Veterinary Community

Behavior Medicine

Friendship Behavior Specialists

Description:

Friendship Behavior Specialists provides a caring and supportive space for clients and patients to manage behavior concerns. Concerns can range from fear, anxiety, stress, aggression, eliminating outside a litter box, to having difficulties getting along with animal and human family members. Each behavior client has a different story to tell and we are here to provide guidance during these difficult conversations.

The Friendship Behavior Specialists team works closely with our primary care and specialty veterinarians to rule out medical causes of behavior concerns. We partner with positive reinforcement trainers to support our families through training and behavior modification. This collaboration provides the highest level of care for your clients and patients.

Services offered:

  • Initial behavior consultations to discuss medical and behavioral history, diagnose behavior concerns and provide safety and management plans. Medication and supplement options may be recommended based on the pet and client needs
  • Behavior recheck packages including email follow up with our team and an in person appointment to support your pet’s ongoing treatment plan
  • Sedated exams for pets with vet visit fears and phobias
  • Muzzle training
  • Cooperative veterinary care

We manage and treat a wide variety of behavioral and mental health concerns, including but not limited to:

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Husbandry and Handling Anxieties – Nail Trim, Grooming, Injections
  • Vet Visit Anxiety
  • Storm, Firework and Noise Anxieties
  • Global Phobia
  • Fear Based Aggression
  • Husbandry and Handling Phobias – Nail Trim, Grooming, Injections
  • Vet Visit Phobia
  • Storm, Firework and Noise Phobias
  • Hyperarousal
  • Conflict Aggression
  • Territorial Aggression
  • Resource Guarding Aggression
  • Inter-dog Aggression
  • Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Urine Marking
  • Housesoiling
  • Compulsive Disorders
  • Elimination outside of the litter box
  • Inter-cat aggression
  • Human directed aggression

 

Schedule and Contact Information:

Friendship Behavior Specialists is available Monday through Thursday.

Please email with any questions or to schedule a consultation at behavior@friendshiphospital.com

Friendship provides state of the art, comprehensive services for our clients and patients. But, more than that, we provide a caring team who understands the unique human-animal bond. View Our Services