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 to eat, just not as much. So, as of 3 days ago, I've been giving her CBD oil instead. Some initial thoughts are that it does seem to work, and fairly rapidly, but doesn't have much staying power. The extent of her inappetance varies day to day, but I seem to need to give it to her more than once daily (in the morning). She refused to eat breakfast this morning, but has eaten about 1 1/2 tbsp. dry food and treats since she had her pred. + cbd. I will give her more cbd at lunch and likely again at supper, since today started off badly. I am sticking with the recommended doseage of 3 drops (1 drop for every 5 lbs. body weight), for now anyway. Judging the exact amount in the dropper is a bit tricky.
There may be other benefits from taking cbd, so overall, I think at this point it is beneficial. How beneficial remains to be seen.
There may be other benefits from taking cbd, so overall, I think at this point it is beneficial. How beneficial remains to be seen.