Vets are commonly using gabapentin with Trazodone to calm dogs going thru heartworm treatment. I don’t like giving drugs, but my dog is very energetic, so I tried it. Seeing very little difference in her demeanor or energy level.
And my small town independently owned Vet just gave Me gabapentin to give my very anxious cat (who was panting and stressed for a routine visit) prior to her next visit. My pharmacist daughter who is a pharmacist wondered when gabapentin started being used as anti-anxiety drug, thanks for the heads up!
I gave it to my Golden Retriever for a while at the recommendation of my vet. He was older and had had TPLO surgery on both knees and I was a little desperate for anything to help alleviate his arthritic pain. I noticed no improvement in pain indicators and he just acted odd, like he wasn’t totally present so I stopped giving it to him.
Vets are commonly using gabapentin with Trazodone to calm dogs going thru heartworm treatment. I don’t like giving drugs, but my dog is very energetic, so I tried it. Seeing very little difference in her demeanor or energy level.
then stop them. Trazadone is a short acting SSRI. Ive seen dogs get really whacky on it- like they are hallucinating
Hard to tell with a McNab puppy…
And my small town independently owned Vet just gave Me gabapentin to give my very anxious cat (who was panting and stressed for a routine visit) prior to her next visit. My pharmacist daughter who is a pharmacist wondered when gabapentin started being used as anti-anxiety drug, thanks for the heads up!
I gave it to my Golden Retriever for a while at the recommendation of my vet. He was older and had had TPLO surgery on both knees and I was a little desperate for anything to help alleviate his arthritic pain. I noticed no improvement in pain indicators and he just acted odd, like he wasn’t totally present so I stopped giving it to him.
Wow - thank you for this invaluable information.