We have pets for a variety
of reasons – but the majority of owners do so for companionship
and enjoyment.
Whilst we all hope to have a happy and mutually fulfilling relationship
with our pets’ things can sometimes go wrong. This may be
because of a misunderstanding of a pet’s natural behaviour
and can lead to a breakdown of the relationship – which invariably
causes stress and unhappiness for both the pet and the owner.
Recent studies have shown that one of the primary reasons an animal
is left at a shelter such as the RSPCA is due to unwanted behaviour.
It is also one of the more common reasons animals are euthanized.
Fortunately, the new Behaviour Unit at our clinic can help you to
understand these problems and give you adequate tools to deal with
or manage the situation. All consultations are dealt with individually
with personalised behaviour programmes suited to fit your lifestyle.
In keeping with the ethos of the clinic we offer preventative care
in the form of informal talks, for example on socialisation and
habituation, control problems, puppy classes, aggression, fear and
phobias and attention seeking problems (please ask for full and
detailed timetable).
Before a behaviour problem gets out of hand, our nurses can offer
rudimentary advice about simple behaviour problems, which may be
enough to nip it in the bud.
For more serious and long-term problems we offer an advanced behavioural
programme from our Clinical Animal Behaviourist, Judith Adams MSc.
PG Dip AS (CABC). This is an in depth, comprehensive service with
full back up for three months. Some dogs from rescue centres come
with their own set of behaviour problems which need more advanced
and detailed advice.
Please ask for more information on any of our behaviour services.
Handouts are also available to assist and inform you.
Behaviour problems may have an underlying medical cause and therefore
all pet must be seen by a vet to in order to rule out an organic
(medical differential) as a priority.
Further Behaviour articles will be uploaded here soon
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