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Dog and Cat Behavior The Hospital can provide handouts on the following topics.
General Information
Aggression - introduction to aggressive behavior Behavior - causes and diagnosis of problems Behavior management products Behavior modification - reducing fear and anxiety, desensitization, counter conditioning and flooding Behavior problems of older pets Behavior resources Behavioral drug therapy with release form Children and pets Compulsive, stereotypic and displacement disorders Fears, phobias and anxieties Rewards - learning and reinforcement Selecting a pet - guidelines for dogs and cats - Sample handout Go Back to the Table Of Contents
Cats	Dogs
Aggression (cats) - diagnosing and treating Aggression (cats) - general Aggression (cats) - play Aggression (cats) - territorial Controlling undesirable behavior in cats Destructive behaviors (cats) Excessive nocturnal activity in cats Fear in cats House-soiling (cats) House-training - using the litter box Marking behaviors of cats Neutering (cats) Play and investigative behaviors (cats) Scratching and declawing Socialization of the new cat Vocalization (cats) - excessive Go Back to the Table Of Contents	Aggression (dogs) - diagnosing and treating Aggression (dogs) - sibling rivalry Aggression (dogs) - social aggression to unfamiliar Aggression toward family members (dogs) dogs Barking Biting (dogs) Controlling pulling, lunging, chasing, and jumping up (dogs) Controlling stealing and teaching "give" (dogs) Coprophagia in dogs Destructiveness - chewing (dogs) Destructiveness - digging (dogs) Excitable and disobedient dogs Fears and phobias of dogs - animals and people Fears and phobias of dogs - noises and places House-safety (dogs) House-soiling (dogs) Neutering (dogs) Play and exercise in dogs Punishment (dogs) Puppy - getting started and house training guide Puppy training: basics Puppy training: come, wait, and follow Puppy training: sit, down, stand, and stay Puppy training: taking charge Separation anxiety (dogs) Socializing your new puppy Go Back to the Table Of Contents

Dog and Cat Care Information The Hospital can provide handouts on the following topics.
Cats	Dogs
Airline Travel with your Cat Allergy Anal Sac Disease Anemia Asthma and Bronchitis Bladder Stones Breeding and Queening Cats Breeding Cats and Raising Kittens Buspirone Use Cardiomyopathy Cat Scratch Disease Cesarian Section Post-Operative Instructions Chylothorax Coccidiosis Corneal Ulcers Cruciate Ligament Rupture Cystitis Dental Disease Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Distemper (Panleukopenia) Ear Infections Elimination: Inappropriate Emergencies and First Aid Endoscopy: Gastrointestinal Esophagostomy Tube Feeding Fatty Liver Syndrome Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Feline Infectious Anemia Feline Infectious Peritonitis Feline Leukemia Virus Diseases Fight Wound Infections Flea Allergy Flea Control Gastrostomy Tube Feeding Geriatric Cats Giardia Grief in Children Heartworms Hematoma of the Ear Hookworm Infection Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Icterus Inflammatory Bowel Disease Kidney Failure: Chronic Kittens: Raising Kittens: Recommendations for New Owners Megacolon Nasal Discharge: Chronic Pancreatitis Pyometra Pyothorax Rabies Ringworm Roundworm Infection Seizures Subcutaneous Fluid Administration Surgical Discharge Instructions Tapeworm Infection Toxoplasmosis Ultrasound Examination Upper Respiratory Infections Vaccination Failures Vomiting Go Back to the Table Of Contents	Airline Travel with your Dog Allergy Anal Sac Disease Anemia Bladder Stones Blastomycosis Bloat (GDV) Bone Diseases of Growing Dogs Breeding Dogs Breeding Dogs and Raising Puppies Cesarean Section Post-Operative Instructions Coccidiosis Collapsed Trachea Corneal Ulcers Coronavirus Disease Cruciate Ligament Rupture Cushing's Disease Cystitis Degenerative Disk Disease Demodectic Mange Dental Disease Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Distemper Ear Infections Ehrlichiosis Emergencies and First aid Endoscopy: Gastrointestinal Esophagostomy Tube Feeding Flea Allergy Flea Control Food Allergy Gastrostomy Tube Feeding Geriatric Dogs: Recommendations Giardia Grief Management in Children Heartworm Disease Hematoma of the Ear Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis Hepatitis: Infectious Hip Dysplasia Hookworm Infection Hypothyroidism Icterus Infant introduction to a Resident Dog Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inhalant Allergy Kennel Cough Kidney Failure: Chronic Leptospirosis Lick Granuloma Lumbosacral Syndrome Luxating Patella Lyme Disease Mitral Valve Disease and Heart Failure in Dogs Pancreatitis Parvovirus Infection Prostatic Disease Puppies: Orphaned Puppies: Raising Puppies: Recommendations for New Owners Pyometra Rabies Ringworm Roundworm Infection Sarcoptic Mange Seizures Staph Dermatitis & Hypersensitivity Subcutaneous Fluid Administration Surgical Discharge Instructions Tapeworm Infection Tartar Prevention Tonsillitis Ultrasound Examination Vaccination Failures Vomiting von Willebrand's Disease Whipworms Wobbler Syndrome Go Back to the Table Of Contents

