Laurel Braitman is the author of Animal Madness, which was inspired by her dog's extreme separation anxiety.
She studies animals who exhibit signs of mental health issues, from compulsive bears to self-destructive rats to monkeys with unlikely friends.
She is a Writer-in-Residence at the Medicine & the Muse Program at the Stanford University School of Medicine, holds a PhD in Science, Technology and Society from MIT, and is a Senior TED Fellow.
She also shares some insights into mice and rats - and the fact that they can laugh, as seen here:
We'll take some of your questions about your pets' emotional well-being too.
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