Problem Behaviour Lesson 2

Problem Behaviour Lesson 2

1. Aetiology and Causation

   • A consultation will need to be able to identify a range of causations for problem/abnormal development
   • Causation:
     • A principle or related cause in the development of behaviour
   • Aetiology
     • the form in which the behaviour is expressed
   • May be a range of causations and aetiologies, where knowing species and animal is vital

2. Problems are likely to follow similar causations + aetiologies, but are likely to vary in expression.

   • Expect the Unexpected !!!!!!

3. What factors contribute towards the development of problems/abnormal behaviours??

   • Introduction of a new animals
   • Change in environment
   • introduction of new people/children
   • Change in attention levels
   • Neglet
   • Social structure
   • Natural behaviours e.g. digging, barking/vocalisation
   • Diet- Psychdieteticss -effects of diet on behaviour
   • Enclosure type
   • Changing Routines
   • Genome lag - diagram on problem behaviour lesson 2 22/01/2015
   • Lack of nature stimulus/stimuli
   • Health statues
   • Coping mechanisms - over grooming
   • Learnt behaviour
   • Age
   • Genetics
   • Imprinting e.g. false imprinting- imprinting upon a species that is not their own

4. Aetiologies

   • Pathophysilogy- physical/medical causation can lead an animal to attempt to deal with symptoms via behaviour.
     • If medical help is given and successful the animal may continue to behave in undesirable fashion e.g. limb chewing.
     • it has now become a behaviour issue after a medical causation
     • Can involve pathogens
   • Deferred Pain
     • An animal may begin to behave around a body region in a manner that indicated pain or discomfort in that specific area
     • It may chew or lick that specific place and as a result treatment is directed towards
     • this pain can actually be originating from a different area but is as close as animal can reach
     • Muscle and joint pain in lumbar region (lower back) of the spine may result in flank sucking
   • Neural lesions
     • Areas of neural tissue that may die off can create erratic and abnormal beahviour
     • it may be small areas of necroses that are in key neural structures such as limbic system (emotional structure) of hypothalamus (hormonal control)
     • Gonna need veterinary diagnosis
   • Neurotransmitter production
     • the role of neurotransmitters is to allow the proper conductance of nerve impulses across the nerve junction
     • if increased/decreased in production behaviour change may occur e.g. increase aggression or behaviour depression