Behaviour Problems
INFORMATION SHEETS ON A VARIETY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS
Student Articles
The short articles below discuss the etiology and treatment of various behaviour problems seen in domestic and captive animals. Papers were submitted by veterinary students at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sakatchewan, as part of a class assignment. They represent a brief summary of material and information known about these topics. By posting these papers on the web, students provide their fellow classmates (and you) with an opportunity to read material they felt was interesting and useful to the public and veterinarians. Students were asked to include a brief list of references they used in researching their particular topic. Anyone seeking additional information on these topics should consult the references cited at the end of each article. As editors of this page we caution you that the information in these articles is limited by the thoroughness of the individual student who wrote the article and was not written by an expert in this field. However, we believe the articles represent a good starting point for the novice trying to better understand a particular behavioural problem.
We intend to add additional
information to these topics in future and hope to include pictures and short
video clips to enhance your understanding of these behavioural problems. If you
are an expert in this area or have more recent information, pictures or video
clips for any specific behaviour please contact
us, we welcome your contributions and suggestions.
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Feline Behaviour Problems
- Herbivorous Housecats: The Plant-Eating Pet
- Play Aggression in Felines
- Urine Marking by Female Cats
- Wool Sucking in Cats
Canine Behaviour Problems
- Canine Acral Lick Dermatitis
- Canine
Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome
- Submissive Urination in Dogs
- Pica Behaviour in Dogs
- Predatory
aggression and chase-proneness
- Problem Barking: Causes and Solutions
- Thunderphobia in Canines
- Tail Chasing in Dogs
- Separation Anxiety in Dogs
Equine Behaviour Problems
- Pica Behaviour in Horses
- Equine Self-Mutilation Syndrome
- Foal Rejection
- Head Shaking in Horses
- Trailering Problems in Horses
- Coprophagy in the Foal
Various Species and Behaviour Problems
- Cannibalism in Poultry
- Feather Picking and Self Mutilation in Companion Birds
- Cross Suckling in Dairy Calves
- Problem Chewing in Rabbits
- Aggression in Captive Iguanas
- Stereotypic Movements in Zoo Animals
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