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Depressed parrot on prozac
A depressed parrot is taking prozac after the death of the man who raised him from a chick.
Fred got the blues after the death of George Dance nine months ago, reports The Sun.
The African Grey bit all his neck feathers off and bobbed his head up and down all day.
Animal experts believe he went into a deep depression because he could not understand why George had disappeared.
But a twice-daily liquid dose of a bird-friendly version of Prozac, called Clomical, has put him back on his perch.
George's widow Helen, of Somerset, said: "He has been in quite a state since my husband died. Fred was very close to George and became depressed."
Experts say tropical birds are very emotional and the number needing anti-depressants is rising.
Fred is featured on a Cutting Edge show called Special Needs Pets on Channel 4.
A depressed parrot is taking prozac after the death of the man who raised him from a chick.
Fred got the blues after the death of George Dance nine months ago, reports The Sun.
The African Grey bit all his neck feathers off and bobbed his head up and down all day.
Animal experts believe he went into a deep depression because he could not understand why George had disappeared.
But a twice-daily liquid dose of a bird-friendly version of Prozac, called Clomical, has put him back on his perch.
George's widow Helen, of Somerset, said: "He has been in quite a state since my husband died. Fred was very close to George and became depressed."
Experts say tropical birds are very emotional and the number needing anti-depressants is rising.
Fred is featured on a Cutting Edge show called Special Needs Pets on Channel 4.
Depressed 
He should be glad he wasn't plucked, washed, seasoned, floured and cavity stuffed with wild rice and ****aki mushrooms,then ever so gently sauteed in butter. Served on a dish surrounded by a bed of asparagus. Andrew Zimmer would call him "delectable" 
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