Animal behavior

Question 1

What happens to pets with behavior concerns

Answer 1

surrender to shelters and euthanasia

Question 2

How to prevent behavior problems? What is important?

Answer 2

understanding, training pets “on time”, and “in house”

Question 3

When an animal is brought in, for behavior, what questions should the vet tech contemplate?

Answer 3

Why the behavior?
How to prevent it?
How to fix?

Question 4

How is problem behavior defined?

Answer 4

Any behavior that the owner deems concerning, which is not due to a medical condition.

Question 5

Factors to consider with animal behavor

Answer 5

Genetics: Species, Breed, Individual.
Psychological: Gender, disease, Drug therapy
External environment
Previous experience

Question 6

What age range do puppies need socialization ?

Answer 6

4 to 10 weeks

Question 7

What age range do kittens need socialization ?

Answer 7

2 to 7 weeks

Question 8

List examples of body language that dogs show during an offensive threat

Answer 8

Standing stiff, piloerection, straightened tail with slow wag, ears forward, direct eye contact, teeth bared (vertical), barking growling.

Question 9

List examples of body language that dogs show while being submissive

Answer 9

crouched, tail between legs, ears back, eyes wide, lips retracted (grin) whine, whimper

Question 10

List examples of body language that dogs show while being defensive

Answer 10

crouched, piloerection, tail down, ears back, alternating eye contact, growl, teeth bare horizontal, bark, whimper

Question 11

List examples of body language that dogs show while being conflicting states (displacement)

Answer 11

Displacement: yawn, sleep,Licking,
Ambivalence
redirected behavior: can be dangerous!!

Question 12

How do you approach a dog that is unfamiliar or fearful????

Answer 12

Posture:
Avoid: Eye contact, frontal approach, reaching (toward head or neck)

Preferred approach:
Look away from eyes, turn to side, allow dog to approach, bend at knee and stand straight?..??

Question 13

List examples of body language that cats show while being offensice

Answer 13

stand, hips up, tail down, direct eye contact, ears to side, growl, hiss.

Question 14

List examples of body language that cats show while being submissive

Answer 14

ha, jokes on you they dont

Question 15

List examples of body language that cats show while being fear

Answer 15

crouched down, ears against head, avoid eye contact, tries to escape or hide.

Question 16

List examples of body language that cats show while being defensive

Answer 16

stand, arched back (halloween cat), ears against head, growl hisssssss