As part of the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series, this unique manual is designed as a quick reference for veterinarians and students alike. Information is readily available in a practical and easy-to-use format, with topics organized alphabetically for easy reference. Coverage includes typical problem behaviors in dogs and cats, such as various types of aggression, anxiety, fear, soiling and marking, vocalizing, and destructive behaviors. Appendices provide additional resources on psychopharmacology, learning and behavior modification, and client handouts. An accompanying CD-ROM also offers electronic versions of handouts for easy use.

CONTENTS: Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Acral Lick dermatitis: canine
2. Aggression/Canine: Classification and overview
3. Aggression/Canine: fear/defensive
4. Aggression/Canine: food
5. Aggression/Canine: human directed/familiar people
6. Aggression/Canine: human directed/unfamiliar people
7. Aggression/Canine: idiopathic
8. Aggression/Canine: interdog/familiar dogs
9. Aggression/Canine: interdog/unfamiliar dogs
10. Aggression/Canine: possessive
11. Aggression/Canine: redirected
12. Aggression/Canine: territorial
13. Aggression/Canine: veterinary office
14. Aggression/Feline: classification and overview
15. Aggression/Feline: fear/defensive
16. Aggression/Feline: intercat
17. Aggression/Feline: petting induced
18. Aggression/Feline: play related
19. Aggression/Feline: redirected
20. Aggression/Feline: status related
21. Aggression/Feline: territorial
22. Aggression/Feline: veterinary office
23. Aggression: Medical Differentials
24. Anxiety disorders: general overview canine and feline
25. Attention seeking behavior: canine and feline
26. Begging: canine and feline
27. Chewing: canine and feline
28. Cognitive Dysfunction: canine and feline
29. Compulsive disorder: canine and feline overview
30. Coprophagia
31. Destructive Play and exploration: feline
32. Digging: canine
33. Fear of people: canine and feline
34. Fear of places and things: canine and feline
35. Fear of the outdoors: canine
36. Firework phobia
37. Flank sucking
38. Fly snapping
39. Generalized anxiety
40. Housesoiling: canine
41. Housesoiling: feline
42. Hyperactivity: canine and feline
43. Jumping on people: canine
44. Jumping on counters: feline
45. Licking/excessive
46. Marking: canine
47. Mourning behavior: canine and feline
48. Mouthing/play biting and aggressive play
49. Nocturnal behavior: canine and feline
50. Noise phobia: canine and feline
51. Pica: canine and feline
52. Predatory behavior: canine and feline
53. Psychogenic alopeica/Overgrooming: feline
54. Roaming: canine and feline
55. Scratching behavior: feline
56. Separation anxiety: canine and feline
57. Shadow and light chasing: canine
58. Stealing household objects: canine and feline
59. Tail chasing and spinning: canine and feline
60. Thunderstorm phobia
61. Travel related problems
62. Urine Marking: Feline
63. Vocalization: canine and feline
64. Wool sucking and fabric eating: feline
Appendix A Pharmacology
Appendix B Learning and Behavior modification
Appendix C Additional resources for Veterinarians
Appendix D Handouts