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Right I did read about its non-cat use a bit... I wasn't given specific instructions by the vet to give it regularly (or not) nor was it mentioned if it should be tapered on or off, but that makes sense. Most anti-depressants I know of in humans at least are not meant to be stopped abruptly... The mirtaz was given more as a "help to get you through the weekend" kind of thing. But I can give her more for sure.
I guess I just worry about giving appetite stimulants on the regular. Will it cause her to stop eating if she goes off them? Like will she become dependent? What is the reason she even needs them to make her eat? I guess it makes me a little sad to think about her being on an appetite stimulant long-term in order to make her eat enough. I start to worry if its just old age, if she is slowly dying or something and it just breaks my heart. She's due to be 16 next month. Somehow I feel like it'd be easier to bear if she needed appetite stimulants longterm if we had an actual diagnosis of something wrong.
On the plus side - just after I made my previous post, she did jump up onto the counter where I had her chicken I put her cisapride in and was trying to stick her nose in to eat it. So it seems like she has somewhat an appetite? But wanted the chicken/didn't want to eat her regular wet food.
I guess I just worry about giving appetite stimulants on the regular. Will it cause her to stop eating if she goes off them? Like will she become dependent? What is the reason she even needs them to make her eat? I guess it makes me a little sad to think about her being on an appetite stimulant long-term in order to make her eat enough. I start to worry if its just old age, if she is slowly dying or something and it just breaks my heart. She's due to be 16 next month. Somehow I feel like it'd be easier to bear if she needed appetite stimulants longterm if we had an actual diagnosis of something wrong.
On the plus side - just after I made my previous post, she did jump up onto the counter where I had her chicken I put her cisapride in and was trying to stick her nose in to eat it. So it seems like she has somewhat an appetite? But wanted the chicken/didn't want to eat her regular wet food.