Posted by utopizen on February 1, 2003, at 0:13:24
So I'll start.
My dog, a collie, has separation anxiety disorder. He's 12, but acts like a puppy. He'll growl at you to tell you he's upset you left him, growl if you hug anyone other than him, and bark incessantly everytime you leave him as if you will abandon him for the rest of his life each time you need to go to the market.
My cat, she's got PTSD, complements to her crack-addict "owner".
My cat's rather recovered after several years of TLC treatment, although a benign sense of separation anxiety disorder appears to exist... my dog, though, you can just look at him to see how much he suffers everytime he barks in a frenzy when someone leaves.
There's clomicalm, the canine brand for clomipramine. But it's $30/month. Too much for my parents, who couldn't justify putting me on ritalin while I was a kid when they had premium health insurance.
But I'm sure good ol' doggie Phenobarbital should do the trick. I mean, is there anything a barbituate can't do? I'm sure it'll help this OCD condition of his. Plus, vets prescribe it all the time because it's so cheap, like 5 cents a pill or something. And unlike humans, pets don't seem to mind being tired all the time. Plus, it gives me a chance to see what it feels like to take a barbitutate (just for a day, relax). Honestly, I don't know why I didn't suggest this to them earlier, it just didn't cross my mind... the stuff's so cheap.
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