BVSc MSc CCAB MRCVS runs Good Companions, is co-owner and administrator of Shaw Veterinary Centre in Swindon and a visiting part-time lecturer and clinician at the University of Bristol, UK
Veterinary nurses can play an important role in helping to identify animals that might benefit from behavioural help and, potentially, behaviourally-active medication. They are likely to come across...
There are a number of different factors that need to be taken into consideration when choosing the most appropriate short-acting behavourally-active drugs for an individual animal. These are outlined...
While behaviourally-active drugs comprise several different classes of medication, they can be divided into two main types: short-acting drugs that can be given as needed (Box 1), and drugs that need...
Elderly cats are susceptible to developing a number of different health problems that can adversely affect their welfare and may also result in behaviour changes. The most common medical conditions...
According to the Pet Food Manufacturer's Association (PFMA, 2017) there are just over 8.5 million pet dogs in the UK. Although there are no accurate records of how many of these dogs are neutered,...
Elderly animals need to be able to move around their environment and access important resources easily. This can be particularly challenging for animals with medical problems affecting their mobility,...
The age-related decline in cognitive function in cats and dogs is associated with a number of pathological processes occurring in brain tissue, some of which are similar to the changes seen in...
It is widely believed that neutering will help calm boisterous, over-excitable adolescent dogs down. However this is often not the case. In most cases these dogs are receiving insufficient mental...