Education: Understanding the risks of nerve damage or circulation issues.
Veterinarians who embrace behavior science report higher diagnostic accuracy because they are viewing the animal in a relaxed, normal state rather than a terrified, fight-or-flight state.
are no longer two separate books on a shelf. They are two sides of the same coin. In a world where our pets are living longer (thanks to better medicine), they are also living weirder —developing anxieties, compulsions, and psychosomatic illnesses from the stress of modern human life.