Lesson learned: Behavior is often the body’s earliest warning system that something is physically wrong.
Animals with chronic gastrointestinal issues often present with severe anxiety or phobias. Conversely, stress and anxiety can cause chronic diarrhea and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Treating the GI tract often resolves the behavioral issue, and vice versa.
Philosophy and values
Some key areas of research in animal behavior and veterinary science include:
Veterinary professionals use behavioral insights as critical diagnostic tools:
. Her growling wasn't "meanness"; it was a defensive response to the fear that a person might accidentally bump her painful joints. The Scientific Solution: Medical Intervention
