Introduction Anxiety disorders, fear, and phobias are among the most common behavioral problems of companion animals. These problems include generalized anxiety, separation-related problems, and phobias of specific stimuli such as storms, fireworks, or other noises. In each of these disorders, affected animals are in a state of heightened arousal and distress. They may cause damage
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Owner Approach animal slowly and calmly. When about 2 m in front, put on mask so that the animal can see it and speak with normal, calm and friendly voice. When the animal shows positive recognition, call the dog or cat to you or proceed closer and start stroking. This should be repeated by different
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The Norwegian Society for the Protection of Animals (NSPCA) works to stop the unethical breeding of pedigree dogs. The wording of the Norwegian Animal Welfare Act is very strict. It is prohibited to pass on genes that influence the animals’ physical or mental health negatively, reduces the animals’ ability to practice natural behavior, or which
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The BSAVA, FECAVA and European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology (ESVE) are informing vets to pay attention to new reference values when measuring cortisol. All results that are close to a threshold may need to be validated again because of the change in the antibody used for the cortisol test for the Siemens Immulite 2000. Read
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