Low-Stress Handling in the Veterinary Clinic

Rosana Álvarez Bueno

Degree in veterinary medicine and food science and technology from the University of Córdoba (UCO) in 1997 and 1999, respectively.

Master’s degree in applied animal behaviour and welfare from the University of Zaragoza (UZ) in 2013. AVEPA-certified in behavioural medicine in 2013. Member of AVEPA (Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association), of its animal behaviour group (GrETCA) and of the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology (ESVCE).

Director of Etolia, a company that provides veterinary services specialising in dog and cat behavioural medicine, in Málaga since 2006. Rosana Álvarez currently provides consultation services at the Bahía de Málaga referral veterinary centre and makes home visits.

Instructor of cat and dog behaviour and dog training courses nationally and internationally. Speaker at various seminars and workshops. She is the author and coauthor of publications in scientific journals and papers at Spanish congresses in the field of applied animal behaviour. Collaborator in various scientific and nonscientific blogs and publications.

Germán Quintana Diez

Degree and PhD in veterinary medicine from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) in 2002 and 2013, respectively. Master’s degree in small and exotic animal medicine from the USC in 2004, master’s degree in applied animal behaviour and welfare from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in 2009.

He completed an internship in animal medicine and surgery at the USC Rof Codina Veterinary Teaching Hospital from 2003 to 2005, and was a visiting fellow at renowned national and European clinical institutions.

He undertakes his clinical activity in the Internal Medicine Department of the A Marosa polyclinic, focusing on animal behaviour and dermatology.

He is the author and coauthor of publications in scientific journals and papers in Spanish and European congresses in the field of applied animal behaviour, dermatology, and internal medicine.