Juni & Chloe are going on Prozac for a while

[Pinot's Mom]

So sorry you're having such a time with them. Did the grain free start first or the behavior? I just switched Pinot this year to grain free as well, but she doesn't have a sibling, so I can't really compare results.

[sasvermont]

So sorry you're having such a time with them. Did the grain free start first or the behavior? I just switched Pinot this year to grain free as well, but she doesn't have a sibling, so I can't really compare results.

The behavior started several weeks after switching to Blue Buffalo grain free. I had been giving them another grain free brand before that switch. I really don't think it had a connection, but we're going to switch back because of the strain on the kidneys. Abyssinian cats have kidney problems in their breed line, so I don't want to add insult to injury. Once I heard that one of her(Juni) kidney numbers was on the high side, I knew the food had to be changed.

I didn't think about the kidneys when I switched them to the Blue Buffalo. Oh well. It doesn't cause disease, it is however, high in proteins.

[Catty1]

Queen of Poop has/had a kitty who suddenly got nasty and attacked his littermate.

She got the Prozac compounded into an ear cream. That may be a less expensive option for you to consider.

Best of luck - and maybe even the food change will help.

[Karen]

Here's hoping it helps, and they can relearn how to be friends. It'll be better for your sanity, their safety and everyone's eardrums in the long run.

[sasvermont]

Catty1, thanks for the comment. My vet said the topical (cream) is less effective and more expensive. I am going to pick up the prescription after work today and will ask all kinds of questions then. I have to drive to the company doing the compounding. I will let you all know the outcome.

By the way, Chloe was a complete angel at the Vets when they drew the blood. Juni, on the other hand, a couple of days earlier, was a mess. She wasn't unkind, just a major league wiggle worm. They had to go to two different places on her body to get enough blood. Of course, I figured it would have been in the reverse. ....................Go figure...................... C A T S!!!

[Barbara]

So Chloe is a BIG Aby girl at 8,5 lb. Juni weighs the same as Orion, he's 6,5 lb too. When Filou was healthy he had 7. I wish you all the best with the prozac- hope it works out.
I think it is kind of scary that their behavior changed from one day to next. And yes, I don't believe the food had a part in it but of course at the slightest suspicion of kidney problems, less protein is good.
Keeping fingers crossed for my favorite Aby girls.