Hi everyone,
The last few months have been extremely stressful for me, my family and the pets as I've struggled with serious health issues, been hospitalized twice and just haven't been "myself." My "heart cat" Ziggy has always been a bit of a nervous kitty, and he started acting out shortly before I went to the hospital the first time.
It started with little pee accidents and quickly advanced to nightly adventures on our kitchen counter where he would pee on the coffee maker, dish towels, toaster, etc. Pretty classic anxiety behavior. My dh had so much to deal with with me and caring for the whole household, we had to do what we could to stop the behavior.
A trip to the vet ruled out UTI, and since things were going to be stressful for a while, we put Ziggy on Prozac right after my first hospitalization the first week of November.
It is working!
Ziggy has had no inappropriate eliminations since the first dose. He also doesn't fly off the handle when his sister Brillo "invades his space" or some other little incident occurs. He may be the slightest bit more sleepy, but that's hard to judge since they are all sleepier when it's cold, but otherwise we've had no issues. He takes his pill easily when it's enrobed in a bit of raw meat.
I'm planning a dose reduction soon, and then a wean so he's on the drug about 12 weeks total. The nice thing about Prozac is that if the behaviors return, it will be just as effective if we have to use it again. Not all the behavior drugs have that effect.
Anyway, just wanted to go on the record with our experience. I'm Cally and my cat is on psyche meds...sigh.
Thanks for reading!
Cally
The last few months have been extremely stressful for me, my family and the pets as I've struggled with serious health issues, been hospitalized twice and just haven't been "myself." My "heart cat" Ziggy has always been a bit of a nervous kitty, and he started acting out shortly before I went to the hospital the first time.
It started with little pee accidents and quickly advanced to nightly adventures on our kitchen counter where he would pee on the coffee maker, dish towels, toaster, etc. Pretty classic anxiety behavior. My dh had so much to deal with with me and caring for the whole household, we had to do what we could to stop the behavior.
A trip to the vet ruled out UTI, and since things were going to be stressful for a while, we put Ziggy on Prozac right after my first hospitalization the first week of November.
It is working!
Ziggy has had no inappropriate eliminations since the first dose. He also doesn't fly off the handle when his sister Brillo "invades his space" or some other little incident occurs. He may be the slightest bit more sleepy, but that's hard to judge since they are all sleepier when it's cold, but otherwise we've had no issues. He takes his pill easily when it's enrobed in a bit of raw meat.
I'm planning a dose reduction soon, and then a wean so he's on the drug about 12 weeks total. The nice thing about Prozac is that if the behaviors return, it will be just as effective if we have to use it again. Not all the behavior drugs have that effect.
Anyway, just wanted to go on the record with our experience. I'm Cally and my cat is on psyche meds...sigh.
Thanks for reading!
Cally
