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• Diagnosing Behavior Problems

  Behavior problems in pets can be due to physical illnesses, behavioral illnesses, or both. In addition, some behaviors that you find undesirable are perfectly normal for a dog. It is always important to identify and treat underlying medical physical conditions once they have been identified. In most cases, physical and behavioral conditions must be treated simultaneously.

• Enriching Your Pet’s Environment with Their Food

  Enriching a pet's environment with food toys and puzzles at mealtimes can encourage mental stimulation and fulfill the need to forage, effectively increasing daily movement in inactive pets.

• Entrene a su mascota con refuerzo y recompensas

  Contenido en español actualizado.
  Translated from the original English article Using Reinforcement and Rewards to Train Your Pet

• Escoger Una Mascota: Guía Para Perros y Gatos - Gatos

  Behavior Management: Pet Selection Guidelines

  Pueden evitarse muchos problemas de salud y de comportamiento en las mascotas pidiendo consejo antes de adquirirlas. Estos consejos ayudan, primero, a seleccionar la mejor mascota para una familia en particular, para lo cual hay que tener en cuenta la especie, la raza, la edad y el sexo del animal, y también el lugar en el que se va a adquirir.

• Exercise and Your Cat

  Losing weight is difficult. Feeding a veterinary prescription weight-loss food is important, but energy expenditure is also important. Encouraging your cat to exercise can help to increase energy expenditure and can complement a successful weight-loss program.

• Exercising Your Cat for Weight Loss

  Obesity occurs when a cat consumes more calories than they expend. Therefore, managing obesity in cats often requires both dietary changes and increased exercise/activity. There are several methods for increasing activity in cats, including play, using cat trees and climbing structures, outdoor enclosures, and intentional, active feeding practices. Each of these can be beneficial in promoting weight loss.

• Factors to Consider in Pet Selection - Cats

  You’ve probably heard lots of funny cat anecdotes; about how you don’t own them…they own YOU; how they feel superior to everyone, especially dogs; that they expect to be treated like royalty. If you are considering a feline acquisition, first consider this: lots of those remarks are true! This handout explains the other factors to consider in selecting the cat most likely to choose your family, too.

• Fears, Phobias, and Anxiety in Cats and Dogs

  Fear can be a normal response to a threat, but it can also contribute to emotional and physical distress. Anxiety is the anticipation of fear. Phobias are intense fear responses to relatively benign triggers. Behavior modification and medications may be used to treat fear, anxiety, and phobias in dogs and cats.

• Feeding the Mind and Body: Interactive Feeders for Dogs and Cats

  Interactive feeders that require a pet to think and work for their food call upon pets’ natural instincts to hunt or forage. Besides being fun, these food puzzles may help both physical and behavioral problems in cats and dogs. When used correctly, interactive feeders may benefit pets that eat too quickly, become bored when alone, or suffer from separation anxiety.

• Flying with Your Cat

  Successful airline travel with a cat begins long before the day of travel. Do your homework with the airlines. Acquire your cat's travel carrier well before your trip to allow her to become comfortable with it. Schedule a visit with your veterinarian close to the date of travel. Consult your veterinarian to create the best travel plan for your cat if she does not travel well. With some advance planning, attention to detail, and consultation with your veterinarian, flying with your cat can be a great experience.