Hi there! I agree with
Jem
, if his spirits were good and he is behaving normally otherwise, I would also try to wait only until the 27th. Just my unprofessional opinion and by no means advice!!
Sorry I'm so late to the game and my response for gabapentin might be irrelevant at this point, but I do have some experience so I will share...
It was originally given to me for my 17 year old who had to be put to sleep in October as part of a regimen for pain management coupled with a steroid. They gave me 100mg capsules and told me to give him 1/8-1/4 of the capsule twice a day. He was a big cat, but only about 10 pounds when this was going on. He wobbled around like a drunk, which they told me would happen, but the sedative quality seemed pretty mild. Both my girls got it when they were spayed, they're 8 pounds and five pounds, and it was wonderful for them, sedated them in a way that seemed very comforting to them and visibly helped with pain post surgery. I have a friend, however, who swore off it because a vet gave it to her for anxiety for her cat, and her cat had a panic attack instead of being sedated. So take all that for what its worth!
Sorry I'm so late to the game and my response for gabapentin might be irrelevant at this point, but I do have some experience so I will share...
It was originally given to me for my 17 year old who had to be put to sleep in October as part of a regimen for pain management coupled with a steroid. They gave me 100mg capsules and told me to give him 1/8-1/4 of the capsule twice a day. He was a big cat, but only about 10 pounds when this was going on. He wobbled around like a drunk, which they told me would happen, but the sedative quality seemed pretty mild. Both my girls got it when they were spayed, they're 8 pounds and five pounds, and it was wonderful for them, sedated them in a way that seemed very comforting to them and visibly helped with pain post surgery. I have a friend, however, who swore off it because a vet gave it to her for anxiety for her cat, and her cat had a panic attack instead of being sedated. So take all that for what its worth!