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• BEHAVIORAL VETERINARY MEDICINE: A NEW DIRECTION IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN COMPANION ANIMALS

  A.A. Ksenofontova, O.A. Voinova, A.A. Ivanov, D.A. Ksenofontov (Department of Animal Physiology, Ethology and Biochemistry, Russian State Agrarian University, Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K.A. Timiryazev, RUSSIA).
  

  Disciplinary: Veterinary Medicine.

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  DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2020.198

  Keywords: Companion pets; Unwanted behaviors, Animal welfare, Animal's needs, Behavior correction; Pet's behavioral disorders Dog's aggressive behavior; Aggressive cat.

  Abstract
  The substantiation of the relevance of a new direction in veterinary medicine - "Behavioral Veterinary Medicine" is given to conduct a thorough analysis of the causes, consequences, as well as methods of prevention, diagnosis, therapy and correction of behavioral disorders in cats and dogs, to raise their level of welfare. Among domestic animals, cats and dogs are the most popular species, since in the modern world communication with them increases the emotional comfort of a person, positively affects his state of health. In this regard, in many countries, there has been an increase in the number of companion animals. At the same time, undesirable forms of animal behavior violate the harmonious relationship between owners and pets, being one of the main reasons for which they are transferred to another owner or shelters, thrown away or subjected to euthanasia. Unwanted forms of behavior include various types of aggression, fears, phobias, anxiety, neurosis, depression, stereotyping, hypertensions, unscrupulous behavior, reproductive behavior disorders, as well as other behavioral problems (hyperactivity, destructive behavior, stalking cars, barking outsiders, excessive vocalization, etc.). The most common and dangerous form of deviant behavior in cats and dogs is aggression. There are many causes of abnormalities in animal behavior. This includes pathophysiological disorders of various etiologies, hereditary factors, and adverse environmental conditions that do not allow satisfying the dominant need, which ultimately leads to the development of chronic stress and a decrease in the level of animal welfare. Specialists in behavioral veterinary medicine developed questionnaires for collecting a behavioral history, methods for diagnosing disorders in the behavior of cats and dogs of various etiologies, and developed algorithms for treating behavioral disorders. The effectiveness of these protocols will depend on the skill of the veterinarian in the field of behavioral veterinary medicine.
  
  

  Paper ID: 11A10O

  Cite this article:

  Ksenofontova, A.A., Voinova, O.A., Ivanov, A.A., Ksenofontov, D.A. (2020). BEHAVIORAL VETERINARY MEDICINE: A NEW DIRECTION IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN COMPANION ANIMALS. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 11(10), 11A10O, 1-9.