Behavioral Medication Use in Cats & Dogs

Quiz: Behavioral Pharmacology

Karen Lynn C. Sueda, DVM, DACVB, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, Los Angeles, California

Behavior

|November 2022|Peer Reviewed

two domestic shorthair cats exhibiting intercat aggression

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Quiz: Behavioral Pharmacology

Karen Lynn C. Sueda, DVM, DACVB, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, Los Angeles, California

Behavior

References

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