Friday, 21 November 2008

Bird got the blues

From the Mail:
Spare a thought for Fred the parrot, who was so heartbroken by the death of his owner that he's been prescribed an animal-friendly version of the anti-depressant.

The African Grey got the blues after owner George Dance's passing - and ended up biting all his neck feathers off before animal experts offered the radical solution.

The bird has now been prescribed a twice-daily liquid dose of a bird-friendly version of Prozac, called Clomicalm.
Other recent cases of animals being given mental health treatment include
collie-Labrador Winnie, who last year was given Clomicalm after being diagnosed with canine separation anxiety.
Sad.

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