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This Kitty Condition Can Be Fatal If Not Caught Immediately
« on: February 04, 2016, 09:51:59 PM »
This Kitty Condition Can Be Fatal If Not Caught Immediately

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2016/02/04/serotonin-syndrome-cats.aspx


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I read a rather disturbing article recently about the side effects of anti-anxiety medications given to indoor cats. The article said not a word about the causes of feline stress or how to prevent the problem (more about that shortly).

It simply described the signs to look for, and then went on to talk about the increase in recent years of serotonin syndrome in house cats.

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially fatal condition in which there is excessive nerve cell activity. It is usually caused by the use of antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).

In the traditional veterinary community, these drugs are prescribed (and in my opinion, over-prescribed) to treat behaviors including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. . .continued
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