A house cat in Britain is popping the anti-depressant drug Prozac.  One day everyone on the planet will be taking Prozac for one reason or another.

The 12-year-old grey tabby, whose weight had ballooned to 15lb, became one of the first pets in Britain to be given anti-depressant drugs, on the advice of a vet who said she had ‘anger management issues’.

And the results have been dramatic. Five months later, Twiglet has lost almost 7lb and is roaming around the back garden without fear.

“She became so frightened she rarely ventured out and put on weight because she wasn’t getting any exercise.

“I had to take out the cat flap and fit a bigger pet door because she couldn’t squeeze through it any more.”

The problems began last March when Twiglet came home with a broken tail and clumps of fur missing.

A ginger tom had chased her and even jumped through the cat flap to attack her in her own kitchen.

“When I took her to the vet I was told she had anxiety issues and depression brought on by the stress of being bullied by other cats,” said Miss Martin.

Twiglet was prescribed the Prozac-like drug amitriptyline, to be taken once a day.

Geezum! That cat looks a lot like one of ours here at the Bumpshack.  Nala is about that big (fat) in my opinion too. Maybe she is depressed and needs to be medicated as well.  My favorite part of this story is the part about the owner having to remove the outdoor cat flap and install a bigger one so she could get through it.