At Moorabbin Veterinary Hospital our team of veterinary professionals
work together to diagnose and treat a range of behavioural problems. These may include simple training problems, behaviours that are normal –
but misunderstood and annoying – to complex conditions caused by
medical conditions and mental health illnesses.
What a behavioural consultation involves
If you have concerns about your petโs behaviour, we would recommend a behavioural consultation to assess and address the issues.
Depending on your pet’s needs, our behavioural consultations are between 30 minutes – 2 hours long and focus on developing a personalised behavioural management plan for your pet.
The consult includes:
- An assessment to understand why the behaviour is occurring
- Behavioural/environmental modification recommendations
- Medication recommendations, if necessary
- Owner education and advice
- Recommended follow-up actions
Behavioural problems we treat
The most common problems we deal with include:
- Separation anxiety
- Leash reactivity- whether it be caused by lack of training, fear, anxiety, frustration or poor social skills
- Pathological fear- including fear of people, dogs, cats, vet clinics, car rides, grooming
- Storm, fireworks and noise phobias
- Repetitive behaviours- over-grooming, pacing, eating non-food items, shadow/light chasing, circling, fly-biting
- Cognitive dysfunction (dementia/โalzheimer’sโ)
- Urine marking, spraying and toileting problems in cats, including stress-induced cystitis (FIC/FLUTD)
- Aggression cases – including those caused by fear, frustration, control complex, territorial behaviour and resource guarding.
- Excessive barking cases- most causes of extreme excessive barking are actually medical conditions such as pain, separation anxiety,
territorial aggression, fear, and generalised anxiety. - Feline over-grooming
- Hyperactivity
Please contact our friendly reception team on 03 9555 4808 for further information in booking a behaviour consultation with us.