http://www.jaapl.org/cgi/reprint/30/4/520.pdf
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> Novel Cases: Malingering by Animal Proxy
> H. W. LeBourgeois III, MD, Tonya A. Foreman, MD, and
> John W. Thompson Jr., MD
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>Malingering to obtain medications of abuse is well documented in the
>general medical setting. However, we have found no cases previously
>reported of such malingering in a veterinary setting. We report five
>cases submitted by veterinarians in which clients (pet owners) are
>strongly suspected or confirmed to have been engaging in malingering
>to obtain controlled medications for their personal use. Cases bear
>a striking resemblance to malingering in the general medical setting
>for drugs to abuse. We propose that veterinarians, like their medical
>counterparts, are potential targets of malingering by their clients
>for drugs of abuse. Because of their familiarity with this condition,
>psychiatrists may have a role in training veterinarians to recognize
>malingering on the part of their human clients. In addition,
>psychiatrists may benefit from familiarizing themselves with novel
>forms of malingering, such as are presented in this case series.
> J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 30:520 -- 4, 2002
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>Investigators approached 1,000 veterinarians, who reported 448 cases
>of non-accidental injuries in animals, six of which the submitting
>veterinarians believed were instances of Munchausen by proxy. Led by
>H.S. Tucker of the Royal United Hospital in Bath, UK, the researchers
>noted that three other cases may have also resulted from owners
>deliberately hurting their pets. Some commonalities were found in the
>suspicious cases, such as how owners would rapidly change veterinarians
>or request frequent appointments. In one case, an owner was supposed
>to have requested four appointments one the same day.
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