Juni & Chloe are going on Prozac for a while

[emily_the_spoiled]

Usually the rule of thumb (at least for people) is that if the dose is adequate you will start to notice an effect within the first week or two with the full effect by weeks 6 to 8. They have already been on it long enough to know that it is time to increase the dose. Hopefully this will help you out and don't be afraid to increase it to 5mg if need be. This drug is very safe for animals and the only monitoring for long term use is an annual blood test (to check liver values).

So give the girsl PillPockets tonight with the meds and give yourself a big glass of wine

[sasvermont]

Wine it is! Thanks for the hand holding.

Off to work again.

[Barbara]

Oh Chloe and Juni, why do you naughty girls not get it. You were such good kitties-why doesn't ot work out anymore

[sasvermont]

Well, I filled the pill pockets and placed each one on a plate with a few greenies. They LOVE greenies. Juni gobbled her's right down. Didn't even chew them. Just like a dog. Chloe is STILL sitting at the top of my kitchen cabinets, looking down at her plate, decided WHAT exactly I did to it THIS time! I have Lucy, the other cat, outside, so she won't be unnecessarily medicated by eating Chloe's food. I still think I should take (the Prozac) them and leave the cats to work it out on their own.

The pharmacy charged me $9.95 for 15 pills! (10 mg.) If I find they WILL take the pills, I will hunt for a better price at another pharmacy. That seems rather high in price. But for the time being, I have 1/2 bottle of the liquid (enough for 1/2 month) and 14 pills (enough for a month).

Yikes.

Off to prepare that glass of wine!

[emily_the_spoiled]

Talk with your vet about getting the pills there. I pay about $30 for 100 tabs from my vet. They are MUCH more expensive in a people pharmacy. The one trick I have learned is to take a regular treat and break it in half. Then attach a half treat to each side of a pill pocket. That helps mast the taste.

Now pour yourself a glass of wine and enjoy the nice weather!

[Cataholic]

Emily- I don't find the vets prices here in Cincinnati to be competitive. Kroger sells this rx for $4.00, and I have heard others say that Walmart () does, too. CVS was $15.99 for the exact, same rx.

SAS- I accidently stumbled upon KAK's comment that she splits the pill pockets into quarters. I thought she did it to make it smaller, not stretch out the pockets- not that that isn't a good reason. BUT, I found that a whole pill pocket, with a 5 mg dose of prozac was just too chunky for my cats. So, I split it, put the pill in one half, let that be gobbled up first, and then give the second half for good bahavior.

AND, I can't stress this enough...first thing in the am is USUALLY a hungrier time for my cats. I found that if I put down the pills, in front of both Molly and Sonic- at the same time....they both gobble up quicker, as they don't want to lose out. I have ten cats...I am VERY careful about making sure Sonic and Molly are the only ones close to the meds, and wouldn't turn my back for a split second when doing it this way.

I just talked to Medusa about upping my boy Sonic's dose to 10 mg a day. My vet was slightly aghast at the amount. But, it is working. It has been a while since I have found anything that seems fresh. And, I don't notice a single change in Sonic's behaviour.

Good luck, and keep drinking!

[smokey the elder]

Can't you get generic Prozac (fluoxetine) at Wal-mart? Their generic scrips are $4, I thought.