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Hi folks, wanted to see if anyone has used Mirtazapine (either pill or gel) for their cats, and seen results?
Our vet has prescribed Mirtazapine for our 13 yr old cat diagnosed with early kidney disease because she wouldn't eat large amounts of her kidney food.
I'm sure this had nothing to do with her appetite, but rather her preferences. The vet insisted that she stay on the kidney diet and use Mirtazapine to get her to eat more of it.
This has not worked out great. Cat is now hungry and upset that she's not getting the food she likes.
I'm now switching her onto non-vet food which is higher in protein but low phosphorous.
I'm also seeing a dip in her appetite once the Mirtaz wears off. She has not been thrilled about eating in general since we tried to switch her food up few weeks ago.
She was doing great till then.
Does anyone have any experience or insight on the following -
- How long can a cat stay on Mirtazapine?
- Has it stopped working at any point?
- I may be paranoid, but I'm noticing that she's drinking less water after taking it. Has anyone experienced this?
- Any side effects to watch out for?
Our vet has prescribed Mirtazapine for our 13 yr old cat diagnosed with early kidney disease because she wouldn't eat large amounts of her kidney food.
I'm sure this had nothing to do with her appetite, but rather her preferences. The vet insisted that she stay on the kidney diet and use Mirtazapine to get her to eat more of it.
This has not worked out great. Cat is now hungry and upset that she's not getting the food she likes.
I'm now switching her onto non-vet food which is higher in protein but low phosphorous.
I'm also seeing a dip in her appetite once the Mirtaz wears off. She has not been thrilled about eating in general since we tried to switch her food up few weeks ago.
She was doing great till then.
Does anyone have any experience or insight on the following -
- How long can a cat stay on Mirtazapine?
- Has it stopped working at any point?
- I may be paranoid, but I'm noticing that she's drinking less water after taking it. Has anyone experienced this?
- Any side effects to watch out for?