Welfare considerations: Salivary cortisol concentrations on frequency of therapy dog visits in an outpatient hospital setting: A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal-assisted therapy, cortisol, therapy dog, welfare
2019
Evaluation of a canine and feline behavioural welfare assessment tool for use in companion animal veterinary practice
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cat, dog, veterinary practice, welfare assessment
2018
Pilot study evaluating surface temperature in dogs with or without fear-based aggression
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: aggression, dogs, fear, infrared thermography, physiological measure
2018
Assessing stress in dogs during a visit to the veterinary clinic: Correlations between dog behavior in standardized tests and assessments by veterinary staff and owners
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: animal hospital, animal welfare, behavior tests, behavioral sciences, canine, canis familiaris, cats, ethology, guidelines, kappa, pain management, personality-traits, questionnaire, responses, scale, validity, veterinary sciences, welfare
2017
The ins and outs of the litter box: A detailed ethogram of cat elimination behavior in two contrasting environments
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cat, defecation, elimination behavior, litter box, urination, wellbeing
2017
A Systematic Review of the Literature Addressing Veterinary Care for Underserved Communities
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: care barrier, community medicine, low-price clinic, underserved community, veterinary
2017
Canine aggression toward family members in Spain: Clinical presentations and related factors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: aggression, behavior problems, behavioral and environmental factors, behavioral sciences, breed, dog, domestic dogs, english cocker-spaniels, family members, human-directed aggression, management, prevalence, puppies, risk-factors, training methods, veterinary sciences
2016
Guardians’ Perceptions of Cats’ Welfare and Behavior Regarding Visiting Veterinary Clinics
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: behavior, cat, stress, veterinary clinic, welfare
2016
Improving the feline veterinary consultation: the usefulness of Feliway spray in reducing cats’ stress
Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
Keywords: cats, feliway, stress, vet visits
2016
Loading horses (Equus caballus) onto trailers—Behaviour of horses and horse owners during loading and habituating
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, fear, habituation, horse, loading
2016