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Kitty Prozac
My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My
kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. |
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Yes, it is used to decrease anxiety.
Gail "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. |
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I've not used Prozac on cats, but I've had some success with Feliway
diffusers to promote a general sense of well being/happiness in my herd of cats (four currently). I have one cat, Kahless, who is a bundle of nerves and neuroses normally. What has worked to chill him out w/o making him reall dopy is a product called NutriCalm. http://www.rxvitamins.com/pets/nutricalmcats.asp When he's taken it, he no longer freaks out at every little glance from the other tomcat Uther, or obsess over the 'newbie' Morgana (who's been in the house since last October). He's a bit spaced on the stuff, but not nearly as bad as a 1/2 tab of Elival/amyltryptoline he was getting. The only drawback I've seen with this stuff is it tends to produce a bolus of runny fecal matter which both I and Kahless find distasteful. He will not even bury it! I've found that one capsule every two or three days is about the right dose for him. Keeps him relaxed w/o turning him into a zombie. "Gail" wrote in message ink.net... Yes, it is used to decrease anxiety. Gail "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. |
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I've not used Prozac on cats, but I've had some success with Feliway
diffusers to promote a general sense of well being/happiness in my herd of cats (four currently). I have one cat, Kahless, who is a bundle of nerves and neuroses normally. What has worked to chill him out w/o making him reall dopy is a product called NutriCalm. http://www.rxvitamins.com/pets/nutricalmcats.asp When he's taken it, he no longer freaks out at every little glance from the other tomcat Uther, or obsess over the 'newbie' Morgana (who's been in the house since last October). He's a bit spaced on the stuff, but not nearly as bad as a 1/2 tab of Elival/amyltryptoline he was getting. The only drawback I've seen with this stuff is it tends to produce a bolus of runny fecal matter which both I and Kahless find distasteful. He will not even bury it! I've found that one capsule every two or three days is about the right dose for him. Keeps him relaxed w/o turning him into a zombie. "Gail" wrote in message ink.net... Yes, it is used to decrease anxiety. Gail "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. |
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Yes, it is used to decrease anxiety.
Gail "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. |
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One of my cats takes fluoxetine (which is the generic for prozac) to help
curb his spraying behavior. It doesn't make him a zombie or anything and it has helped. Sue "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. |
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"blkcatgal" wrote in message ...
One of my cats takes fluoxetine (which is the generic for prozac) to help curb his spraying behavior. It doesn't make him a zombie or anything and it has helped. Sue "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. Thanks Sue - I'm glad to know that your kitty has been helped. The compound neighborhood pharmacist mixed the prozac with tuna oil, so I keep the liquid in the frig. She likes it -- thank goodness! I hope this helps. She's such a sweet kitty but very sensitive. Laura |
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"blkcatgal" wrote in message ...
One of my cats takes fluoxetine (which is the generic for prozac) to help curb his spraying behavior. It doesn't make him a zombie or anything and it has helped. Sue "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. Thanks Sue - I'm glad to know that your kitty has been helped. The compound neighborhood pharmacist mixed the prozac with tuna oil, so I keep the liquid in the frig. She likes it -- thank goodness! I hope this helps. She's such a sweet kitty but very sensitive. Laura |
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One of my cats takes fluoxetine (which is the generic for prozac) to help
curb his spraying behavior. It doesn't make him a zombie or anything and it has helped. Sue "Laura M" wrote in message om... My vet just prescribed prozac (or something like it) for my kitty. My kitty is scratching herself bald. It started, I believe, with allergies this season in March and the vet gave her a cortizone injection at that time. Every 3-4 weeks she'd need another injection to control her scratching herself silly. I thought it was over until yesterday when I noticed bald spots on top of her head, and a huge one on her neck. The vet suggested this prozac to hopefully help her get over this obsessive compulsive disorder of scratching. I've changed her food in the last three months, brush her, and give her vitamins that have primrose oil. Has anyone heard of prozac for kitties??? Laura M. |
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