Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses 2nd Edition

Your Complete Guide to Canine and Feline Behavior

This fully revised second edition presents a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for veterinary technicians and nurses seeking to understand their patients on a deeper level, implement preventive behavior medicine, and assist veterinarians with behavioral interventions. The book provides a grounding in the behavioral, mental, and emotional needs of dogs and cats and offers an invaluable daily reference for interactions with patients and clients.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: This book provides a thorough introduction to the role of veterinary technicians in animal behavior, with comprehensive explorations of canine and feline behavior and development.
• Practical Strategies: It includes discussions of animal behavior, communication, behavior modification, problem prevention, and behavior solutions.
• Emotionally Protective Practices: It offers details on implementing emotionally protective practices into the veterinary and husbandry care, including new coverage of visits that aim to reduce fear and anxiety.
• Enhanced Resources: A companion website offers more than 50 video tutorials, multiple-choice questions, PowerPoint slides, and appendices.
• Target Audience: An essential reference for veterinary technicians and nurses, and will also benefit veterinary technology and nursing students.