The social and clinical causes of behaviour problems.pdf

BVMSIII The social and clinical causes of behaviour problems in domesticated and companion animals Samantha Lindley BVSc MRCVS Intended learning outcomes Describe the social and clinical causes of behaviour problems in domesticated and companion animals Behaviour Problems ➢ Aggression ➢ Anxiet...

BVMSIII The social and clinical causes of behaviour problems in domesticated and companion animals Samantha Lindley BVSc MRCVS Intended learning outcomes Describe the social and clinical causes of behaviour problems in domesticated and companion animals Behaviour Problems ➢ Aggression ➢ Anxiety (Fear and phobia) ➢ Attention seeking ➢ Compulsive (including stereotypic) ➢ Withdrawal (depression, learned helplessness) Behaviour Problems in domesticated animals Behaviour Problems in domesticated animals Most behavioural problems in most domesticated farm animals are caused by inappropriate management, inappropriate husbandry, inappropriate social groupings, or disease Behaviour Problems in domesticated animals ➢Cattle: (social structure) ➢Navel sucking ➢Tongue rolling ➢Aggression ➢Change of behaviour patterns, e.g. order of entering milking parlour; standing away from the herd Behaviour Problems in domesticated animals ➢Poultry: (social structure) ➢Feather pecking ➢Vacuum behaviours ➢Aggression ➢Cannabilism Behaviour Problems in domesticated animals ➢Pigs: (social structure) ➢Tail biting ➢Aggression ➢Bar chewing ➢Laying on piglets Behaviour Problems in domesticated animals ➢Sheep: (social structure) ➢Fear and panic! ➢Aggression ➢Changes in patterns of behaviour, e.g. moving away from the flock John Webster: A Cool Eye Towards Eden (1995) & Limping Towards Eden (2005) Behaviour Problems in companion animals Behaviour Problems in companion animals Diagnoses do NOT include: Emotions/emotional states or their consequences e.g. “fear aggression” Behaviour Problems in companion animals Social / environmental causes Medical / clinical causes Social and environmental causes – dog Social and environmental causes – dog Socialisation ➢Sensitive period (8 week vulnerability) ➢4-16 weeks Social and environmental causes – dog Attitude to resources and control ➢Dogs are social predators, but dependent on humans Social and environmental causes – dog Relationships Social and environmental causes – dog Trauma Social and environmental causes – dog Frustration Social and environmental causes – dog Breed tendency Social and environmental causes – dog Handling Social and environmental causes – dog Learned/trained Social and environmental causes – dog Over /under stimulation Social and environmental causes – cat Inappropriate/inadequate/breached core territory Core Territory – cat Core Territory – cat Core Territory – cat Core Territory – cat Social and environmental causes – cat Trauma, threat and change Social and environmental causes – cat Relationships Clinical causes – dog and cat Pain ➢The most common clinical cause of behaviour problems Clinical causes – dog and cat ➢Pain is frightening : the patient reacts to the fear in a way that reflects its temperament, experience and the quality of the pain Clinical causes – dog and cat ➢Pain arises from: musculoskeletal; dental; aural; dermatological; neurological; visceral; opthalmological Clinical causes – dog and cat ➢But all pain is perceived in the brain Clinical causes – dog and cat Dietary sensitivity Clinical causes – dog and cat Hormonal (sex) Clinical causes – dog and cat Hormonal (Endocrine) ➢ Hyperthyroidism (cats) ➢ Hypothyroidism (dogs) ➢ Hyperadrenocorticism Clinical causes – dog and cat Neurological ➢ Space occupying lesion ➢ Complex partial seizures ➢ Developmental abnormalities Clinical causes – dog and cat Clinical causes – dog and cat Urogenital tract Clinical causes – dog and cat Gastrointestinal tract Clinical causes – dog and cat Sensory Clinical causes – dog and cat Sensory Clinical causes – dog and cat Sensory Clinical causes – dog and cat Hepatic Clinical causes – dog and cat Cognitive dysfunction Clinical causes – dog and cat Iatrogenic