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One of the most damaging misconceptions in animal husbandry is that behavior is purely a voluntary, psychological phenomenon—separate from "real" medicine. In reality, behavior is the outward expression of internal physiology. When a cat suddenly begins urinating outside the litter box, a purely behavioral approach might look at anxiety or litter aversion. A purely medical approach might look at cystitis or kidney stones. The intersection of animal behavior and veterinary science demands we look at both simultaneously, because they are often the same thing.

Despite progress, challenges remain: