Obsessive parrot gets Prozac therapy for rage attacks

by Yuliya Talmazan | January 15, 2009 at 03:49 pm

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Having over-loving and over-protective pets can be a nuisance. A woman from Devon, UK, has experienced a rage attack from her parrot pet every time her husband tried to get near her. The bird had to be put on avian version of Prozac to calm her anger. She is now a much happier devoted parrot.

Chico, the blue-fronted Amazon, had its feathers ruffled every time Joyce Greenslade’s husband Stephen came too close and would work herself into a “jealous frenzy” and pull out her plumage.

Chico would swoop on wary Stephen, 43, launching an assault of pecks, scratches and wild flaps But since the batty bird was put on a course of anti-depressants, she is happy and healthy again.

Joyce said the drug had taken away her feathered friend’s anxiety and now allowed her birds to fly around the house when not in their hotel-like cages with their mini-gym equipment.

“She is just more at ease with the world.”