{"product_id":"clinical-handbook-of-feline-behavior-medicine-isbn-9781119653219","title":"Clinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eClinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive resource offering practical and accessible guidance on managing behavior problems in cats\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a complete, easy-to-use reference to practical information on identifying, diagnosing, and treating behavior problems in cats. Designed to offer streamlined access to concrete guidance for managing feline behavior, the book offers diagnostic plans organized by clinical sign. Normal behavior is thoroughly described, to provide a better understanding of the abnormal, with the heart of the book devoted to advice for identifying, diagnosing, and treating specific behavior problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book describes the diagnostic process and covers treatment options for each problem. A companion website offers client education handouts to enhance compliance and video clips depicting presenting complaints.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSample topics covered in \u003ci\u003eClinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Normal feline social behavior, covering body language and other social communication, feline social structure, interactions with humans and other species, and social\/behavioral development in the kitten\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Preventing behavior problems, covering feeding, litter box availability and care, scratching options, toys, and grooming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Elimination problems, including the differentiation between urine marking and toileting, deducing the underlying causes, and elements of effects treatment plans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Senior cats, covering feline cognitive decline, increased vocalization, sleep-wake cycle disturbances, disorientation, litterbox problems, and repetitive behaviors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its specific topical focus of behavior in felines, \u003ci\u003eClinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is a targeted and highly useful resource for any veterinarian seeing feline patients, assisting through all stages of treatment with easily accessible and understandable information. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to Feline Veterinary Behavior 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Stelow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Normal Feline Social Behavior 10\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristyn Vitale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Preventing Behavior Problems in Domestic Cats 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma K. Grigg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Play Behavior in Cats 46\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMikel Delgado\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Feeding Behavior of Cats 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine Albro Houpt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Eliminative Behaviors 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeannine Berger and Wailani Sung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pain and Sickness Behaviors 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. L. Stella and C. A. Tony Buffington Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Fear, Anxiety, Stress Behaviors in Cats 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmanda Rigterink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Compulsive and Displacement Behaviors 142\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelissa Bain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Aggression Toward Humans 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Stelow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Aggression Toward Other Cats 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSharon Crowell-Davis and Elizabeth Stelow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Nuisance\/Destructive\/Unruly Behaviors 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel Malamed and Karen Lynn C. Sueda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Senior Cat 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGina Davis and Ilana Halperin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Cat Relationships in the Home 232\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSun-A Kim and Elizabeth Stelow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Cats in the Clinic 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargie Scherk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Feline Psychopharmacology 274\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Stelow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Medications for Pain Management in Cats 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Stelow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 297\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Stelow, DVM, DACVB,\u003c\/b\u003e is Chief of the Behavior Service at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in Davis, California, USA.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive resource offering practical and accessible guidance on managing behavior problems in cats\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a complete, easy-to-use reference to practical information on identifying, diagnosing, and treating behavior problems in cats. 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