Mocha is having issues with her mouth. She has retained enough of her feral ways that I can’t examine her mouth, but I can tell that something is amiss and that she’s uncomfortable. I can’t get an appointment until Tuesday so I asked the vet for something to take the edge off of Mocha’s discomfort until then. He gave me gabapentin and said to mix one 100 mg. capsule into her food once a day. (She weighs about 9 1/2 lbs.)
I did that last night at 5:30 and by 9:30 I had a completely limp purring rag doll. She LET ME PICK HER UP!!! And PURRED non stop when I did! She’s five and I’ve had her two years and although she’s a sweet lap cat, she has always drawn the line at being picked up. But that’s beside the point.
My goal was to reduce her discomfort, not turn her into a cooked noodle—although she was a totally adorable purring cooked noodle. If you have experience using gabapentin for pain management, do you think it might be enough to help reduce pain to give half the capsule with her morning meal and the other half with her evening meal? I’ve read comments here in other threads and I’ve also searched online at vet sites, and it seems this might be a better strategy than giving her a whole capsule. Just asking your opinion based on your experience and observations! My vet won’t be open until Monday.
I’ll have a challenge getting her into a carrier on Tuesday and they’ll have to anesthetize her to examine her. A full capsule might be a good idea on Tuesday morning, but I’ll check in with the vet’s office on Monday to run that by them.
I did that last night at 5:30 and by 9:30 I had a completely limp purring rag doll. She LET ME PICK HER UP!!! And PURRED non stop when I did! She’s five and I’ve had her two years and although she’s a sweet lap cat, she has always drawn the line at being picked up. But that’s beside the point.
My goal was to reduce her discomfort, not turn her into a cooked noodle—although she was a totally adorable purring cooked noodle. If you have experience using gabapentin for pain management, do you think it might be enough to help reduce pain to give half the capsule with her morning meal and the other half with her evening meal? I’ve read comments here in other threads and I’ve also searched online at vet sites, and it seems this might be a better strategy than giving her a whole capsule. Just asking your opinion based on your experience and observations! My vet won’t be open until Monday.
I’ll have a challenge getting her into a carrier on Tuesday and they’ll have to anesthetize her to examine her. A full capsule might be a good idea on Tuesday morning, but I’ll check in with the vet’s office on Monday to run that by them.