ABSTRACT: This article explores the importance of behavioural considerations in veterinary practice and identifies appropriate methods to find and employ a suitably qualified behaviourist. Following this it discusses the role of the behaviourist in practice and identifies easily implementable, small changes that can be made to increase behavioural awareness and explains the benefit of these in relation to the practice, owner and animal.

Author

Loni Loftus MSc BSc(Hons)

Loni holds a BSc(Hons) Degree in Equine Science and an MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare. She owned and ran a behaviour, training and rehabilitation centre for a number of years before starting her career as a lecturer. Loni is a Veterinary Behaviour Programme Leader at the Central College of Animal Studies and also lectures for a number of other colleges and universities in animal science, behaviour and welfare as well as continuing to practice as an animal behaviourist.

Her interests are based around injury, disease, rehabilitation, behaviour and welfare, with current research in the areas of equine euthanasia and stress in animals at public events. She is secretary of the Veterinary Wound Healing Association.

Keywords: Clinical. Veterinary, Behavioural

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 29 (05) • May 2014 • pp166-169

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