Matthew Rendle, RVN, Head Nurse, Holly House Vet Hospital

Jo Hinde, RVN, Owner, LagoLearn

Foreword

Preface

Ch01_Animal ethics and welfare

Admission form

Ch02_Assessment and recording methods tool kit

Examples of Client questionnaires

Small mammal admission questionnaire

Reptile admission questionnaire

Bird admission questionnaire

Bird of prey admission questionnaire

Behaviour questionnaires

Canine behaviour questionnaire

Feline behaviour questionnaire

Rabbit behaviour questionnaire

Ch03_Animal behaviour

Case example 1: Clever Hans

Case example 2: Habituation to your environment

Case example 3: Miller's imprint training of the neonatal horse

Case example 4: The round pound coin

Case example 5: Timing as a pitfall of punishment

Case example 6: Experimental induction of neurosis

Case example 7: The yappy and snappy small dog

Case example 8: Care labels

Case example 9: Dog barks, tails and eyes

Ch04_Animal enrichment

Ch05_Nutritional welfare

Case example 1: Grazing animals

Case example 2: Welfare compromises that can be caused in wild species by habituation through food

Ch06_Welfare-focused animal training

Case example 1: Muzzle training - dog

Case example 2: Secondary training in African wild dogs

Case example 3: Sit and stay exercises - dog

Case example 4: Stationing - dog

Case example 5: Recall training - dog

Case example 6: Audio recall - cat

Case example 7: Crate training - cat

Case example 8: Establishment of calm behaviour and trust in a rabbit

Case example 9: Operant conditioning to facilitate handling of guinea pigs

Case example 10: Zoo animal transport

Case example 11: Four-term contingency evaluation of a cat scratch

Case example 12: Ring-tailed lemurs - crate training

Case example 13: Flamingos at Copenhangen Zoo

Case example 14: Desensitization - fearful German Shepherd Dog x Golden Retriever

Case example 15: Scale training a green-winged macaw

Case example 16: Scale training three primate species in one exhibit

Case example 17: Hand injection in a crested porcupine

Case example 18: Hand injection in aye-ayes

Case example 19: Hand injection in African wild dogs

Case example 20: Nail clipping in a Sulawesi crested macaque

Case example 21: Bumblefoot in a king vulture

Ch07_Optimizing animal welfare in clinical practice

Case example 1: Puppy consultations

Case example 2: Early age neutering

Case example 3: Geriatric patients

Ch08_End-stage care

Ch09_One Health

Ch10_Veterinary team health and welfare

Index