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For decades, veterinary medicine focused primarily on the physical ailments of animals. A broken bone, a viral infection, or a parasitic outbreak was diagnosed and treated using strictly biomedical tools. However, modern veterinary medicine recognizes that a physical body cannot be fully healed or understood without looking at the mind.
As veterinary science advances, the field is looking closer at the genetic and molecular roots of behavior. Behavioral genomics aims to identify specific gene markers associated with traits like noise phobia, impulsivity, and social anxiety.
Modern veterinary behavioral medicine is rooted in neurobiology and psychopharmacology.
Veterinary behaviorists diagnose and treat a wide range of psychological conditions in companion animals, including: Separation Anxiety