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Restoring Harmony in Your Home: Veterinary Behaviorist in Portland, OR
Is your pet’s behavior making your household a stressful place to be? Are you at a loss about what to do? We’re here to help. At Synergy Veterinary Behavior in Portland, Oregon, we’ve united veterinary medicine, animal behavior, and pet training to create unique programs that help families like yours address their pets’ problem behaviors. Our veterinary behaviorist and her team are passionate about taking the mystery out of animal behavior and providing real-world solutions that result in a happier home for everyone.
We evaluate your pet’s mental and physical health from a whole-animal perspective and provide support to guide you through the treatment process, successfully improving a wide range of animal behavior problems. We use only the most up-to-date, effective, and humane veterinary behavior and reward-based training methods to help dogs, cats, exotics, birds, and equines. If you need help with your pet’s behavior, reach out to us today!
Kind Words from Pet Parents
We love seeing our patients and their families flourish after working with us. Find out what happy pet parents are saying about our team and services They could help you and your pet, too.
Our Animal Behavior Team
Synergy Veterinary Behavior is led by Valli Parthasarathy, PhD, DVM, DACVB, and Scott Raymond, MS, CPDT-KA. We believe that to improve a pet’s behavior, a group of concerned people can join forces to find solutions that truly work. By building an organization of veterinarians, animal behaviorists, dog trainers, and yourself to help your pet, we create the synergy for behavior solutions.
Get to know the people who are here to support you and your pet on your journey to a happier, healthier relationship.
How We Can Help You & Your Pet
Our veterinary behaviorist works with dogs, cats, birds, exotics, and equines that need help with:
- Fears and phobias
- Reactivity and aggression
- House soiling
- Destructiveness
- Excessive vocalization
- Separation distress
- And much more
Services we offer to address and alleviate problem behaviors include:
Behavior Health Assessments
The behavior health assessment is a patient-centered, two-part consultation with our board-certified veterinary behaviorist, Dr. Valli. Your first appointment will be an in-person meeting where Dr. Valli conducts a physical and behavioral evaluation of your pet.
Vet Care Recovery Program
Does your pet become extremely stressed and fearful at the vet, making it difficult to stay on top of their healthcare? We can make veterinary visits easier for them and you with our Vet Care Recovery Program.
Bite-Sized Behavior Consults
Bite-Sized Behavior Consults (dogs and cats only) are designed to provide affordable pet behavioral assistance to families limited by financial constraints. Our skilled Behavior Clinician will consult with you in person about your pet’s needs.
Pet Training and Behavior Modification
We offer private pet training classes to nurture your relationship with your pet and improve their interactions with others. You will work with one of our experienced and certified trainers, who implement effective, positive reinforcement techniques.
Have Questions? See Our Frequently Asked Questions
We get lots of questions about what we do, and whether we can help a concerned family with their pet’s behaviors. Click below to check out our frequently asked questions, and feel free to contact us if you need more information!