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I am not going Craigslist. No way.
When the vet calls me back, I will ask her. I'm also going to talk to our vet as well.
When the vet calls me back, I will ask her. I'm also going to talk to our vet as well.
Yeah that's not the way to go at all.
I am not going Craigslist. No way.
When the vet calls me back, I will ask her. I'm also going to talk to our vet as well.
Definitely worth trying. It's so hard when our pets can't verbalize what is upsetting them.There's no shame in medicating her for anxiety. It's no different than giving her insulin or antibiotics. She's not happy if she's anxious
Rick's mom no longer has any say in what vet Jackie sees, If she doesn't like it- oh well. Jackie- as she is now- is severely disrupting your household and something needs to be done before things get worse. You and Rick deserve to be able to go out when you want without worrying about how Jackie will handle it. You shouldn't have to deal with all that screaming. The cats don't need it, the neighbors don't need it and Jackie herself doesn't need it. It's bad for everyone involved. If Jackie's vet will not help, then the only thing you can do is take her to one who will. Would Jackie's regular vet prefer she be put down? Rick's mom is over the whole Jackie thing so I doubt you'll get much pushback from her about it but if she does, simply let her know that you are trying to make her last years as comfortable as possible for everyone.
Oh, I can't tell you how many times I've tripped over those gates! That little bar across the floor gets me often, esp when I'm vacuuming or otherwise not paying attention. My hips are black and blue from smacking into the corners of the gate doors.
OK!!!! Our vet is calling a prescription down to our store for Prozac for Jackie! He said that while he has not seen Jackie, he HAS seen our animals and he knows us well (we've been going there for over 40 years) and he knows we're doing the best we can. He is giving me a prescription for 40 pills, one twice a day and he says we'll see improvement rapidly. Now, he stresses that it can't be a lifelong thing, although at 11 years of age, it may well be at this point. We want to see how it goes and how she acts once we start her on it. And then take it from there.
I told him that I'm willing to take Jackie down for an appt; he said it is not necessary at this time. But I will tell Rick's mom that, like it or not, we will be changing Jackie to our vet. It's fair; her vet didn't want to deal with this at all and I was not amused. The vet tech I talked to from our vet last night knew exactly what we were going through and started at least talking to us right away. Our vet called this morning and said he'd call the prescription down. Target has already called me to say the prescription is there and we can pick it up tonight. We will start her on Sunday night when she comes back from the kennel.
Please, wish us luck that this works! And thank you for being here!
That's great news, Pam :cross: that the prozac works for Jackie, and quicklyOK!!!! Our vet is calling a prescription down to our store for Prozac for Jackie! He said that while he has not seen Jackie, he HAS seen our animals and he knows us well (we've been going there for over 40 years) and he knows we're doing the best we can. He is giving me a prescription for 40 pills, one twice a day and he says we'll see improvement rapidly. Now, he stresses that it can't be a lifelong thing, although at 11 years of age, it may well be at this point. We want to see how it goes and how she acts once we start her on it. And then take it from there.
I told him that I'm willing to take Jackie down for an appt; he said it is not necessary at this time. But I will tell Rick's mom that, like it or not, we will be changing Jackie to our vet. It's fair; her vet didn't want to deal with this at all and I was not amused. The vet tech I talked to from our vet last night knew exactly what we were going through and started at least talking to us right away. Our vet called this morning and said he'd call the prescription down. Target has already called me to say the prescription is there and we can pick it up tonight. We will start her on Sunday night when she comes back from the kennel.
Please, wish us luck that this works! And thank you for being here!
Oh, I can't tell you how many times I've tripped over those gates! That little bar across the floor gets me often, esp when I'm vacuuming or otherwise not paying attention. My hips are black and blue from smacking into the corners of the gate doors.
Good for you! It's only right, you are having to care for her and do the behavior modification. I'm just so glad to hear there are subtle changes. That means more changes are coming once it really kicks in.
I talked to Rick's mom yesterday, told her I was changing The Beast to our vet. She wasn't happy. I explained about putting her on Prozac and that the other vet didn't even want to talk to us about it. She doesn't want Jackie drugged; evidently, it's OK to put her down? But not drug her?I pretty much said that it doesn't matter, that we are paying Jackie's bills, we are the ones trying to deal with her, and we will do as we see fit. And that was that.