{"id":979,"date":"2014-07-01T23:17:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T23:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phosdev.com\/todaysveterinarypractice\/?p=979"},"modified":"2022-02-16T15:51:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:51:48","slug":"pet-health-by-the-numbers-focus-on-canine-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/behavior\/pet-health-by-the-numbers-focus-on-canine-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Canine Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/06\/T1407C02.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9886\" src=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/07\/pdf_button.png\" alt=\"pdf_button\" width=\"110\" height=\"27\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Statistics extracted from data collected from the medical records of nearly 2.3 million dogs and 470,000 cats presented to more than 850 Banfield Pet Hospitals in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In each issue of <em>Today&#8217;s Veterinary Practice<\/em>, <strong>Pet Health by the Numbers<\/strong> correlates specific article topics with statistics provided by Banfield Pet Hospital (banfield.com). These statistics are extracted from data collected from the medical records of nearly <strong>2.3 million dogs<\/strong> and <strong>470,000 cats<\/strong> presented to more than <strong>850 Banfield Pet Hospitals<\/strong> in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Note that these data are based on diagnoses made by the patients&#8217; veterinarians. Learn more about data collection by reading <strong>Welcome to Pet Health by the Numbers<\/strong> (January\/February 2014 issue) and <strong>Key Findings from the <em>State of Pet Health Report 2014<\/em><\/strong> (May\/June 2014 issue), both available at <strong>tvpjournal.com.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"aquabold\">Q&amp;A: THE USE OF MEDICATIONS IN CANINE BEHAVIOR THERAPY<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-5\">The following tables outline the top 5 behavior problems diagnosed in dogs, categorized by age and size, as a percentage of total pets presented to Banfield Pet Hospitals in 2013 in each category.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table-1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"aquabold\">Prevalence of Canine Behavior Problems by Age (2013)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"aquaboldtimes\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#daf5ec\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Behavior Diagnosis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Juvenile<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">(&lt; 1 year)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Young Adult<\/span><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\"><br \/>\n(1\u20133 years)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Mature Adult<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">(3\u201310 years)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Geriatric<\/span> <span class=\"helvbold-9-5\"><br \/>\n(&gt; 10 years)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">TOTAL NUMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">543,445<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">575,193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">1,100,183<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">251,143<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Aggressive Behavior<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.01%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">2.29%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">2.18%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.63%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Fear\/Anxiety<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.63%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.46%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.09%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.57%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Separation Anxiety<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.15%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.36%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.33%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Coprophagia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.55%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.16%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.07%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.06%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Submissive Urination<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.37%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.27%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.12%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.02%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table id=\"table-2\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td colspan=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"aquabold\">Prevalence of Canine Behavior Problems by Size (2013)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"aquaboldtimes\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#daf5ec\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Behavior Diagnosis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Toy\/Small<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">(&lt; 20 lb)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Medium<\/span> <span class=\"helvbold-9-5\"><br \/>\n(20 to &lt; 50 lb)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Large<\/span> <span class=\"helvbold-9-5\"><br \/>\n(50 to &lt; 90 lb)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e8f9f3\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Giant<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">(\u2265 90 lb)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"blue\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">TOTAL NUMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">1,160,457<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">614,312<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">472,237<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f4fafd\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">44,469<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Aggressive Behavior<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.97%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.92%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">2.01%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">2.01%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Fear\/Anxiety<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.74%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.51%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">1.20%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3e9f1\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><strong><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\">Separation Anxiety<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.23%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.37%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.39%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td 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class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.11%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.29%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.32%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e9f4f8\">\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-pt\">0.26%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"helvbold-9-5\"><strong>Path to Pet Wellness<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"helvetica-9-5\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"helvetica-9-5\"> This large data set presents an excellent opportunity to quantify behavior problems in dogs, but the numbers presented may underestimate prevalence. If owners do not report behavioral issues on presentation, a diagnosis may not be made and, ideally, clear criteria should be documented for each diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><span class=\"helvetica-9-5\">Based on this data, the most common behavior problems in dogs\u2014among all ages and sizes\u2014were aggression and fear\/anxiety. In contrast, one study reported that 15.6% of dogs in a general veterinary caseload had bitten a person.<sup>1<\/sup> Aggression has consistently been the most common problem in dogs referred to veterinary behaviorists and may be directed toward other animals as well as people.<sup>2<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-justified\"><em><span class=\"helvetica-9-5\">\u2014Ilana Reisner, DVM, Diplomate ACVB<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"references\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol class=\"references\">\n<li>Guy NC, Luescher UA, Dohoo SE, et al. Demographic and aggressive characteristics of dogs in a general veterinary caseload. <em>Appl Anim Behav Sci<\/em> 2001; 74:15-28.<\/li>\n<li>Bamberger M, Houpt KA. Signalment factors, comorbidity, and trends in behavior diagnoses in dogs: 1,644 cases (1991-2001). <em>JAVMA<\/em> 2006; 229:1591-1601.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statistics extracted from data collected from the medical records of nearly 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":52,"footnotes":""},"categories":[367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-july-august-2014","column-from-the-field","clinical_topics-behavior"],"acf":{"hide_sidebar":false,"hide_sidebar_ad":false,"hide_all_ads":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Focus on Canine Behavior | 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