why Communicate?; Methods of communication; Visual Signals; Auditory Signals; Olfactory Signals; Pheromones; Tactile Signals; Communicating complex messages; Distance-Decreasing Signals; Greeting; Sexual Receptivity; Neutral Signals; Distance-Increasing Behavior; Cat-human communication; The Value of Understanding Cats; References. Chapter 4: Normal Social BehaviorIntroduction; Living together; What is Social Behavior?; Managing Conflict; Cats: kind of social animals; Social behavior of cats; Feline Antagonistic Behavior; Feline Affiliative Behavior; Social Behavior of Kittens; Social behavior and the owned cat; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Feline Learning; Introduction: cat stuck in a tree saved by a can of cat food; Classical conditioning; Pavlovs Dog; Physiologic Effects of Classical Conditioning; Accidental Conditioning of Negative Associations; Using Classical Conditioning to Address Everyday Situations.
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, MO : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 460 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 636.8; Cats -- Behavior; Cats -- Behavior therapy; Behavior, Animal -- physiology; Cats; Animal Welfare; Behavior Control -- methods; Behavioral Symptoms -- therapy; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry; Cats -- Behavior; Cats -- Behavior therapy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455774029; 1455774022; 9780323249751; 0323249752
• Related ISBNs: 9781455774012; 1455774014
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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