2017 ACVB Veterinary Behavior Symposium Thursday, July 20, 2017

Indianapolis, Indiana JW Marriott

Grand Ballroom 7

7:30 AM Registration and Breakfast Sponsored by

8:00 AM Welcome Sponsor of Morning Sessions

Large Animal, Avian & Exotics (1.5 hours CE credit)

8:15 AM Development of an Ethogram to Describe Facial Expressions in Ridden Horses

Jeanine Berger, DVM, DACVB, DACAW, CAWA

8:30 AM Pharmacokinetics of Trazodone in the Domestic Pigeon (Columba livia)

Marion Desmarchelier, DVM, MSc, DACZM, DECZM

8:45 AM KEYNOTE LECTURE The Dynamics and Significance of Environment on Animals

Vint Virga, DVM, DACVB

9:45 AM Break with Exhibitors, Grand Ballroom 8 Practical Behavior for the Small Animal Clinician (1.5 hours CE credit) 10:20 AM The Methodology, Reliability, and Validity

of Canine Sociability Tests Kelsea Brown, DVM

10:40 AM Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Anxious Dogs to a Simple Behavior Modification Protocol While Waiting in a Veterinary Hospital

Sherrie Yuschak, RVT, VTS-Behavior, KPA-CTP

11:00 AM Socialization Recommendations by Veterinarians for Puppies and Kittens

Justine Antunes, DVM

11:15 AM Evaluation of the Association Between Attendance at Veterinary Hospital Based

Theresa DePorter, BS, MRCVS, DVM,

Puppy Socialization Classes and Long Term Retention in the Home

DECAWBM, DACVB

11:30 AM Efficacy of a Therapeutic Diet on Dogs with Signs of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome

Gary Landsberg, BSc, DVM, DACVB, DECAWBM

11:45 AM Are Latrine Semiochemicals Effective to Train Puppies to Eliminate on Pads: Results of a Pilot Study

Patrick Pageat, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECAWBM, HDR

12:00 PM Lunch, Grand Ballroom 8 Sponsored by

Sponsor of Afternoon Sessions

Psychopharmacology (1.5 hours CE credit)

1:30 PM Could Canine Blood Prolactin Represent a Good Clinical Parameter to Detect Chronic Stress-Related Response in Assistance Dogs?

Manuel Mengoli, DVM, MSc, PhD

1:45 PM Assessment of Urinary Excreted Monoamine Neurotransmitters in Behaviorally Healthy and Stressed Dogs

Julia Albright, MA, DVM, DACVB

2:00 PM Evaluation of Endogenous Oxytocin and Vasopressin Concentrations in Aggression Toward Conspecifics in Dogs

Margaret Gruen, DVM, PhD, DACVB

2:15 PM The Effects of a Nutritional Supplement (Solliquin) in Reducing Fear and Anxiety in a Laboratory Model of Thunder Induced Fear and Anxiety

Gary Landsberg, BSc, DVM, DACVB, DECAWBM

2:30 PM RK ANDERSON RESIDENT AWARD The Safety and Efficacy of Single Dose Oral Gabapentin to Attenuate Fear Responses in Cage-Trap Confined

Katherine E. Pankratz, DVM

Community Cats: A Double Blind Placebo Controlled Field Trail

3:00 PM Break with Exhibitors, Grand Ballroom 8 Sponsored by

Innovations in Clinical Animal Behavior (1 hour CE credit) 3:45 PM Case Report: REM Sleep Behavior

Disorder in a Jack Russel Terrier Christine D. Calder, DVM

4:00 PM A New Chemical Message to Manage Inappropriate Scratching Behavior in Cats: Feline Interdigital Semiochemical (FIS)

Alessandro Cozzi, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECAWBM-AWSEL

4:15 PM Effect of a Synthetic Feline Pheromone for Managing Unwanted Scratching in House Cats

Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB

4:30 PM Use of Infrared Thermography (IRT) to Measure Surface Temperature in Canine Behavior Patients: A Preliminary Study Comparing Physiological and Behavioral Measurements

Amanda Rigterink, DVM

4:45 PM Q&A 5:00 PM Reception

High Velocity in the JW Marriott Located on the first level of the hotel Sponsored by