10-16-2009, 04:27 PM
I think a lot of 'mental' issues animals have arise from processes such as sensitisation, habituation, and conditioning of all varieties, which is fairly deep stuff.
Stress certainly doesn't help, and in many cases can cause mental issues to arise via aforementioned processes.
If you want to know some books that may be of help regarding conditioning and so forth, or if you want me to talk to you a bit about it, your welcome to PM me. I might be of some help, seeing as my degree is going to be in Animal Behaviour. ^^
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