Cat on phenobarbitol for seizures. Anyone else? How's it working?

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Hello Everyone,
Recently my vet put my big male cat on phenobarbitol to control seizures.  It works as far as that goes, but he's clearly hammered all the time and doesn't really like it much.  The vet says this will clear up "in time", when eventually the cat's system gets used to it. He wouldn't be more specific than that, saying that it varies from cat to cat.

I was wondering if anyone else out there has had to dope their cat like this, and how long the lethargic stage lasted.

PS: he's an indoor cat, so he's not going to wander into traffic in a daze or anything like that.

Best wishes to everyone and their cats,

Big Al Mintaka

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

hi it can take 6 weeks or so for the drug to kick in, if your cat is still really spaced out you may be able to talk to your vet about a reduced dose after a while. One that can give your cat better functionality than it does at the moment. Most vets put cats on the higher doses to combat seizures but your vet is right with saying that all cats react differently to the drug. The most common side affect is your cat will be dazed, but take heart once it is starting to do it's job chances are you could reduce the dose to a comfortable level with seizures.

? · Answer

Aww, sorry to pay attention approximately your kitty. : ( i've got not had a puppy cat until now so i'm afraid i can't make it easier to to a lot. yet i might actual take him to the vet for some exams or a checkup or something. there could be something they might do for him. BQ: Yeah, i think of so - in the event that they have a affliction it fairly is incurable and could reason an excellent variety of soreness or rigidity interior the animal's existence, and it can't be controlled properly with drugs. We had a canines whilst i became a baby...he became 17 years previous as quickly as we had him positioned down. He had pancreatitis. He became fairly skinny and he became having a confusing time eating and digesting, and my mom and dad desperate that it may be cruel to easily enable him slowly die like that. It sucked, besides the undeniable fact that it probable sucked much less for him which became what they needed. i wish it would not come to that on your cat.

Killertiel · Answer

Several years ago my cat started having seizures. My vet prescribed medication, and I started by giving her two pills a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. The seizures stopped.

After a while I reduced the dose to one pill a day. Since she went for several months without seizures, I tried giving her one pill every other day. Gradually I tapered off the medication. She hasn't had a seizure since.

Cats do sometimes "get over" getting seizures, and my alley cat Ragamuffin is proof.

Veneta T · Answer

Your vet is absolutely right.  The effects of the drug will wear off in time.

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