Compulsive behaviors are a sequence of movements usually derived of normal behaviors of maintenance (to take care of the for the, to eat, to walk, etc) that are accomplished out of context, in a way repetitive, exaggerating and sustained. To be considered compulsive, the behavior pattern that is under consideration should be pronounced sufficiently in way to exceed the necessary to reach his apparent purpose or so that it interferes in the normal operation of the animal.
The more common compulsive behaviors include to twirl, to pursue the tail, to hallucinate, to walk in circles, to run along a fence, to walk to and fro, to vocalize and to pursue shadows and lights.
The compulsive upset are an exclusion diagnosis. It should be discarded other causes of the aberrant behavior before doing the diagnosis.
They can be an behavior answer to the confinement or other conditions environmental vacancies(as stress, anxiety, frustration). In the course of time, the behavior can become fixed and independent of the atmosphere.
Compulsive behaviors can be classified in five different groups:
1 – locomotion: to twirl, to pursue the tail…
2 – oral: to lick, to bite, to suck the flank…
3 – vocalization: to bark repeatedly, to whine, to meow loud…
4 – hallucinatory: to pursue shadows and lights, to scare…
5 – aggressive: aggression
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Several reasons exist for the which an animal cannot answer to the acupuncture. Those factors should be considered to the revalues a patient that didn’t answer to the treatment with acupuncture. The first question to be done is: What should be consider as failure and the one what should be consider as success? Some professionals believe that a condition that a complete failure can be considered in the therapy with acupuncture doesn’t exist, but conditions in that simply one are not obtaining the wanted result.
If accomplished appropriately, the acupuncture can stimulate the mechanisms regulators of cure of the body and to restore the homeostase state. However, the answer to the acupuncture not can be enough for the restoration of the homeostase.
The therapeutic success can be defined as the elimination completes and permanent of all of the present clinical signs and past with the complete return of the normal function. In some cases, the acupuncture is capable, in fact, of curing a condition in matter. Frequently, however, the acupuncture is an appropriate treatment that is well happened partially, but that is not a cure.
Behaviors factors and environmental should also be considered in the patient that doesn’t answer to the treatment with acupuncture.
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The exam of Magnetic Resonance is a diagnosis method for image no invasive and painless that it doesn’t use ionize radiation and it allows to portray images of soft tissues in high definition with resolution of high contrast.
The exam is recommended for precocious identification of alterations in column, spinal cord and degeneration of the intervertebral disks.
It possesses high sensibility for the diagnosis of intramedullar neoplasia, discrimination between spinal cord and nerves in comparison with the cephalorachidian liquid. Besides could be suitable and efficient highly for patient victims of convulsive disturbances, alterations of behavior, depression, visual alterations, ataxia, pain in column, paresis, lesions articulate (it gets to locate lesions with only 0,5 millimeters), lesions in tendons and ligaments among others.
The magnetic resonance determines the place and the malice of several tumors and it is extremely sensitive in showing hemorrhage areas as well as to esteem his time of duration.
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To pursue the tail or to twirl describes the behavior in that the animal rotates in small circles, seemingly trying to catch his tail. Some animals make contact with their tails and they hurt them, while other they just accomplish the sequence of the persecution.
To pursue the tail is a unspecific sign clinical that can have different aetiologies. The persecution of the tail can happen in times of stress, frustação or conflict. Pursuing the tail that is diagnosed as compulsive behavior is susceptible to be observed in males castrated in in races that are selected for pasturing work.
The genetic predisposition can be a factor. Any situation that causes stress, conflict or frustration can contribute. The animal can be motivated to exhibit certain behavior, but it is impeded of doing, causing frustration.
The causes can be: upset compulsive, search of attention, neurological, dermatologyc, metabolic, infective and degenerative diseases, intoxications, pain, parasites.
It is necessary a detailed exam to discover the cause of the behavior of pursuing the tail and then to draw a treatment protocol.
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The fear is an emotional answer that it usually allows to the animals to avoid dangers or harmful situations. Since the fear answers are part of a normal behavior and they can sometimes be a adaptable reaction, to know when, where and which the intensity of the answer helps to determine if she is abnormal or improper.
The intensity of the answer in relation to the noticed proximity or real of the incentive it can help to define the individual reaction is normal or abnormal. The fearful answers can vary with the situations and inside of a certain situation.
Most of the fearful reactions grows slowly as the time passes, but it can happen as a result of an intense experience to the end. Due to the fact that most of the fear answers is learned, a gradual exhibition and controlled tends to help the animals her learn new associations.
The fear of external atmospheres be associate to noises (as thunders, rockets, horns…), although it can happen regarding places, people or others encourage.
If the animal answers or given not her incentives with a fear answer can be due to genetic influences, previous experiences, socialization and answers previously learned.
It can come as lack of will of to go to the street and to be specific for certain situations, places, doors or period of the day. The animal demonstrates evident signs of fear when it is encouraged to leave of house or when it is out of house.
Some or all the following signs can be present: escape behavior, of hiding, aggression, to lick the lips, yawns, tremors, to bend over, to be static.
Identify the specific incentive that it provokes the fearful behavior: noise of the street, people, animals… The primary objective should be to teach the animal to relax and to be calm under a verbal command. All the action that provokes anxiety should be avoided. Once the dog is calm and relaxed, he can be exposed to adapt external for short periods until him to begin feeling well leaving of house. Go increasing the time the measure that the dog goes if accustoming with the walk.
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The hyperactivity is a very common complaint that links the excitability and/or excessive activity. It in general is not owed to a physiologic disturbance, but to a normal expression of typical behaviors of a race or the a behavior unaware conditioned.
However, some cases of hyperactivity and hyperexcitability are secondary to a true psychological upset. The animals that demonstrate them are referred as hypercinesia, in other words, they don’t become used to naturally to environmental incentives and they possess an exacerbated reactivity.
Not just those animals demonstrate excessive levels of activity and reactivity, as well as they seem not to get to be quiet or to rest, even in atmosphere without incentives.
Although in general those animals don’t have the intention of causing damages, wounds can happen in an inadvertent way with agitated behaviors, how to jump in the people.
After the evaluation of the case, the treatment can be accomplished with the use of medicines, behavior change and obedience training.
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