Yes, sedatives, 'doggy Prozac', mood-altering drugs....it's all out there. And behind those treatments are professional people who can convince an animal caretaker that those drugs are needed.
Of course there are times when medication is needed, but I would seriously question the need for medication of animals who are lonely/grieving/ active young animals who are locked up all day/separation anxiety/sleeplessness because they don't want to be alone at night....etc.
But I do think that it is a way forward to acknowledge they are mind, heart and body just as we are, not just body.
Of course there are times when medication is needed, but I would seriously question the need for medication of animals who are lonely/grieving/ active young animals who are locked up all day/separation anxiety/sleeplessness because they don't want to be alone at night....etc.
But I do think that it is a way forward to acknowledge they are mind, heart and body just as we are, not just body.
