Veterinary referral

There are many factors which can cause or contribute to the development of behavioural problems in dogs and cats including current, developing or previous medical conditions. Therefore to safeguard the health and welfare of your pet appointments can only be made on veterinary referral. After examining your pet to rule out or treat any possible underlying disease your vet will need to complete a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons approved referral form which (with kind permission of CABTSG) can be downloaded here and then printed out.

A consultation will take place in your home, or wherever the pet is resident and will last for approximately two hours. During that time all aspects that could be influencing your pet's behaviour will be explored and an individualised behaviour modification programme suitable for both you and your pet will be devised. Appropriate handouts will be provided at the time of the consultation and a few days later you will receive a full written report and behaviour modification programme, a copy of which will also be sent to your veterinary surgeon.


After the consultation

In most cases a follow-up appointment will be arranged for approximately one month after the initial consultation. This again will be in your own home and will last for approximately 30 minutes, although in cases where there are multiple or complex behavioural problems a follow up consultation may last for an hour and occasionally more than one additional consultation may be required.