Sunday, 21 February 2010

Is your pet "mentally disturbed"?

Ok, so I knew Prozac was popular, but THIS popular?

I read in the Times today that a dog version of the drug will be used to treat, I quote: "canine compulsive disorder"

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha ....

I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at how ridiculous this whole thing is!
The symptoms are - pay attention now, your dog might be craaazy: "excessive licking, whimpering and tail-chasing". And aparently "as many as 8% of dogs suffer from canine compulsive disorder" ... so now it's not OCD any more it's CCD ...

And this is a trustworthy source because it comes from an animal psychologist ... I wonder if Freud had anticipated all of this. Maybe dogs need counseling support, barking therapy, who knows?

So now if a dog barks too much it might be stressed and need antidepressants. What next?

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