Baeken, Chris

Jonckheer-Sheehy, Valerie

Overall, Karen

Peremans, Kathelijne

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Dog welfare and emotions: The diagnosis and treatment of canine anxiety disorders  Valerie S.M. Jonckheer-Sheehy1,2, Chris Baeken3, Karen L. Overall4 and Kathelijne Peremans5 1 Dutch Veterinary Specialist Centre, de Wagenrenk, Wageningen, The Netherlands  2 Animalytics, Bussum, The Netherlands 3 Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium  4 Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, USA  5 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium V.Jonckheer@animalytics.nl  Behaviour	  problems	  in	  dogs	  are	  a	  major	  reason	  that	  veterinarians	  are	  requested	  by	  their	  owners	  to	  euthanise	  dogs.	  Behaviour	  problems	  are	  also	  among	  the	  main	  reasons	  that	  dogs	  are	  relinquished.	  As	  such,	  a	  serious	  welfare	  problem	  becomes	  apparent.	  Welfare	  is	  further	  compromised	  when	  these	  animals	  are	  also	  subjected	  to	  inaccurate	  diagnoses,	  and	  flawed	  treatment	  strategies	  even	  when	  correctly	  diagnosed.	  	  	  Behaviour	  problems	  can	  be	  a	  manifestation	  of	  undesirable	  (as	  far	  as	  the	  owner’s	  concerned)	  but	  perfectly	  normal	  behaviour.	  Behaviour	  problems	  can	  also	  be	  a	  result	  of	  an	  animal	  suffering	  from	  pain	  or	  metabolic	  disease.	  Aside	  from	  this,	  behaviour	  problems	  can	  be	  due	  to	  neurochemical	  imbalances	  in	  the	  brain	  such	  as	  those	  that	  result	  in	  true	  anxiety	  disorders.	  Validated	  diagnostic	  criteria	  in	  dogs	  are	  largely	  lacking.	  Currently	  we	  rely	  on	  phenotypic	  descriptions	  that	  are	  thought	  to	  reflect	  the	  emotional	  state	  of	  the	  animal	  but	  which	  are	  seldom	  sufficiently	  discrete	  to	  inform	  diagnoses	  of	  neuropathology.	  Veterinary	  behaviour	  specialists	  rely	  on	  measuring	  behaviour	  through	  direct	  and	  indirect	  observation,	  questionnaires	  and	  consultation	  for	  patient	  monitoring,	  all	  of	  which	  are	  currently	  unstandardised.	  In	  this	  presentation	  we	  will	  review	  the	  current	  literature	  as	  pertains	  to	  diagnosing	  anxiety	  disorders	  in	  dogs	  based	  on	  symptoms	  and	  suggest	  where	  diagnostic	  nuclear	  imaging	  techniques	  can	  be	  used	  to	  validate	  true	  neuropathology.	  	  We	  will	  review	  the	  current	  literature	  as	  pertains	  to	  available	  routine	  treatment	  modalities	  and	  diagnostic	  nuclear	  imaging	  techniques	  that	  can	  be	  used	  to	  validate	  these	  treatment	  protocols.	  We	  will	  also	  expound	  in	  this	  presentation	  on	  treatment	  modalities	  that	  are	  currently	  explored	  in	  treatment	  of	  refractory	  human	  depressive	  and	  pathologically	  anxious	  patients	  that	  are	  of	  potential	  interest	  for	  our	  veterinary	  patients.	  	  	  	  	  

Dog welfare and emotions : the diagnosis and treatment of canine anxiety disorders

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