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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    Just an update: I still am not sure on the effectiveness of the cbd oil. It was difficult to administer, and to know how much she was getting. But the kicker is that I actually did find out eventually why the mirtazapine stopped working. It was because the STUPID and DISHONEST VET I had (we have...
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    Experience with Mirtazapine?

    Our cat Alice has been on prednisolone, 2.5 mg/day for an undiagnosed condition, the only thing noticed being raised levels in her pancreas. The chief concern was lack of appetite. and occasionally vomiting of her food. For the most part, this worked, but sometimes it wasn't enough. This is...
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    Ok, good luck with it. I still think that mirtazapine or mirataz work better, but it's good to have other options. I actually did give her some mirataz last evening, as the cbd oil didn't seem to be working. I don't know what is up with that.
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    Day #6 on cbd. It definitely works. I am giving it to her 3x day, for now, and it is really better to give it to her about 1/2 hour before when I would normally feed her. But, I will still occasionally wait and try giving her her meal beforehand, especially if I suspect she might actually be...
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    No, if she is not eating, she certainly won't eat it with anything like that in it. Even when she's hungry, she wouldn't eat it. Believe me, I've tried.
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    The brand is Innovet PURCBD, 125 mg total. Each drop contains 0.13 mg cbd oil.
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    Today is day #5 on the cbd oil. I am still learning about it. It seems to take about 1/2 hour for it to have full effect. Generally, I will offer her food first before giving the cbd, because I want to see for sure that it is in fact the cbd oil boosting her appetite, and not that she would have...
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    The problem was that she was refusing to eat back in 2017, and they ran all kinds of tests including 2 ultrasounds, and x-rays. Blood work revealed raised levels in her pancreas, but there was no actual diagnosis. She had to be hospitalized a couple of times. We thought we were going to lose...
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    I meant the attitude that it's the weight that's important, not the inappetance which is stupid. Vets have blind spots, and too set in their ways. For years, we went to one veterinary practice 5 minutes away, and got along fine. Then they changed hands, and a new vet refused to prescribe the...
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    It is not coincidence. I keep detailed records. It is helping some, just perhaps not enough. I'd like to give it about one week to decide. I already know what the vets' "opinion" is. He doesn't think her appetite needs to be stimulated, because, duh, she's overweight. Stupid. He makes the same...
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    CBD Oil For Inappetance

    So, Mirtazapine (both pill form and the gel), which was working before, stopped working for Alice, who is also on prednisolone, and the vet decided to just take her off it entirely and see what happens, I guess. Besides, she's overweight, so doesn't need it anyway, right? Wrong. She still needs...
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    Mirtazapine Losing Its Effect

    Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult finding vets in the area willing to take new patients. And, I have seen that idea before, that, well, she's overweight, so tell me again why she needs to have her appetite increased? Yes, it is retarded. It's their training, I guess.
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    Mirtazapine Losing Its Effect

    Possibly. And that's only if I can convince him that she needs to have her appetite increased. Vets, and people generally seem to confuse and conflate the issues of weight and inappetance. You would think that vets would know better. Although certainly connected, they are not the same thing...
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    Mirtazapine Losing Its Effect

    I hadn't heard of that, so looked into it a bit. It sounds promising, if the cbd oil doesn't work out, although I noticed one side effect is that it raises glucose levels and since hers tested high (but not quite reaching diabetic levels), the vet probably would not prescribe it for Alice.
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    Mirtazapine Losing Its Effect

    Yes. She loses her appetite. I have looked at other appetite stimulants. They don't interest me. Anything like "toppers" or special "treats" are useless with her. Other drugs? Why replace one drug with another? The CBD seems to be working anyway, so far.
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    Mirtazapine Losing Its Effect

    I would love to be able to wean her off of the pred., and have tried to before, but it always seems to backfire sooner or later. Perhaps the CBD oil will allow me to do so eventually.
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    Mirtazapine Losing Its Effect

    She was on pred. basically for the same reason as the mirt. - to help keep her appetite at least somewhat on an even keel. Otherwise, there were days when she would barely eat anything at all. They never discovered why. Unexplained anorexia. The weight gain was an unintentional side effect, and...
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    Mirtazapine Losing Its Effect

    I've used Mirtazapine, (also Mirataz, but only the past couple of months) occasionally for our cat Alice, who is also taking low-dose prednisolone. The mirtazapine was used sporadically, as needed, and at what I call micro-dose levels - as low as 1/200th of a 15 mg pill. It worked fine for about...
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    Cbd oil for cats?

    There are no known interactions with prednisolone. I did ask him about cbd oil when he called with the mostly good news on her blood work (glucose a bit high, but could just be due to stress, from the car ride -over 1/2 hour, and office visit). His main concern was that not enough was known...
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    Cbd oil for cats?

    Yeah, I didn't quite dare say anything to him about the cbd. I thought I would just try it, and see what happens. I figure it could take at least a week to see if was helping. As far as mixing it with anything goes, finding something that she actually likes is like a needle in a haystack. I've...
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