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Mitral Valve Repair –The Development and Rise of Options in the Veterinary World
This article will overview both options currently available and their current stages of progress. (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Poppy Bristow, Lauren E. Markovic Source Type: research

Exciting Advancements and Compelling Future Directions in Companion Animal Cardiology
It is a great privilege to curate a collection of articles that highlight groundbreaking advancements in companion animal cardiology. Veterinary cardiology has recently seen incredible advancements due in part to the research teams, clinician scientists, and translational cardiology breakthroughs of authors in this collection. Authors of this collection range from graduate students and cardiology residents to full professors and represent the current and future of impactful research and clinical prowess that define our present and future standards of care. (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Joshua A. Stern Tags: Preface Source Type: research

Advancements in Companion Animal Cardiology
VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA: SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Joshua A. Stern Source Type: research

Copyright
Elsevier (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Contributors
JOSHUA A. STERN, DVM, PhD (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Contents
Joshua A. Stern (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Forthcoming Issues
Canine and Feline Behavior (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - October 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Behavior Problems Associated with Pain and Paresthesia
Pain is a subjective, aversive sensory and emotional experience and can cause or exacerbate problem behaviors. In this review, the biobehavioral model of pain is introduced and used to improve understanding by veterinarians of pain mechanisms and their relationship with problem behaviors. A range of potential indicators of discomfort are presented, illustrated by selected cases from the authors ’ behavior and pain referral clinics. Various myths exist around pain resulting in barriers to reporting assessment and treatment. Veterinarians should always consider discomfort in any case presenting with a problem behavior. (So...
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 22, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Daniel S. Mills, Fergus M. Coutts, Kevin J. McPeake Source Type: research

Behavior Changes Associated with Metabolic Disease of Dogs and Cats
Like many physical disorders, the clinical signs associated with metabolic diseases affecting thyroid, adrenal, and pancreatic function are reflective of nonspecific changes in behavior. Additionally, patients who have underlying disorders associated with fear, anxiety, stress, conflict, and/or panic may be under treatment with medications that alter basal thyroid, glucose, and cortisol levels. Through reinforcement and punishment of behaviors associated with clinical signs caused by organic or iatrogenic endocrine disease, behaviors can be perpetuated and become persistent patterns. Screening all patients presenting with ...
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 20, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Lisa Radosta Source Type: research

Cognitive Changes Associated with Aging and Physical Disease in Dogs and Cats
Behavior changes may indicate primary physical disease or primary behavioral disorders in veterinary patients. It is imperative to recognize that secondary behavioral problems can develop due to medical causes. The incidence of systemic disease increases with age and behavior manifestations can be similar to those expected with cognitive dysfunction syndrome. In this article, we review basic concepts of cognition, aging, and cognitive dysfunction syndrome. Additionally, we provide information regarding factors that influence cognition, and the role medical conditions have on the behavior of aging pets. (Source: Veterinary ...
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 16, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Lena Provoost Source Type: research

The Effects of Fitness Training on Working Dog Behavior
Working dogs perform complex tasks that require both physical and behavioral soundness. Two case studies demonstrate how fitness training moderated arousal levels, facilitated training, and improved performance measures in different situations. Fitness training can be beneficial when integrated as part of a working dog ’s training regimen because it can have a significant influence on their overall health, behavior, and ability to perform their working role effectively. (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 16, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Clara Wilson, Dana Ebbecke, Danielle Berger, Cynthia Otto Source Type: research

Inflammation and Behavior Changes in Dogs and Cats
Sickness is a normal response to infections or stress triggered by proinflammatory cytokines that drive local and systemic inflammatory responses. Proinflammatory cytokines act on the brain causing the so called “sickness behavior,”which is thought to improve recovery but can become maladaptive in the long term. Chronic inflammation characterizes many diseases and there is some evidence that dogs and cats experience age-associated increases in inflammation, a condition named “inflammaging.” A comple x and multifactorial relationship exists between these inflammatory mechanisms, pain, and psychological illness that ...
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 16, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Patrizia Piotti, Ludovica Pierantoni, Mariangela Albertini, Federica Pirrone Source Type: research

The Interaction Between Behavioral and Physical Health in Rabbits
Behavioral and physical health are intricately interconnected in most animals, and the rabbit is no different. Medical or physical conditions can lead to anxiety and stress, and anxiety and stress can lead to physical illness. Rabbits are very prone to fear, anxiety, and stress, especially when their husbandry is not appropriate and their environmental and behavioral needs are not met. Any rabbit presenting for acute behavior changes should be examined thoroughly for underlying medical conditions and the appropriateness of their environment examined equally closely. Physical health is unlikely to exist without behavioral a...
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 15, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Valarie V. Tynes Source Type: research

Separation-related Problems and Their Interaction with Physical Disease
The condition of separation-related problems (SRPs) is common in companion dogs and clinicians should be comfortable diagnosing it. There are numerous diagnoses related to physical disease that have clinical signs similar to SRP, that exacerbate SRP, or may cause regression in treatment of SRP. Common examples include conditions affecting the following systems: musculoskeletal, neurologic, gastrointestinal, and dermatologic. Therefore, it is important for clinicians to rule out causes of physical disease and address them accordingly. The signalment of the patient, medications they are receiving, and other behavioral comorb...
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 15, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Hagar Hauser Source Type: research

The Relationship Between Aggression and Physical Disease in Dogs
Aggression is a very common behavioral problem in dogs. Although aggression can be part of the normal behavior of dogs, medical conditions can either trigger aggression as in the case of intracranial tumors or aggravate an existing aggression problem as it happens with painful conditions. Therefore, it is essential to include an assessment of physical health in the diagnostic protocol of canine aggression. (Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice)
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - September 13, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Marta Amat, Susana Le Brech, Xavier Manteca Source Type: research