Behavior Consults With Dr. Forbes

Behavior consults can help with a variety of concerns including:

• Puppy fear periods
• Pet adoption
• Kitten care and play aggression
• Introducing new pets to a home
• Introducing a new human to a home
• Travel anxiety
• Separation anxiety
• Anxiety
• Reactivity
• Resource guarding
• Aggression

It is best to seek help as soon as possible especially when pets are young. Even experienced pet parents can benefit from behavior and training help as every pet has different needs.

All behavior consults begin with a telemedicine appointment. Depending on the complexity of your pet's history and/or behavior concerns, we may need to schedule several follow up appointments to monitor and adjust treatment plans.

If you are new to CCAH, an in person visit is required after the telemedicine consult to establish a legal VCPR (Veterinary Client Patient Relationship) which allows us to prescribe medications.

After the initial consult, our team will develop a treatment plan with associated costs.

Please be prepared to share several details about your home environment and schedules. We may ask detailed questions as they relate to your pet's anxiety. Please let our team know in advance if you have any concerns about this.

All family members who interact with the pet and provide care should be present for the consults.

Behavior treatment for pets can be complex and takes time. Please be prepared for training homework, recommendations about environmental management, medication plans and follow up appointments.

CANCELLATION/NO SHOW Behavior consults are in high demand and require significant time and resources; therefore, we ask that you make a deposit at the time of scheduling. If the appointment is cancelled with 24 or more hours notice, this will be refunded.

• Behavior consult for new and existing patients. This consult is typically a 40 minute telemedicine appointment with Dr. Forbes to discuss history, previous treatments, recommendations, and to develop a monitoring plan.
• Monitoring and adjusting behavior plans. These consults are telemedicine appointments with Dr. Forbes that are between 10 to 20 minutes to discuss response to therapy, continuing concerns, and adjust the monitoring plan.
• High FAS exams - complex or sedated. These appointments are for in clinic services for patients who experience an elevated FAS and require special preparation and/or sedation for examination. Before any in clinic service can be provided, a telemedicine appointment will be scheduled to review recommendations and develop a treatment plan with associated costs.
• Behavior Assessment and Modification Consults. These consults are scheduled with our highly trained, credentialed technicians and are intended to be fun, train patients for cooperative care, and desensitize high FAS pets to veterinary procedures.
• Deluxe Happy Visits. These consults are scheduled with medical team members and are designed to help friendly but nervous patients who may benefit from acclimating to the veterinary hospital between medical/wellness appointments.
• Technician phone consult. This 20 minute consult can be scheduled as a zoom or phone appointment with our credentialed behavior technicians to identify a pet's behavior needs if you are concerned but not sure how we can help.