Veterinary Behavior Consultants

Specialties

Get help with behavior problems that your pet may have from your local board certified Veterinary Specialist in Veterinary Behavior. Dr. Patrick Melese is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists is based in San Diego and has been seeing patients and their owners in the Southern California area with his Veterinary Behavior Consultants specialty practice for over 25 years. Using humane, effective and scientifically valid methods Dr. Melese can help you learn why your pet is exhibiting problematic behavior and learn how to solve these problems with workable, affordable solutions. We can help you with virtually any behavior problems in your pet (dogs, cats and other animals) including aggression, destructive, anxious/​fearful, soiling problems, compulsive, self-​mutilating and many more. You can see Dr. Melese’s web site www​.sdvet​be​hav​ior​.com to learn more about the specialty behavior services offered in the greater San Diego county & surrounding regions.

History

Established in 1988.

Since receiving his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) from U.C. Davis in 1986, Dr. Melese has been active in the field of Clinical Animal Behavior. He works as a consultant to practitioners, clients, breeders, rescue groups and institutions with specific behavioral problems. Dr. Melese founded Veterinary Behavior Consultants, a veterinary referral and consulting practice limited to animal behavior problems, in 1988 and has also been a respected general practice veterinarian (medicine and surgery) for many years. In addition Dr. Melese owned and operated the Tierrasanta Veterinary Hospital in San Diego for a number of years until it was sold to a general practitioner in 1999. For the first 15 years of his career Dr. Melese was the only board-​certified Veterinary Behaviorist in private practice based in Southern California. Dr. Patrick Melese moved to San Diego as a 3 yr. old child in 1960 and lives here with his wife and teenage son along with 2 dogs, 4 cats and a horse.

Meet the Business Owner

Dr. Patrick M.

Business Owner

Dr. Patrick Melese is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and director of Veterinary Behavior Consultants, a southern California specialty veterinary practice dedicated to preventing and solving behavior problems in animals since 1988. Dr. Melese was in general private practice for 13 years where he owned and operated the Tierrasanta Veterinary Hospital in San Diego before accepting a three year appointment as clinical faculty specialist in Behavioral Medicine with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine after which he returned to private specialty practice in San Diego. Dr. Melese’s training includes a Master’s degree from UC Davis in 1980 where his subjects were Animal Behavior and Neuroscience and then received his DVM from U.C. Davis in 1986. He provides regional and national veterinary continuing education programs, publications and clinical research. Dr. Melese works as consultant to vets, clients, breeders, shelters, institutions and legal courts