Fluoxetine (Generic) Oral Solution, 20 mg/5mL, 4-oz bottle

Unfortunately the fluoxetine that arrived was from a different manufacturer than was pictured, so if course it was a different flavor. My cat tolerated the "cherry" flavor that we'd been getting from the vets office, but this other manufacturer uses mint flavoring and that was a huge no. Gagging, spitting, hissing, bubbling at the mouth. Chewy refunded me which is great customer service, 5 stars for them, but 0 stars for the actual med unfortunately.

Our vet recommended Fluoxetine to help our recently rescued kitty adjust to her new home and companion cat (both of whom are 9+ years old). She had been in four places (original owner died, family member adopted but surrendered to city shelter in less than a month, then was saved by a local rescue) before we adopted her. While we followed the recommended protocol for introducing her to our other cat, she was extremely aggressive at every opportunity. Our house is an open floor plan so areas that can be closed off are limited. Using a baby-gate at the doorway was marginally successful but she managed to slip through it several times and immediately went into attack mode, howling and screeching. We had tried a number of other products (Feliway, Rescue Remedy, ComfortEze, etc.) with no success. This is week #4 on Fluoxetine. Yesterday, after seeing our other cat sitting on the stairs, she used her body weight to pry open the baby gate in order to get through, run down the steps, and attack him. Our vet has told us that if the Fluoxetine does not work, she may “need to be an only cat.” We are already attached to her and cannot bear the thought of giving her up. In addition, the concept of making her adapt to yet another new home is very upsetting. We are hoping that continued use of Fluoxetine will have the desired effect.