• rogermiraki@lemm.ee
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      16 hours ago

      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.

      • Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works
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        1 day ago

        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.🙀

        • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOP
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          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!