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2 Wednesdays per month: Veterinary Specialty Center

Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays: Elmhurst Animal Hospital 

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The Mission of Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants

Behavior problems in pets are one of the more common reasons for owners to relinquish their companions. Activities such as aggression and anxiety based behaviors often results in a break down of the bond that exists between pets and people. Our behavior practice is committed to assisting pet owners in re-establishing that bond.

Chicago Veterinary Behavior Consultants concentrates primarily on the treatment of behavior difficulties in companion animals (primarily dogs, cats and pet birds). Our goal is to identify problem behaviors and differentiate normal behaviors which are inappropriate for the situation versus abnormal behavior. Diagnosis is based mainly on history, observation of the pet directly or through videotape and any needed laboratory testing (performed either by your veterinarian or at the time of the appointment with our practice.

Typical behaviors which we are presented with include:

  • Anxiety related disorders (such as separation
    anxiety) and phobias (thunderstorm and noise phobias).
  • Compulsive Disorders (tail chasing, flank licking, light chasing, etc.).
  • Elimination Problems (Housesoiling, marking, litter box issues)
  • Aggressive Behaviors of Dogs and Cats


Diagnosis is based on:

  • History/Interview
  • Physical Examination
  • Laboratory Evaluation
 

Animal News

animal behavior news from mongabay.com
animal behavior news.
  • Mediterranean bluefin tuna originate in the Gulf of Mexico
    Researchers have discovered a previously unknown migratory route for the northern bluefin tuna, proving for the first time that the species' Mediterranean and North American subpopulations interact. According to the paper published in Science the two groups meet as juveniles then return to their birthplace to spawn. For a critically-endangered species that is still heavily fished, the new finding has large conservation and management implications.
  • For Australian beetles bigger is better; while American beetles don't care about size
    Researchers have discovered a dung beetle that may be evolving into separate species in a few decades rather than thousands or millions of years. Separated geographically, sub-populations of the species show large differences in the size of their genitalia and horns. Such distinctions could create new species in a short time, because beetles with largely different genitalia cannot successfully mate.
  • When in season, wolves choose salmon over deer
    The popular image of hunting wolves is a pack bearing down on a deer, working in concert to make the kill. However, new research has discovered that when available, wolves largely forgo hoofed mammals for salmon.
  • Google Earth reveals cattle have a built-in compass
    Cattle, along with grazing deer, tend to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field lines, in a north-south direction, report researchers writing in the early online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The finding suggests that cows seem to have a built-in magnetic compass.
  • How do wind turbines kill bats?
    Numerous studies have shown that migratory bats are undergoing large fatalities due to wind turbines. Far more bats die due to wind turbines than birds, though they generally receive less attention. Now, researchers writing in Current Biology believe they know why bats are more susceptible to wind turbine fatalities.
  • French birds on the move due to climate change—just not fast enough
    French ornithologists have discovered, year by year, that French birds are moving north due to the affects of climate change. A recent study of such movements in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B concludes that the birds are not moving fast enough, leading to concern among conservationists.
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