Behavior
The bond that clients have with their pets is an integral part of veterinary medicine. Behavior issues are often misunderstood, unexpected, frustrating and, many times, difficult to manage. They can lead to a weakening or severance of that crucial and emotional bond between human and animal. Behavior problems cause stress in animals and those involved with their care, further exacerbating the underlying problems. Behavior consultations at Peak Veterinary Referral Center are performed in a caring and compassionate manner and help both clients and pets create more stable, predictable, and consistent interactions with each other. Consultations encompass diagnosis, reasonable expectations and prognosis, and a treatment plan which may include environmental adjustments, behavior modification, and pharmacological approaches.
Behavior issues that are commonly seen for consultations include:
DOGS:
• Barking, jumping, leash-pulling, unruly behaviors
• Attention seeking behaviors
• Separation related anxiety
• Fearful behaviors
• Environmental phobias, such as noise and thunderstorms
• Housetraining, marking and elimination disorders
• Aggression to people or other animals
• Compulsive disorders
CATS:
• Fearful behaviors
• Inappropriate elimination problems
• Marking behaviors
• Aggression to people or other animals
• Compulsive disorders
Please complete and return the history form by email, fax or mail to Peak Veterinary Referral Center, then request an appointment by sending an email to Behavior Specialty at info@peakveterinaryreferral.com or by calling us at 802-878-2022.
Your veterinarian will need to fill out a referral form which is also available on our website or at most veterinary offices.
email:info@peakveterinaryreferral.com
fax: 802-878-1524
address: 158 Hurricane Lane, Williston, Vt, 05495
Dr. Lisa Nelson received a B.A. from Middlebury College in 1971, attended UVM, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984, and completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery there in 1985. She moved back to Vermont in 1989. Her interest in behavior medicine stems from work in private general practices in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Vermont and life long extensive associations with animal shelters. In 1997, Lisa opened Veterinary Behavior Consultation Service for the diagnosis, management and treatment of behavior problems in dogs and cats. Lisa has also served on various Vermont Veterinary Medical Association committees and was President of the VVMA in 2000-2001.
