Hi Bengal Fans,
I'm new to the forum; this is my first post. I have two beautiful 18-month old Bengal boys; they are cousins but their personalities couldn't be more different. While they are both energetic and playful, Jasper is relaxed, low-key, patient. Mowgli is high-strung, hyper, anxious and very loud about it when he's unhappy. We're having some construction work done in the house, so I put the boys in the master bedroom/bathroom suite (not a small space) for the day while a window and door were replaced so they wouldn't run outside. They had food, water, toys, a cat tree - and each other for company. Jasper slept the day away. Mowgli decided to try to dig his way out - under the door and through the carpet.
Anticipating an upcoming week when the floors will be redone and the boys will need to be contained again, I asked the vet for an anti-anxiety medication. She prescribed Amitriptyline, which may help Mowgli with his anxiety overall. (He has multiple daily bouts of anxiety - for example, if my husband or I go out to get the newspaper or work in the garden or go the grocery store, Mowgli will stand by the door and howl the entire time we're gone. Nothing we do can console him.)
I hesitate to put him on a drug regimen, especially since there are some scary potential side effects. However, it can't be fun to live his entire kitty life with such paralyzing anxiety that he howls uncontrollably for 10-15 minutes several times per day. Anybody have a positive or negative story about Amitriptyline in Bengals to share?
Thanks in advance for your input and thoughts!
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