Jacqui Ley is a registered specialist in Behavioural Medicine. She graduated from Melbourne University Veterinary School in 1995. A long time interest in animals, animal behaviour and training led her to undertake a Membership to the ACVSc in Veterinary Behaviour in 2000. Looking to understand more about behaviour, she left small animal practice for the world of research and investigated tests for measuring fear in dogs. Jacqui has completed a PhD at Monash University developing a model and questionnaire for describing canine personality.
A guide to help animals and the veterinary team best cope with the "journey" through the veterinary hospital post trauma and injury - from accident, admission through to recovery.
There is a strong interplay between physical health and mental health. Sometimes changes that appear to be stress actually reflect medical disease and vice versa...