Do You See What I See: Medical Conditions Masquerading as Behavior Problems
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians Track: Behavior
Overview:
Clients frequently report changes in their pet’s behavior to veterinary staff during appointments.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand when to recommend additional diagnostics and when to recommend primary behavior treatment is a valuable skill to have in your tool kit
- Learn common conditions that appear to be behavioral in origin, when in fact, may be occurring due to an underlying medical concern
- Analyze the activities that can affect a dog's change in behavior.
Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC
Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC is the owner and lead clinician at the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, OR. He received his veterinary degree from the University of MN in 2002 and became board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists in 2010. He has operated house-call, office-based, and telemedicine-focused behavior practices. Dr. Pachel lectures worldwide, teaches courses annually at multiple veterinary schools in the US and has authored articles and book chapters on topics such as Intercat aggression, Behavioral Euthanasia, and Pet selection for animal-assisted therapy. He is a sought-after expert witness for legal animal behavior cases and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for dvm360. Dr. Pachel is a vice president of Veterinary Behavior on the executive leadership team for the Instinct Dog Behavior and Training franchise and co-owner of Instinct Dog Behavior and Training Portland. Dr. Pachel is also a specialist consultant for Dutch Pet (a veterinary telemedicine platform), a veterinary behavior expert for The Vets (a nationwide house call-based veterinary care provider), and a veterinary behavior expert for AnyQuestion (an app-based information service launched in 2022).
This program is approved for 1.0 hour(s) of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE®-approval.
