InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Has anyone had this SSRI anti depressant prescribed for their Rabbit.
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Prozac ( Fluoxetine)
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
To add, the Rabbit has been prescribed Prozac to address behavioural problems- self mutilation. It seems to be working.
Geeze [emoji51] and the rabbit wasn't just in pain..?
I mean it'll chill you out for sure.. But Idk.. Surely there was a cause for the self mutilation?
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Nope, not pain induced at all. Endless diagnostics ruled that out. The drug is used for behavioural problems in dogs. But I have no experience of it being used in Rabbits.
Prozac sure as hell didn’t chill me out, it sent me more loopy than I already am :lol:
That's really interesting! I mean if it's helping the bun, that's great.
[emoji38][emoji38] I had an impossibly dry mouth and when I didn't take it my heart started racing and I felt like I was having a panic attack, it was not good!
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
The Bunny is not mine so I don’t know the full details.
Full house
New Kit
This is really interesting. I've never heard of it being prescribed to animals per se. I'd be interested to know more about it. I can only add my own human experience to the pot. It was in the early 1990s and a horrible experience. I remember feeling very conned as at the time it was touted as a new wonder drug!
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
I was prescribed it in the early 90s too. It really did knock me for six. I remember not being able to sleep and also for feeling like I wanted to jump off a cliff. Soon after it was found that one possible side effect is suicidal ideation :shock: Not helpful if you are already depressed !!
Yea they are, always made me laugh tbh, coz that's like the literal last thing you need [emoji38]
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
I've not heard about it in rabbits but I'm sure I have in other animals, I guess from some of the vets' posts on Twitter, but I couldn't tell you what pets they were. I recall when i was a GP Admin (early 2010s) we had a lot of problems of (not with exactly!) people on the wrong anti-depressant for two weeks or whatever it was as we all worked through the protocols on which one to prescribe! Wonder if that's the same for animals?
