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Safe human-dog relationships require understanding of dogs' signaling. As children are at particularly high risk of dog bites, we investigated longitudinally how children from 3 to 5 years and parents perceive and interpret dogs' distress signaling gestures. All participants were then taught how to link their perception of the dog with the correct...
These proceedings contain oral and poster presentations from various experts on animal behaviour and animal welfare in veterinary medicine presented at the conference.
THE UK dog population is estimated to be 8.5 million, making dogs the most popular pet, sharing the lives of 24 per cent of families in the UK (PFMA 2015). However, decades of dog bite research indicate an important downside to this friendship; dogs are responsible for the majority of animal bites to people, leading to physical and psychological tr...
Prevention of dog bites injuries in people requires an open-minded multidisciplinary approach that recognises the interaction between the dog, the human and the environment in which they interact, say Tiny de Keuster and Karen L. Overall
AS specialists in veterinary behavioural medicine with a commitment to promoting safe and humane interactions...
Estimates indicate 1.5% of the population is bitten by a dog annually (though probably 50% of bites remain unreported), and that the incidence is increasing. However, dogs are popular pets associated with scientifically proven health and social benefits for their owners and their families. It is important to devise bite prevention strategies that p...
The majority of dog bite accidents happen at home and involve children under the age of 7 (Kahn et al, 2003) and a familiar dog. The prevalence of bites in children is double as in the general population (Kahn et al 2004) and often children suffer from dog bites resulting in facial injuries (Bernardo et al, 2002, Kahn et al, 2003; Schalamon et al,...
Dog bite injuries are a significant cause of injuries to children (between 3 7 years of age) within the home. Although dog-related factors are important, the behaviour of the potential victim is a key issue. The Blue Dog programme, which takes the form of an interactive CD-ROM, was developed to educate children and their parents to recognise risk s...
Dog bite injuries represent a serious health issue. A Belgian study indicated that every year 1% of the population suffers a dog bite requiring medical attention. Children are twice at risk than adults and severe injuries (neck and face) occur most frequently in young children. This age group usually gets bitten in their own home and by a dog that...
We carried out an empirical assessment of children's learning success using the interactive dog bite prevention CD ‘the blue dog’. In a cross-sectional experimental design, ninety-six 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-year-old children saw eight different child-dog-scenes with or without verbal feedback. In the initial exposure phase children chose an outcome after...
The authors attempted to remedy the current lack of empirically evaluated dog-bite prevention programs for children under 7 by assessing children's learning success with the "Blue Dog" CD.
Ninety-six 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old children used the interactive CD in an initial exposure phase, a training and a testing phase. Half received verbal feedbac...
Dog bites constitute an important cause of morbidity worldwide, although they are rarely fatal. In Flanders the annual incidence amounts to 0.7/1.000/y (95% CI = [0.6,0.8]) for children admitted to emergency units. A thorough evaluation of the wound remains essential. Wound management consists of irrigation, wound toilet and wound closure. The nece...
SIR, — Further to the news report in The Veterinary Record (March 3, 2007, vol 160, pp 278-279) concerning the British Medical Journal articles on dog bites ( BMJ , vol 334, pp 413-417, 425), we would like to bring to the attention of colleagues some of the responses that this report has already
This paper reviews three studies that have been conducted in Belgium on dog bites on children. (1) A telephone study revealed that 22/1000 children <15 years of age were victims of dog bites annually. (2) Data on the characteristics of dog bites were collected prospectively over a period of 8.5 months in six hospital emergency departments. "Dangero...
EDITOR—Dog bites are a serious health issue. For example, in Belgium each year 1% of the general population needs medical attention after a dog bite.1 Epidemiological data indicate that 50% of bites are not reported to medical or legal authorities.2 Children seem to be more at risk of being bitten by a dog than any other age group.3 In children und...
In this review the variety of parameters used for evaluating the pathological extent of aggressive behaviour is summarised and the practical usefulness of each parameter is discussed. The selected parameters are: the objective analytic description of the aggressive behaviour, the function of the aggression, the presence of the three phases of a nor...
The efficacy of a ketanserin 0.25 % gel formulation intended for use in wound treatment in horses, was evaluated in small animal dermatology during a comparative trial under field conditions. The dermatological problems were restricted to ''traumatic lesions'', ''ischemic or necrotic lesions'' and ''dermatitis due to licking or scratching''.
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Three cases of cowpox infection in the cat are described. This is the first report on cowpox infection in cats in Belgium. All the animals showed nodular crusty skin lesions. The diagnosis was confirmed in several ways. Histological examination showed the intracytoplasmic inclusions. Virus particles were visualised by electron microscopy. Also the...