129544 20231221152907.0 doi 10.4454/db.v1i3.17 sideral 101197 ART-2015-101197 eng Luño, Isabel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7610-6344 Hyperactivity in a weimaraner dog 2015 A 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. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 0.0 2015 Animal Science and Zoology 2015 Small Animals 2015 Applied Psychology 2015 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Rosado, Belén Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1728-900X Palacio, Jorge Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1581-3085 Villegas, Ainara Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8398-5463 González-Martínez, Ángela García-Belenguer, Sylvia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5084-6555 1009 617 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Medicina y Cirugía Animal 1, 3 (2015), 32-40 Dog behavior Dog behavior 2421-0684 180844 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129544/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 545801 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129544/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:129544 articulos driver 2023-12-21-13:08:19 ARTICLE