The Animal Behaviour Clinic at the University of Lincoln is a referral only clinic for pets and animals of all species with behaviour and training problems. More than 40% of pets are believed to have some form of behavioural problem and in some cases this can be easily rectified with the correct management and advice. Whilst some problems may be due to a lack or problem with training, more than 10% involve ongoing medical conditions. Close veterinary involvement is therefore essential and so the clinic is directed by Dr. Daniel Mills BVSc MRCVS, resident veterinary surgeon and leading international authority on animal behaviour problems.
About your appointment
We offer appointments for companion animals to be examined by Professor Daniel Mills, Helen Zulch or another qualified veterinary behaviourist working at the Animal Behaviour Clinic. To make an appointment you will need to submit 2 forms: a behavioural history form you have completed about your pet and a veterinary referral form completed and signed by your vet. Both of these forms are available to download below.
Please post these forms to the address indicated on the form itself, or return via email to animalbehaviour@lincoln.ac.uk. Once we have received the forms we will call you to arrange an appointment.
Our standard fee:
For dogs is £100 per hour + VAT for the first 2 hours, £75/hr
+ VAT thereafter.
For cats, our standard fee is £75 per hour + VAT for the
first 2 hours, £50/hr + VAT thereafter.
This includes an action plan to take away on the day of consultation, full assessment, prognosis and written report together with free telephone or email follow-up related to the presenting complaint for a period of 3 months thereafter.
As we are a teaching institution, a discount is offered for any case where consent is given for use of the material in teaching. This may include video recording of the consultation, remote video viewing or the presence of supervised students.
Our discounted fee for dogs for teaching cases is typically £135 + VAT in total, for the same service. For cats, the discounted fee is £95 + VAT in total, for the same service.
We ask you to indicate which service you would like on your behavioural history form. If your pet is insured check if they are covered for behavioural problems. We are happy to complete the necessary paperwork to enable you to claim on your insurance.
In all cases where further medical tests or medication are required these will be arranged and charged through the referring veterinary surgeon.
Consultations typically take between 2-3 hours and will take place in the Animal Behaviour Clinic in the Rural Science Building at Riseholme Park.
We usually ask you to bring all your pets and all members of the family to the consultation if possible.
In addition, if you have any video footage of your pet's behaviour, please email the footage to us or bring the footage with you to the behaviour consultation. If you do not feel it is safe to video tape your pet's behaviour, please do not attempt to make a video.
If you wish to discuss the service or options further
please feel free to call us on 01522 895475.
The necessary forms
• Use the following links to download the correct behavioural
history form for your pet:
Canine -
Feline -
Equine
(Word)
• Your veterinary surgeon will need to fill out this form –
without it we cannot accept your referral:
referral
form for veterinary surgeon
(pdf)
Additional services
In addition to being a valuable teaching aid for our students, the clinic offers a number of public services ranging from:
Company consultancy & product development This include strategic advice and the development of new products e.g. the clinic has recently been involved in the development of a new form of nose net ("net relief") to treat the problem of headshaking in horses and bringing a novel treatment for urine spraying in cats to the market.
Independent product evaluation The clinic also undertakes independent research to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new products in the animal care sector.
Media advice With the ever growing interest in animals and society staff are usually able to help with media enquiries on all aspects of animal behaviour and welfare. The clinic is a common source of reference for the Daily Telegraph’s Pet Advice Column.
Novel research Recent projects include investigation into learning and training in the dog, and the classification and diagnosis of canine behaviour problems. (see also: Animal Cognition Laboratory)
For further information on any of the above, please contact
Daniel Mills on
dmills@lincoln.ac.uk.
Educational
Educational programmes and workshops: In addition to
being an integral part of Lincoln University’s educational
programme, staff are able to offer help in the design, running
and physical resourcing of external courses. Please contact
Daniel Mills on
dmills@lincoln.ac.uk. for further information.
Additional Website Information.
- Puppy Classes: www.lifeskillsforpuppies.co.uk
- BSc Animal Behaviour Science course at Lincoln University
- Dr. Daniel Mills Lincoln University Staff Profile.
- Head Shaking in Horses - University Research Website.
- Behavioural Homepage
- Equine behaviour problems
- Canine behaviour problems
- Feline behaviour problems
- Exotic species behaviour problems
- What is a behaviour problem a sign of?
- Principles of treatment
- Interested in animal behaviour therapy, click here
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Animal Welfare Research at Department of Biological Sciences
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Animal Cognition Laboratory at Department of Biological Sciences