&gt; <i>I made an appointment, first, with a pet behavior specialist and, five months later, when her initially helpful suggestions didn’t change Lucas’s behavior, with a vet.</i><p>&gt; <i>When I thought about Lucas as anxious, I also began to think about his needs more than I had before. I played with him more often and gave him more, smaller meals. </i><p>This really makes me wonder what the specialist&#x27;s suggestions were, because &quot;more play and attention, like he is accustomed to&quot; seems like the simplest #1 solution.