Exotics & Pet Birds Information The Hospital can provide handouts on the following topics.
Exotics	Pet Birds
Choosing a Reptile as a Pet Common Diseases of Pet Chinchillas Common Diseases of Ferrets Common Diseases of Hedgehogs Common Diseases of Iguanas Common Diseases of Rabbits Common Diseases of Rodents Common Diseases of Snakes Common Diseases of Turtles Feeding Your Chinchilla Feeding Your Ferret Feeding Your Hedgehog Feeding Your Iguana Feeding Your Rabbit Feeding Your Rodent Feeding Your Snake Feeding Your Turtle Housing Your Chinchilla Housing Your Ferret Housing Your Hedgehog Housing Your Iguana Housing Your Rabbit Housing Your Rodent Housing Your Snake Housing Your Turtle Owning A Chinchilla Owning A Ferret Owning A Green Iguana Owning A Hedgehog Owning A Rabbit Owning A Rodent Owning A Snake Owning A Turtle Special Problems of Chinchillas Special Problems of Ferrets Special Problems of Hedgehogs Special Problems of Iguanas Special Problems of Rabbits Special Problems of Rodents Special Problems of Snakes Special Problems of Turtles Go Back to the Table Of Contents	Abnormal Droppings Anorexia and Lethargy Bathing Beak and Nail Care Cage Hygiene Chlamydiosis Choosing a Budgerigar Choosing a Canary Choosing a Cockatiel Choosing a Cockatoo Choosing a Conure Choosing a Finch Choosing a Lovebird Choosing a Macaw Choosing an African Grey Parrot Choosing an Amazon Parrot Chronic Egg Laying Common Conditions of Pet Birds Crop Infections Egg Binding Feather Problems Feeding a Budgerigar (Budgie) Feeding a Canary Feeding a Cockatiel Feeding a Cockatoo Feeding a Conure Feeding a Finch Feeding a Lovebird Feeding a Macaw Feeding an African Grey Parrot Feeding an Amazon Parrot Hand-Feeding Baby Birds Household Dangers Housing - Large Birds Housing - Small Birds Introducing New Birds Knemidokoptic Mange Leg Bands and Identification Nursing a Sick Bird Obesity Pacheco's Virus Infection Papillomatosis Parasites Polyoma Virus Infection Pox Virus Infection Proventricular Dilatation Syndrome Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Recognizing a Sick Bird Respiratory Disease Routine Veterinary Health Examinations Taming, Training and Talking Tests for Sick Birds Toxic Plants Transporting Your Bird Tumors Wild Baby Birds Wing Clipping Go Back to the Table Of Contents

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