Awareness of animal sentience and welfare continues to grow in parallel with that of human mental health. This brand new manual for the whole practice team provides concise practical information on how to assess and maintain the highest standards of welfare in all veterinary environments. Written by a team of experts from a range of disciplines, the manual is relevant to all veterinary professionals and animal carers, as well as those studying animal welfare and behaviour. This title takes a holistic approach to animal health, and covers the welfare of the veterinary team and the ‘One Health’ positive aspects of pet ownership and animal contact.
Table of Contents
ContributorsForeword
Preface
Ch01_Animal ethics and welfare
Admission form
Ch02_Assessment and recording methods tool kit
Examples of Client questionnaires
Small mammal admission questionnaire
Reptile admission questionnaire
Bird admission questionnaire
Bird of prey admission questionnaire
Behaviour questionnaires
Canine behaviour questionnaire
Feline behaviour questionnaire
Rabbit behaviour questionnaire
Ch03_Animal behaviour
Case example 1: Clever Hans
Case example 2: Habituation to your environment
Case example 3: Miller’s imprint training of the neonatal horse
Case example 4: The round pound coin
Case example 5: Timing as a pitfall of punishment
Case example 6: Experimental induction of neurosis
Case example 7: The yappy and snappy small dog
Case example 8: Care labels
Case example 9: Dog barks, tails and eyes
Ch04_Animal enrichment
Ch05_Nutritional welfare
Case example 1: Grazing animals
Case example 2: Welfare compromises that can be caused in wild species by habituation through food
Ch06_Welfare-focused animal training
Case example 1: Muzzle training - dog
Case example 2: Secondary training in African wild dogs
Case example 3: Sit and stay exercises - dog
Case example 4: Stationing - dog
Case example 5: Recall training - dog
Case example 6: Audio recall - cat
Case example 7: Crate training - cat
Case example 8: Establishment of calm behaviour and trust in a rabbit
Case example 9: Operant conditioning to facilitate handling of guinea pigs
Case example 10: Zoo animal transport
Case example 11: Four-term contingency evaluation of a cat scratch
Case example 12: Ring-tailed lemurs - crate training
Case example 13: Flamingos at Copenhangen Zoo
Case example 14: Desensitization - fearful German Shepherd Dog x Golden Retriever
Case example 15: Scale training a green-winged macaw
Case example 16: Scale training three primate species in one exhibit
Case example 17: Hand injection in a crested porcupine
Case example 18: Hand injection in aye-ayes
Case example 19: Hand injection in African wild dogs
Case example 20: Nail clipping in a Sulawesi crested macaque
Case example 21: Bumblefoot in a king vulture
Ch07_Optimizing animal welfare in clinical practice
Case example 1: Puppy consultations
Case example 2: Early age neutering
Case example 3: Geriatric patients
Ch08_End-stage care
Ch09_One Health
Ch10_Veterinary team health and welfare
Index
