COURSE SYLLABUS

BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS OF SMALL ANIMALS

1	Course Title:	BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS OF SMALL ANIMALS
2	Course Code:	VET5215
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	5
6	Semester:	9
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	2
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. EBRU YALÇIN
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Mail: yalcine@uludag.edu.tr Uludağ Üniv. Veteriner Fak. İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Nowadays, to accomplish the needs of increasing cat and dog population and to regulate relationship between society, detecting animal behavioral problems to be known should be detected, treat with drugs and behavioral modification, before the occurrence of behavioral problems and aim to teach behavioral problems might occur in shelters or behavior problems which inhibit adaptation and their solution.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning behavioral patterns of cats and dogs;
2	Ability to understand of animals body language;
3	Define abnormal behavior and analyse causes;
4	Learn to use behavior history form, develope communication with animal owners and getting information ability;
5	Creating differential diagnosis list;
6	Getting basic knowledge about psychopharmacology;
7	Using drugs and ability of applying behavior modification methods;
8	Information for treatment and protection of behavior disorders in animal shelters;
9	Teaching environmental enrichment technics;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	History of canine and feline development, introduction to evaluating behavior problems
2	Canine and feline behavior of sensory and neuronal origin
3	Canine and feline vocal, postural, marking communications and communicative behavior problems
4	Socialization and other critical periods, social behavior problem
5	Aggression, types, diagnosis and treatment
6	Anxiety and compulsive behaviors
7	Anxiety and compulsive behaviors
8	Adult urination and defecation, eliminative behavior development, adult movements, resting behavior, locomotor behavior problems
9	Agression, diagnosis and treatment options in cats
10	Elimination problems, anxiety in cats
11	Canine cognitive dysfunction, diagnosis and treatment
12	Phychopharmacology and alternative treatment options (homeotherapy, behavior modification technics)
13	Behavior problems in shelters
14	Cases of behavioral problems and solutions

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Beaver B., Canine Behavior: İnsights and answers. W.B. Saunders Comp., 2nd edition, Philadelphia, 2009. 2. Beaver B., feline behavior: A guide of veterinarians. W.B. Saunders Comp., 2nd edition, Philadelphia, 2003. 3. Houpt KA. Recent Advances in Companion Animal Behavior Problems, IVIS, 2000. 4. Horwitz DF, Neilson JC. Canine&Feline behavior: Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult , Blackwell, 2007. 5. Reading in Companion Animal Behavior. Veterinary Learning System s, Voith VL, Borchelt PL, Trenton, NJ, 1996. 6. Scott, DW, Miller, WH, Griffin, CE. Psychogenic skin diseases. In: Scott, D.W., Miller, WH, Griffin, CE (Ed).: Muller and Kirk’s Small Animal Dermatology, 5th edition, W.B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 845-858, 1995. 7. Crowell-Davis SL, Murray T. Veterinary Psychopharmacology, Blackwell, 2006. 8.Miller L., Zawistowski S. Shelter medicine for veterinarians and staff
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High