Anyone find Mirtazapine just suddenly stops working?
We've been using the ear gel for a few weeks now (at a lower dose than the full 1.5 inch strip and not every single day but only when needed) and the past two doses have been unsuccessful for my cat Oliver. I actually gave him a higher dose today about 6 hours ago but he's basically eating the same amount as he was without it, which is about 40% less than what he should be eating.
If anyone has experienced this, I'm wondering what was done to combat this. Will a drug "holiday" help and for how long? Did you alternate with Ciproheptadine or some other stim? Or does the Mirt just never work again?
Also, I've tried some usual tricks: Hand feeding, no sodium people tuna, waking him up from a dead sleep with handfeeding, offering a treat before handfeeding, putting out a kitty buffet of 3 or 4 different canned foods, cheese, etc. and it's hit or miss. He''ll take a few bites, then leave. He has suspected GI issues. No official diagnosis yet.
TIA for the help
Emm
We've been using the ear gel for a few weeks now (at a lower dose than the full 1.5 inch strip and not every single day but only when needed) and the past two doses have been unsuccessful for my cat Oliver. I actually gave him a higher dose today about 6 hours ago but he's basically eating the same amount as he was without it, which is about 40% less than what he should be eating.
If anyone has experienced this, I'm wondering what was done to combat this. Will a drug "holiday" help and for how long? Did you alternate with Ciproheptadine or some other stim? Or does the Mirt just never work again?
Also, I've tried some usual tricks: Hand feeding, no sodium people tuna, waking him up from a dead sleep with handfeeding, offering a treat before handfeeding, putting out a kitty buffet of 3 or 4 different canned foods, cheese, etc. and it's hit or miss. He''ll take a few bites, then leave. He has suspected GI issues. No official diagnosis yet.
TIA for the help
Emm