Depressed cockatiel + Prozac

February 21, 2002

Okay, they've finally taken me over the edge ~ IF I had any feathers

I'd be ripping them out by the handfuls, (er, clawfuls), in a frenzied

fit! Note the statement: "But the drug does have side effects, such as

the AGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR that Phoenix now shows." (Caps mine) Pluuueeezze,

somebody help me here. This is being given to a whole slew of birds, one

poor flipping (literally) creature obviously going through withdrawal!

Seems he's got it together now...that's it - all we need is yoghurt, hmmmmm....

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Depressed cockatiel treated with Prozac

A depressed South African cockatiel was given Prozac after starting to pull out feathers from his wings and chest.

The bird called Phoenix was prescribed the children's version of the drug when his worried owners took him to see vet Rina Cotton.

Ms Cotton, of Cape Town, has given the drug to birds before after getting the idea from a psychiatrist friend.

The Sun reports: "Phoenix was almost bald like a plucked chicken when he came to me, but he's a lot better now."

But the drug does have side effects, such as the aggressive behaviour that Phoenix now shows.

While many of her patients come off the drug and behave normally within a month, some do have problems.

She said: "One bird made such a fuss when we stopped giving him his Prozac that the family still pretend to dose him every day with the yoghurt they used to disguise the taste."

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