I have read good and bad things about this. It stopped my cats acid reflux. Has anyone else used it?
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mirtazapine for cats
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Good stuff. Definitely helped Krista through a few rough patches where eating didn't seem like a priority to her. Every cat is different. But the main thing for Krista was to stick around for her when it kicked in. There's a reason why many call it "meowzapine." I likened it to having her drink spiked. She got some kind of a rush and would meow her head off. But if I held her in my lap, comforted her, stroked her and gave her scritches, she would purr/trill her head off like that was the best thing ever. Like some kind of rush! After about 15-30 minutes, she would settle down and tear into whatever food I had left out for her. I found the pills were more effective than the transdermal gel even if they were harder to give. I never gave it long enough to worry about long-term effects. We used it as a bridge to better times. Whatever was bothering her that put a hole in her appetite had to be addressed anyway. Usually treating whatever that was restored her appetite and removed the need for long-term mirtazapine use.
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Odd that he gave it to her for acid reflux if it's an appetite stimulant
Im honestly not 100% on the total number of off-label uses for it. It’s actually a human medicine used to treat depression - and a known side effect in humans as well as animals is voracious appetite. So it’s not too surprising if it has another off-label use.
I have used it numerous times, never as an appetite stimulant but I am not saying that it does not have that possibility. I also believe it is very helpful and would use it again as needed.
