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Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses - by Julie Shaw & Debbie Martin (Paperback)

Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses - by  Julie Shaw & Debbie Martin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses</i> provides the veterinary technician with a solid foundation in behavioral medicine. Designed as a daily resource for interacting with and educating pet owners, the book familiarizes readers with the behavioral, mental, and emotional needs of dogs and cats. <i>Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses</i> offers a complete guide to the technician's role in behavioral preventive services and how to assist the veterinarian with behavioral intervention.</p> <p>Covering the roles of animal behavior professionals, normal development of dogs and cats, and the human-animal bond, the book includes correlations from human mental health care throughout. The book encompasses learning theory, preventive behavioral services, standardized behavior modification terms and techniques, and veterinary behavior pharmacology. <i>Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses</i> is an essential resource for veterinary technicians to realize their full potential and become a pivotal component of the behavioral health care team for canine and feline patients.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><i>Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses</i> provides the veterinary technician with a solid foundation in behavioral medicine. Designed as a daily resource for interacting with and educating pet owners, the book familiarizes readers with the behavioral, mental, and emotional needs of dogs and cats. <i>Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses</i> offers a complete guide to the technician's role in behavioral preventive services and how to assist the veterinarian with behavioral intervention.</p> <p>Covering the roles of animal behavior professionals, normal development of dogs and cats, and the human-animal bond, the book includes correlations from human mental health care throughout. The book encompasses learning theory, preventive behavioral services, standardized behavior modification terms and techniques, and veterinary behavior pharmacology. <i>Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses</i> is an essential resource for veterinary technicians to realize their full potential and become a pivotal component of the behavioral health care team for canine and feline patients.</p> <p><b>Key features<br /> </b></p> <ul> <li>Equips veterinary technicians with a thorough grounding in behavioral medicine to help them better understand and care for their patients</li> <li>Presents practical information for managing canine and feline behavior cases</li> <li>Focuses on the technician's central role in behavior medicine, emphasizing opportunities for coordinating and assisting the behavioral health care team to ensure that it is effective and efficient </li> <li>Offers advice on effective client communication to better educate pet owners and assist the veterinarian with behavioral intervention</li> <li>Provides a full understanding of the behavioral, mental, and emotional needs of canine and feline patients</li> <li>Includes access to a companion website offering forms, handouts, and the images from the book for download</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Veterinary technicians are in the primary and pivotal position to prevent behavior problems, protect and strengthen the human animal bond and be the catalyst for Fear Free veterinary visits. This book has been long needed and will help your hospital reach those goals. Achieve these goals and you thrive, it's that simple. This book is a must have in every veterinary hospital library. Read it and reap (the benefits)!</p> <p> <b>Dr. Marty Becker </b><i>America's Veterinarian</i><i><br /></i>Taking the <i>pet</i><i> </i>out of petrified...puts <i>pets</i> back into practices</p> <p><br />There are few people with the breadth of experience as Julie Shaw to understand the importance of an integrated team approach to problem behaviour management, and even fewer who can communicate so articulately. Julie is a rare talent and this book is a must have for every veterinary clinic.<br /><br /><b>Daniel S. Mills</b> BVSc PhD CBiol FSB FHEA CCAB Dip ECAWBM(BM) MRCVS<br />European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine</p> <p><br />"I believe it will be a great resource for veterinary technicians and anyone else interested in the clinical veterinary behavior of dogs and cats." (<i>Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association</i>, 15 March 2015)</p> <p> </p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Julie Shaw</b>, RVT, VTS (Behavior), KPA-CTP, was the Senior Animal Behavior Technologist at Purdue University for 13 years and is now an owner of TEAM Education in Animal Behavior, LLC, in Spicewood, Texas, USA.</p> <p><b>Debbie Martin, </b>RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, VTS (Behavior), is the Animal Behavior Technician for Veterinary Behavior Consultations, LLC, and an owner of TEAM Education in Animal Behavior, LLC, in Spicewood, Texas, USA.</p>

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