Prozac for Puppies?

[The Quahog]

Interesting, and to some degree yes on semantics. I meant if you can lower the over all panic maybe you can train out some of them where they no longer cause panic. With a chance of reducing or eliminating the need for medications while keeping his happiness.
Give Remy a hug from us.

Fully agree. We have to get away from the "if only those dumb doctors could find the right pill it would solve my child's behavior problems." And psychotropic drugs are far more difficult to use rationally in animals than in people as we can not ask them.

My only point was when we mention fluoxetine or CBD for anxiety we often get the response "Oh I don't want to dope him up." If your dog is hypothyroid giving her thyroxin is not "doping her up" it is correcting an imbalance and making her normal. Similary, I would argue that if your dog has, to be simplistic , hyperactive synapses, then calming them down to make them respond more normally is not altering her normal state, but rather correcting an imbalance.

 

[DianeP]

Fully agree. We have to get away from the "if only those dumb doctors could find the right pill it would solve my child's behavior problems." And psychotropic drugs are far more difficult to use rationally in animals than in people as we can not ask them.

My only point was when we mention fluoxetine or CBD for anxiety we often get the response "Oh I don't want to dope him up." If your dog is hypothyroid giving her thyroxin is not "doping her up" it is correcting an imbalance and making her normal. Similary, I would argue that if your dog has, to be simplistic , hyperactive synapses, then calming them down to make them respond more normally is not altering her normal state, but rather correcting an imbalance.

Thanks for all of your explanation. Sometimes I feel bad Mindy is on three meds for anxiety, but you are reminding me how humane treatment can be. I appreciate it.

 

[shelee]

Howdy Everyone,

Our 40lb. Sheltie, Remy, was neutered yesterday a few days before his first birthday. Remy is an overly anxious dog that absolutely freaks out at things like cars driving down the street and even our family members going in and out of the house. It's really abnormal behavior the way he gets so upset by even the simplest of things. In talking with our vet who was giving me some holistic options like CBD oil, etc., when I described his behavior with more depth, she then recommended a mild dose of Prozac. To be honest, I think he needs something like that to be happier because sirens, cars, separation anxiety really upsets him to an unreachable level. Although I could probably use a little Prozac in my own life, I actually don't know of anyone in my family or friends who has admitted to using this type of drug. I really know nothing about it or how it would possibly help my precious puppy.

Would really like some input from this Forum that has helped me so much with all of my pet issues.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Bill

My Sheltie, Missy was put on Prozac the last 3 months of her life for severe panic episodes. She acted like she heard things that we did not hear. She was always noise phobic and we had tried Rescue Remedy, Quiet Moments, CBD, and Solliquin. None had any effect on her. For a month after starting the Prozac things were great. Missy only had one large panic attack, but then they came back. She was only on 10 mg, our vet increased it to 20 mg. Missy was 23 lbs. Sadly things went downhill from there. Honestly what actually worked was Xanax, but the vet said she could not be on that as a maintenance drug taking it every day. I don't understand people saying they are embarrassed to admit their dog is taking Prozac or other psychotropic drugs. Those people evidently did not have a pup with severe panic/anxiety like I did or they would have tried anything to relieve the fear and pain. I hope the Prozac works for Remy.

 

[Bill Porter]

My Sheltie, Missy was put on Prozac the last 3 months of her life for severe panic episodes. She acted like she heard things that we did not hear. She was always noise phobic and we had tried Rescue Remedy, Quiet Moments, CBD, and Solliquin. None had any effect on her. For a month after starting the Prozac things were great. Missy only had one large panic attack, but then they came back. She was only on 10 mg, our vet increased it to 20 mg. Missy was 23 lbs. Sadly things went downhill from there. Honestly what actually worked was Xanax, but the vet said she could not be on that as a maintenance drug taking it every day. I don't understand people saying they are embarrassed to admit their dog is taking Prozac or other psychotropic drugs. Those people evidently did not have a pup with severe panic/anxiety like I did or they would have tried anything to relieve the fear and pain. I hope the Prozac works for Remy.

That's very kind of you to share your story. Remy is about 10 days into the Prozac and I "think" we've noticed a slight change in his overreactive behavior. He's on 20mg and weighs a solid 40lbs. Something unusual for us is he's become obsessed with shadows now - his own, hands, etc. He looks like a cat trying to attack the wall, etc. We laugh but that just kind of shows his hyperaware self is always ON. One thing about Remy, he goes "over loved" every day by the family. Everyone is just nuts about him no matter what he's doing.

I'll update this thread with his progress. Our goal is to take him for walks - like a normal dog.

Bill