Skin - behaviour Flashcards
What are stereotypies?
Repeated motor patterns
What is a compulsion?
Fixation on a goal
What comprises a compulsive disorder?
- repeated, exaggerated and sustained behaviours - out of context behaviours - Interferers with normal functioning
Physical causes of compulsive disorders
- Stress triggers - Inflammation, pain and infection
Doberman has a predisposition to?
Flank sucking
German Shepherd has a predisposition to?
Tail chasing
English Bulldog has a predisposition to?
Spinning in tight circle and sticking head in between objects
Aus cattle dog has a predisposition to?
Tail Chasing
Miniature Schnauzer has a predisposition to?
hind end checking
Siamese/Burmese has a predisposition to?
Wool sucking
Physiological causes of compulsive disorders
- Stress - frustration - Conflict
What are some displacement (out-of-context) behaviours?
Yawning, lip licking, humping, sniffing, scratching, licking, blinking, puffing cheeks
Progression of compulsive disorders
What are some physiological stressors?
LACK OF CONTROL AND PREDICTABILITY
- inconsistent owner interactions
- lack of training and inconsistent commands
- inappropriate use of punishment
- inconsistent ruitine
- frustrated in metting social, interactive and exploratory needs
Ddx for compulsive disorders
CNS lesions
Seizures
GI - pain
Neuropathies
Musculo-skeletal - pain
Dermatological - licking
Conditioned behaviour - attention seeking
Acute conflict behaviour - occurs in response to trigger
Diagnosis of compulsive disorder
Rule out other ddx first
- out of context behaviour
- excessive
- unusual raget objects
- repetitive, sustained
- conscious
- can be interupted
- no post ictal stage
- owner doesn’t need to be present
- high arousal situation
First steps of treating compulsive disorders
Manage self harm
- bandages
- muzzle
Reduce stress
- Train
- consistent routine
- daily walks
- opportunity to control environment
Pharmacotherapy - treat early and wean
- SSRI’s
- TCA’s
Prognosis with compulsice disorders
Cotrol > cure
relapse with stress
Failure with poor owner compliance, long duration of problem, not attempting treatment.
What is this lesions?
Acral lick dermatitis (lick granuloma)
What is acral lick dermatitis?
- ulcerative plaques secondart to chronis licking, biting and chewing
- Carpus, metacarpus > radius, metatarsus, tibia
- occurs when owner present and absent
- history of trauma to area possible
Signalment of acral lick dermatitis
More common in large breeds
Males 2x more than females
Treatment of Acral lick dermatitis
Manage self harm - bandage
Remove stressors
Response substitution
Medication
What is this?
Physiologic overgrooming
Causes of physiologic alopecia?
- Environment or social changes
- confinement stress, social stress, social isolation?
