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Gabapentin?
Been on that myself. Would never give it to my cats.
It's actually a really effective drug to calm cats, among other animals. I always give it to my orange boy because he panics whenever he's in his transporter. On gabapentin he just chills in there, doesn't have elevated heart rates and doesn't cry.
Because of the depression effect? I chose this over being out under
I almost had a knee jerk reaction to when my vet suggested it at my last visit.
For a simple exam+vaccine... My cats have had no prior issues at their annual visits before last may.
I brought my cats together for a change and them handling anxiety differently, I feel, made her more anxious that particular visit. 🫣 she also got excited+frustrated seeing a squirrel in the yard through the window in the exam room too pfft.
Back to gabba; Probably due to my bad personal experience.
It was for nerve/fibro pain. But I ended up being a passively suicidal zombie at 900mg a day at ~210 lbs @.@ bonus depersonalization/derealization.
Tho I did have a "toss in a dark box and pray" type semi feral cat, decades ago that I probably wouldn't think twice on filling the prescription for.🙀
What did you end up doing for your cat?
That’s really scary. My partner was like that when they were on it too. Very scary!