Kitty Prozac
My 9 year old, little black cat Dakota has a little bit of a peeing problem in the house. For some reason, she pees on our bed. We know it's not a UTI, but a behavioral issue. She tolerates our other two cats, Daisy and Scarlett who we had first.
When we're watching TV in bed, Dakota will be on my lap, and Scarlett will then be on my stomach, or on the right side of my lap, and Dakota doesn't bother her. But, if Scarlett is there first, Dakota will swat at her to get her off me. Scarlett will jump off, Dakota gets comfortable, and then Scarlett will come back.
I can't tell you how many times I've left my room for just a couple of minutes, and when I get back, there's a wet spot. I have to change the comforter and the sheet. Since this happens so much, I put wee-wee pads under the sheet so the bed protector won't get wet. We even put the pads under the bed protector and over the zippered full encasement protector.
We tried a calming collar and even diffusers that dispense calming hormones. One of them smelled so much it triggered a migraine, so I had to return them. Neither of them worked.
So I talked to the vet last week, Dr. Joy and we finally decided to put her on kitty prozac. Since Dakota will not take pills or liquids, the last resort was to get a compounded pen of prozac from Chewy.com because they were the least expensive option.
Dr. Joy called the prescription in, and one of the Chewy pharmacists called to talk about it. We got it straightened out, and he called the vet to confirm it.
It showed up within 3 days, and it's a cool pen that with one click, dispenses the correct amount of cream which goes in the ears. One day it's the right, the next day it's the left. That's it at the top of the page.
A three month supply is around $40, which is less than a pill or liquid.
Have I seen a change in Dakota yet? Well, she seems calmer, and she really hasn't peed on the bed. I say really because yesterday my wife pulled her pillow cases off because she said they smelled. That could have been before we gave her the prozac, or it was just her imagination.
I love this little girl, and wouldn't give her up for the world! She is sweet, friendly and loves to cuddle. I wake up in the morning, and she's in my arm curled up like a little black ball. What we won't do for our pets.
