Episode 96 – The Veterinary Behaviour First Aid Kit

How many times does it happen that a patient presents with a Behavioural Presentation that you don’t feel fully equipped to deal with?

Or the client just happens to mention at the end of a consultation – as they’re walking out of the door – that their cat has been urinating outside of the litter box or that their dog has been recently aggressive to a family member.

What on earth should you and can you do in these situations?

This is where having a bit of a “Veterinary Behaviour First Aid” plan can be really useful, especially after performing a risk assessment, which we’ll talk about in next week’s episode, so make sure to tune in!

In this episode, I give you a list of 4 things you can do to provide immediate Behavioural First Aid to keep everyone safe and improve your patient’s behavioural health until you can either see them for a more in-depth Behaviour Consultation or arrange referral to a Veterinary Behavioursist!

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Episode 95 – What’s New in FIC in Cats

Feline Idiopathic Cystitis is such a fascinating disease from a Veterinary Behaviour Medicine perspective as it poses the perfect intersection between physical and behavioural health.

It is a diagnosis of exclusion, is mainly seen in younger cats under 10 years of age (2-7 years is most common), and can be triggered or exacerbated by stressful events.

Often referred to as “bladder migraine”, this inflammatory psychoneuroendocrine disease can be very uncomfortable for cats, may cause them to “block” and can have recurrences over time, which can lead to euthanasia (20% mortality).

While we are aware of some risk factors for FIC (male, pedigree, overweight, indoor only cats fed on a dry diet… and a few more…), we are always in search of other factors that may contribute to the development and recurrence of this disease.

In this episode, I mention a recent study (see below) that found a significant statistical association between cats that are fearful of unfamiliar people and the RECURRENCE (not development) of FIC episodes.

Cats that were fearul of familiar people were also overrepresented in the recurrence group.

So, this gives us even more information when we think about the urgency of treating these behavioural presentations in cats, especially if they have had an episode of FIC in the past!

Here’s the study I mention in this episode:

Caudron, M., Laroche, P., Bazin, I. and Desmarchelier, M., 2025. Association between behavioral factors and recurrence rate in cats with feline" idiopathic" cystitis. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 78, pp.90-96.

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Episode 94 – Client Education and Managing Expectations

Wow, this turned into a bit of a philosophical episode… because these are topics I have been thinking about and contemplating a lot lately.

What is it that actually creates a positive outcome in the Veterinary Behaviour Medicine World?

Of course, behaviour change in the patient is an important part, but what about a shift in the expectations, beliefs and understanding of the caregiver? How important is this in creating a successful outcome?

In this episode I touch on managing expectations and how some of my cases have massively turned around for the better once the caregiver was able to shift their expectations of their pet and life with their pet.

I also talk about leadership styles within a consultation and how declarative versus cooperative we should be as Behaviour Professionals to achieve the best outcomes and how our own as well as caregiver beliefs influence our consultations…

I told you, a bit of a philosophical one, but an episode I really enjoyed recording.

Here is the Trinity Client Handouts E-Book that I mentioned in the episode, just click here to get access for only 14 US$:

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You will receive 55 pages of client handouts and monitoring tools that will support you in your client education journey and perhaps help to open the conversation about behavioural health with some of your clients.

You will also receive a feedback email where you can let me know what additional resources you would find really helpful !!

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