Lecture 1: Veterinary Behavior (Curtis) Flashcards
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why study behavior?
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- its the #1 reason animals are relinquished
- educate owners - 3-4% of these cases can take up to 20% of your time
- lots of pop culture myths
- prevent injuries
- prevent euthansia
- diagnostic tool - helps recognize “normal”
- to answer the question “why?”
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veterinary behavior
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branch of vet med which deals with prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of behavior problems in non-human animals
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ACVB: American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
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- consists of DVMs only
- title: “diplomate”
- recognized in1993
- there are currently 62 behaviorists
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American Behavior Society
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- DVMs, MS, or PhD
- title: “ applied animal behaviorist”
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AVSAB: American Veterinary society of Animal Behavior
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- DVMs, DVM student, non-vet with advanced degrees
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Info Sources
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journal of vet behavior journal of ethology animal behaviour applied animal behavior science AJVR JAVMA anthrozoos VIN
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diagnosis and treatment: Dogs
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- # 1 = aggression
- separation anxiety
- noise/storm phobia
- inappropriate elimination
- compulsive disorders
- cognitive dysfunction
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diagnosis and treatment: cats
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- # 1 = inappropriate elimination
- aggression
- compulsive disorders
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diagnosis and treatment: horses
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- stereotypes and compulsive disorders (cribbing, weaving)
- aggression
- phobias
- separation anxiety
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diagnosis and treatment: birds
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- feather picking
- screaming
- brooding
- mating
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3 behavior drugs FDA-approved for use in dogs:
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- clomicalm - for separation anxiety
- anipryl - for cognitive dysfunction
- reconcile - for separation anxiety (no longer produced)
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how many behavioral drugs are approved for use in cats?
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zero!
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OFF-LABEL use in dogs and cats
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fluoxetine (prozac)
diazeman (valium)
paroxetine (paxil)
alprazolam (xanax)
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informed consent forms must be used with off label use
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explain "extra label" explain why drug was chosen potential side effects human abuse potential both client and vet must sign
