Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior

A comprehensive guide to diagnosing and treating canine and feline behavior problems in clinical practice

Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Third Edition equips practitioners with practical, evidence-based strategies to diagnose, treat, and prevent behavioral issues in dogs and cats. Fully updated with new content, including behavior screening protocols, client handouts, and videos, this highly practical resource is tailored to meet the demands of modern veterinary practice.

The third edition introduces a reorganized format enabling rapid access to key information on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and life-stage-specific behavior concerns. A new behavior screening section equips practitioners with tip sheets, quick-start algorithms, and problem-solving strategies for common complaints. The newly added QR codes offer easy access to visual resources that reinforce learning and support client communication.

Providing detailed guidance on integrating behavioral medicine seamlessly into routine patient care, Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior:

• Provides actionable solutions to real-world behavior challenges, tailored for general practitioners and veterinary technicians
• Supports practitioners in addressing a wide range of behavior-related challenges, including begging, roaming, anxiety, aggression, compulsive disorders, vocalization, and urine marking
• Includes in-depth history forms, appendices on pharmacology, and resources for learning and behavior modification
• Contains new research, expanded chapters, and the latest insights into veterinary behavioral medicine

Covering everything from preventing issues in newly adopted pets to managing complex geriatric behavior problems, the third edition of Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior remains an essential resource for small animal veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary students.

Amy L. Pike, DVM, DACVB, is the owner of the Animal Behavior Wellness Center in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, and a clinical instructor at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

Debra F. Horwitz, DVM, DACVB, is the owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.