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"Kevin Michael Vail" wrote in message
news:kevin-780897.18132925022008@news.verizon.net...
> In article <3pu5s35loc18f1bnnjfembec1k1g18q1jv@4ax.com>,
> elegy wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:45:54 -0500, "Suja"
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Janet Boss" wrote in message:
>> >
>> >> My cat takes Prozac.
>> >
>> >Is it for anxiety? Something else?
>> >
>> > From reading a little bit about Reconcile, it seems like it is
>> > meant to be used for SA, same as Clomicalm. Anyone know
>> > if there are any advantages or disadvantages to using one over
>> > the other?
>
>> I'm guessing that the largest benefit to having both available
>> is that some dogs respond better to one than the other.
>
> Yup. Clomicalm didn't do much for Toby, but Prozac (the
> human stuff) turned him into a normal dog, more or less.
>
>> The plan is to put Harv on prozac this summer for his thunderstorm
>> anxiety, used in combination with Xanax. Last summer we did
>> clomipramine (generic Clomicalm) and Xanax. It worked really well.
>> Unfortunately, he can't take the clomipramine anymore because of
>> issues with it possibly exacerbating glaucoma.
>
> Xanax made Toby behave really strangely. It didn't calm him down, it
> made him more hyper, and induced strange behavior like sleeping on the
> coffee table, which he'd never done before. Took him off it and he want
> back to normal (for him). But Toby's brain chemistry was apparently
> very different. Valium didn't work on him, either.
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Your dogs are DEAD an DYIN from STRESS:
Toby 1999-August 13, 2003
From: Kevin Michael Vail
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:23:27 -0500
Subject: Fidget's in the hospital
Tonight about 10:30, we were getting ready to take the dogs outside
for their final pee. I was in the den putting my shoes on and I heard
David holler "Fidget!" and then for me to come *right* *now*.
Fidget had fallen over and was having problems getting up; when
he finally did stand up (he was standing when I got there) he was
basically leaning against the dining room table. Something was not right
with his eyes.
David had a dog once that had a stroke and thought this looked like
that, so we bundled Fidget up and flew to the emergency animal hospital
(which is also where our regular vet practices, although he
wasn't on tonight).
Fidget was panting much worse than usual on the way to the vet.
We called while we were on the way, so they were ready for us
when we got there. He had stabilized by the time we got there
except that something still wasn't right with his eyes.
The doctor told us he isn't in immediate danger, and everything
seems normal now, except that he's running a fever (103.7). She
said we _could_ take him home, but she wanted to run some
bloodwork and thought he could use some IV fluids, and they will
have someone watching him tonight in case he has any more symptoms.
The vet is as baffled as we are. A stroke is one possibility, she said,
but it could also have been several other things, like a seizure, vagal
(sp?) nerve spasm, or even a slipped disc.
We hated leaving him there, but the thought of something else
happening while we were asleep convinced us that we should.
Toby has an appointment tomorrow anyway, so David can
bring both dogs home at once.
Please let this be nothing serious. Please please please.
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