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Firework season is approaching fast. Are you inundated with questions from clients with dogs who are terrified of the sound of fireworks being let off?
Year in, year out veterinarians are overwhelmed by questions from frantic dog owners as to what to do with their overly anxious pets. Vets are also overwhelmed by the array of different techniques and products that can supposedly help to ameliorate this condition.
During this webinar, Behaviour Vet, Valerie Jonckheer-Sheehy will guide veterinarians as to how they can diagnose and treat patients suffering from this condition. Correct diagnosis is essential as not all dogs are as scared as they may seem to be at first glance and those that appear “ok” may not be. However, dogs that are truly affected by this condition are stressed and their welfare is compromised. They must be treated to safeguard their wellbeing. Furthermore, dogs suffering from a noise phobia may also be affected by other anxiety disorders. Correct and complete work up of these cases is crucial and will be discussed in detail during the webinar. The neurobiological basis behind the condition and prevention strategies will also be discussed. Although emphasis will be on fireworks in particular, storm phobias and reactivity to other sounds will be mentioned.
Valerie Jonckheer-Sheehy is an Irish veterinarian (graduated 2003) who has worked as a veterinarian in mixed practice in Wales, for several animal welfare organisations including FVE in Brussels, for a local horse racing track (flat racers) and a companion animal clinic in Mumbai, India. In 2006 she attained a Masters in Laboratory Animal Science (Ghent University, Belgium) and in 2010 a Certificate in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK). After almost 4 years at the Animal Behaviour Clinic at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UtrechtUniversity in the Netherlands working as a veterinarian, researcher and lecturer, Valerie recently set up her own veterinary behavioural medicine and animal welfare consultancy, Animalytics in the Netherlands.