Assessments of confinement – mental and physical – suggest risks hidden in lack of choice

So much of the practice of veterinary medicine is about perception. What clients perceive may not reflect what the patient feels. What the veterinarian perceives may not be what the client does. One hopes that veterinary training has rendered veterinarians more able to assess behavioral changes that occur in disease or distress states, whether they are behavioral or physical. We seldom evaluate whether that statement is true, but Gazzano et  al. (2018) address the question of whether all veterinarians are equal in their assessment of the behavioral aspects of disease and welfare.
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research