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Clinical Animal Behavior Service – Helping Pets Stay in the Family The mission of the UC Davis Clinical Animal Behavior Service is three-fold: education of veterinary students and veterinary behavior residents; providing high-quality care to our patients and their owners; and research on clinical animal behavior problems. Our Behavior Service is the nation’s largest veterinary behavior program, with the main service in Davis, and our satellite clinic in southern California. It is comprised of three board-certified veterinary behaviorists (out of 36 in the world) and the largest veterinary behavior residency program in the country, with the goal to continue to expand this field. To become board-certified, one must first be a veterinarian (eight years of college), practice as a general veterinarian for at least one year, complete a veterinary behavior residency program (three years), publish an original peer-reviewed research paper, and successfully pass a two-day examination. As veterinarians specializing in behavior problems of animals, we are uniquely qualified to diagnose and dispense treatment plans for clients and their pets, taking into consideration medical problems as well as household dynamics. Our diagnoses and treatment plans are based on the most current research available from the fields of veterinary medicine, ethology, learning theory, and counseling. The research that is performed at UC Davis contributes to this growing field. We do not use harsh physical punishment techniques. Instead, we work with the individual animals’ motivation to achieve the correct and acceptable behaviors. The behavior problems that we treat are wide-ranging. In dogs common problems include aggression, fearful and phobic behaviors, separation anxiety, repetitive behaviors, and housesoiling. Common problems in cats include urine marking, inappropriate elimination, repetitive behaviors, and aggression. We also treat birds, other exotic pets, and horses, as well as other animals requiring veterinary behavioral intervention. Our personalized treatment plans help owners solve their pets’ problems. The Behavior Service also provides housecall appointments in the local areas surrounding the clinics. If you have a pet that would benefit from treatment by our Behavior Service, please call 530-752-1393 in northern California and 858-759-6837 in southern California. |
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