Prozac Approved for Dogs

It had to happen eventually in the U.S. where people think their pets are exetnsions of themselves - Prozac has been licensed for use in dogs.

It's being used by owners to control "separation anxiety" which once was merely chewing the toes off your Manolos or the laces from wing-tips, but has now escalated to raiding the refrigerator and drinking master's supply of beer.

Facing competition from their canine friends for the supply of an addictive substance, in this case beer, has led the American Food and Drug Administration to approve Prozac to lighten Fido's angst when you leave the house.

Coming home to a drunken dog when you expect him to be sober can lead to all kinds of family problems. Denial or making excuses for the dog only ingrains these. If the dog has to go to rehab, then whole family should go too - it's a family disease.

Good thing that dogs lack a prehensile thumb and forefinger to operate a Bic lighter. Otherwise you'd come to a drunken dog who has become cross-addicted and smoked all of your stash too!