英語聽力文摘 狗也有強迫癥？
狗也有強迫癥?
Yaël: Your dog Raphine sure to be seemed to be licking his legs excessive. Is he Ok?
Don: It’s nothing!
Y: I’m afraid not, Don. Raphine may have what animal behaviorists call canine compulsive disorder. It’s a behavioral disorder related to anxiety, and scientists estimate that it affects two percent of the dog population.
Any range of odd, unexplainable repetitive behaviors may indicate the presence of the disease. This includes excessivelicking, but also tail chasing, chewing with an empty mouth, and barking repetitively without any change in volume or intonation. It’s a serious problem that may not only interfere with the human-animal bond, but that can lead to physical problems for the dog. For example, dogs who lick themselves raw are prone to infection, and some dogs with this disorder will quit eating or drinking.
D: My poor Raphine! What do I do?
Y：Because the problem is tied to anxiety and stress, one thing you don’t want to do is punish your Raphine, which will only increase his stress and worsen the problem. Also, the longer the problem goes ignored, the more difficult it is to treat. See a veterinarian who works with animals with behavioral problems. Behavior modifications such as stabilizing the environment, interacting consistently, redirecting the animal’s behavior, and increased exercise benefit some dogs.
Also, at present, research is being conducted to find out whether dogs with this disease will respond to a drug called a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, which is being successful in treating obsessive-compulsive behavior in humans.
Yaël:你的狗Raphine好像一直在舔腿，它沒事吧?
Don:沒事呀!
Y:恐怕沒那么簡單吧，Raphine可能得了一種和精神焦慮相關的犬強迫性紊亂癥?？茖W家估計有2%的狗會患此病。
Y:一旦有異常、莫名的重復性行為都可能是這種病的癥狀。其中包括嗜舔、追尾、空口吮吸、同聲調或同音量的重復犬吠。千萬別忽視!這不但影響寵物和主人的關系，還可能給狗帶來健康隱患。比如，狗如果狗舔有傷口的地方，可能會感染。一些患病的狗可能不吃不喝。
D:我可憐的Raphine!我該怎么辦呀?
Y:因為這種疾病和精神因素包括壓力或焦慮有關，所以Raphine這樣，你不能罰它，不然Raphine更緊張了，這只會讓事情更糟。而且，耽擱得越久，越難治愈。去看看獸醫(yī)吧，特別是有治療行為障礙動物經驗的。安定的外界環(huán)境、經常的寵物和主人間的互動、糾正寵物的行為習慣、加強寵物的鍛煉，對一些狗的治愈是有所幫助的。
此外，現(xiàn)在科學家在研究選擇性5-羥色胺再攝取抑制劑是否能治愈狗的這種病,選擇性5-羥色胺再攝取抑制劑在治愈人類強迫癥上療效顯著。
compulsive disorder：強迫癥
obsessive：強迫性的
selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor：選擇性5-羥色胺再攝取抑制劑
