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Behavioral Interventions as an Adjunctive Treatment for Canine Epilepsy: A Missing Part of the Epilepsy Management Toolkit?
Journal Article
Packer, R. M. A., Hobbs, S. L., & Blackwell, E. J. (in press). Behavioral Interventions as an Adjunctive Treatment for Canine Epilepsy: A Missing Part of the Epilepsy Management Toolkit?. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00003

Epilepsy is a common, complex and often challenging neurological disorder to treat in the dog, with 20–30% of dogs resistant to conventional medical therapies, and associated with cognitive and behavioral comorbidities and early death. Behavioral int... Read More about Behavioral Interventions as an Adjunctive Treatment for Canine Epilepsy: A Missing Part of the Epilepsy Management Toolkit?.

Chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016: Demography, mortality and disorders
Dataset
O'Neill, D. G., Packer, R. M. A., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C., & Pegram, C. Chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016: Demography, mortality and disorders. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.34840/80bz-nb71

Excel and CSV files showing body weight, demography, and disorders data for chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016.

Motivation of Owners to Purchase Pedigree Cats, with Specific Focus on the Acquisition of Brachycephalic Cats
Journal Article
Plitman, L., Cerná, P., Farnworth, M. J., Packer, R. M. A., & Gunn-Moore, D. A. (in press). Motivation of Owners to Purchase Pedigree Cats, with Specific Focus on the Acquisition of Brachycephalic Cats. Animals, 9(7), 394. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9070394

Selective breeding of domestic cats (Felis catus) has resulted in a variety of temperaments, body shapes, facial features and, in particular, coat types and colours. There are now over 70 recognised cat breeds, created over 150 years. Many cat owners... Read More about Motivation of Owners to Purchase Pedigree Cats, with Specific Focus on the Acquisition of Brachycephalic Cats.

Come for the looks, stay for the personality? A mixed methods investigation of reacquisition and owner recommendation of Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs
Dataset
Packer, R., & O'Neill, D. Come for the looks, stay for the personality? A mixed methods investigation of reacquisition and owner recommendation of Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.34840/pptd-vd90

Long-term serum bile acid concentrations in 51 dogs after complete extrahepatic congenital portosystemic shunt ligation
Journal Article
Bristow, P. C., Tivers, M. S., Packer, R. M. A., Brockman, D. J., Ortiz, V., Newson, K., & Lipscomb, V. J. (in press). Long-term serum bile acid concentrations in 51 dogs after complete extrahepatic congenital portosystemic shunt ligation. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 58(8), 454-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12685