Behavioural awareness – an essential aspect of a twentieth century practice

Event Date: 
18/06/2010
Event Type: 
Veterinary Practices
Location: 
Black Horse House, University of Reading.

Speakers: Caroline Bower & Francesca Riccomini

Including: What is problem behaviour? – knowing what to look for and increasing owner awareness of difficulties that are commonly encountered with dogs, cats, rabbits, other small furries and birds;

Conditions that affect our most common pet species at different times in their lives;

Thinking laterally – not everything is blindingly obvious – spotting the subtle indicators that pets and owners need help;

Knowing what to do when problem behaviour is identified, when to intervene and who to refer to;

Prevention is better than cure – reducing the contribution veterinary practices make to companion animal behaviour problems .

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