: Defined as a paraphilia where a person has a sexual fixation or emotional attraction to non-human animals.
| | Physiological Correlate | Clinical Consequence | |----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------| | Chronic fear/anxiety | Elevated cortisol, suppressed immune function | Poor vaccine response, delayed wound healing | | Stereotypies (cribbing, weaving) | Altered gastric pH, increased corticosterone | Higher colic risk (horses), gastric ulcers | | Compulsive grooming | Skin barrier disruption | Secondary pyoderma, acral lick dermatitis | Zooskool Stories