Comments on: Is it OK to give my cat Zoloft? http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/17/is-it-ok-to-give-my-cat-zoloft/ Advice by cats, for cats and their people Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:22:27 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sam http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/17/is-it-ok-to-give-my-cat-zoloft/comment-page-1/#comment-7190 Sam Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:35:55 +0000 http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=562#comment-7190 Thanks for this - I was just joking around with my wife on whether we should get our cat Zoloft. He seems to be developing a minor nervous condition. Although we weren't seriously considering it, I know there are cats out there with real issues. Thanks for this – I was just joking around with my wife on whether we should get our cat Zoloft. He seems to be developing a minor nervous condition. Although we weren’t seriously considering it, I know there are cats out there with real issues.

]]> By: Heaven Sent Natural Pet Products - Blog http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/17/is-it-ok-to-give-my-cat-zoloft/comment-page-1/#comment-7189 Heaven Sent Natural Pet Products - Blog Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:27:28 +0000 http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=562#comment-7189 [...] today I saw this article: Is it OK to give my cat Zoloft? on Paws-and-Effect.com. The long and short of it? No, don’t give your cat [...] [...] today I saw this article: Is it OK to give my cat Zoloft? on Paws-and-Effect.com. The long and short of it? No, don’t give your cat [...]

]]> By: Martha Garvey http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/17/is-it-ok-to-give-my-cat-zoloft/comment-page-1/#comment-7059 Martha Garvey Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=562#comment-7059 Thanks for recommending my book, Paws and Effect. Portion control and things with strings (not to mention tranquil feeding times) go a long way to help kitties get slim! Thanks for recommending my book, Paws and Effect. Portion control and things with strings (not to mention tranquil feeding times) go a long way to help kitties get slim!

]]> By: Lani http://www.paws-and-effect.com/2010/01/17/is-it-ok-to-give-my-cat-zoloft/comment-page-1/#comment-7058 Lani Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:12:19 +0000 http://www.paws-and-effect.com/?p=562#comment-7058 I got a cat from a friend this summer who had serious emotional issues. Feliway had no effect on him, and his anxiety level was through the roof. I knew that in some cases Prozac was prescribed for cats and I looked up a dosage table for cats his weight (neutered male, 20lbs and he's not a fat cat, he's just huge all around) and ordered some empty pill cases. Since everyone in my house is on Prozac, it was easy to come up with a few pills to empty and split into cat sized doses. Within a week of starting his morning pill it was obvious that it was having a positive effect. By the end of the first month there was a marked improvement in his behavior. After a full three months it was like he was a totally new cat. I started weaning him off the drug and now he's completely off it. He's still batty as hell, but in a more normal-cat-eccentric than just crazy and scared like he was when I got him. I know it's the same with people, some dont' respond well and others respond beautifully, but normal cat-therapies weren't doing anything for him, so we took the chance and it worked out perfectly for us. I got a cat from a friend this summer who had serious emotional issues. Feliway had no effect on him, and his anxiety level was through the roof. I knew that in some cases Prozac was prescribed for cats and I looked up a dosage table for cats his weight (neutered male, 20lbs and he’s not a fat cat, he’s just huge all around) and ordered some empty pill cases. Since everyone in my house is on Prozac, it was easy to come up with a few pills to empty and split into cat sized doses.

Within a week of starting his morning pill it was obvious that it was having a positive effect. By the end of the first month there was a marked improvement in his behavior. After a full three months it was like he was a totally new cat. I started weaning him off the drug and now he’s completely off it. He’s still batty as hell, but in a more normal-cat-eccentric than just crazy and scared like he was when I got him.

I know it’s the same with people, some dont’ respond well and others respond beautifully, but normal cat-therapies weren’t doing anything for him, so we took the chance and it worked out perfectly for us.

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