000129544 001__ 129544 000129544 005__ 20231221152907.0 000129544 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.4454/db.v1i3.17 000129544 0248_ $$2sideral$$a101197 000129544 037__ $$aART-2015-101197 000129544 041__ $$aeng 000129544 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7610-6344$$aLuño, Isabel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129544 245__ $$aHyperactivity in a weimaraner dog 000129544 260__ $$c2015 000129544 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000129544 5203_ $$aA 9-month-old intact male Weimaraner dog was referred because of pica, as an aggravating factor for a food intolerance problem. The detailed history and the behavioral examination revealed not only pica but also impulse-control problems, increased excitability, destructiveness, attention deficits and inability to relax. Hyperkinesis was discarded considering normal vital signs and the non-clear paradoxical effect during the central nervous system (CNS) stimulant test. The presumptive diagnosis was hyperactivity. Treatment initially included avoiding conflict situations and never reinforcing nor punishing the dog if these occurred, as well as reinforcing calm states, increasing both play and exercise and starting with obedience training sessions. The dog really improved at home but not outside, which led the owners to drastically shorten walks. This situation, in turn, made the dogs’ behavior worse, as he showed redirected aggression toward the owners when they tried to move him away from any new social and non-social stimuli during the walk. The improvement of the dog was finally achieved through management measures and behavioral therapy combined with fluoxetine (1.5 mg/kg, PO, q 24h), castration and the control of medical problems. The negative role of confinement of hyperactive dogs as a consequence of their excessive behavior, other contributing factors to canine hyperactivity, as well as the effect of medical conditions on behavioral problems are discussed. 000129544 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000129544 592__ $$a0.0$$b2015 000129544 593__ $$aAnimal Science and Zoology$$c2015 000129544 593__ $$aSmall Animals$$c2015 000129544 593__ $$aApplied Psychology$$c2015 000129544 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000129544 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-1728-900X$$aRosado, Belén$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129544 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1581-3085$$aPalacio, Jorge$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129544 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-8398-5463$$aVillegas, Ainara$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129544 700__ $$aGonzález-Martínez, Ángela 000129544 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5084-6555$$aGarcía-Belenguer, Sylvia$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129544 7102_ $$11009$$2617$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Patología Animal$$cÁrea Medicina y Cirugía Animal 000129544 773__ $$g1, 3 (2015), 32-40$$pDog behavior$$tDog behavior$$x2421-0684 000129544 8564_ $$s180844$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129544/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint 000129544 8564_ $$s545801$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129544/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint 000129544 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:129544$$particulos$$pdriver 000129544 951__ $$a2023-12-21-13:08:19 000129544 980__ $$aARTICLE