Kelley,
I just got a new appetite stimulant from the vets, Fred has lost
a pound in 2 weeks. He is eating but not nearly enough, he is getting
another feeding tube tenatively on Friday. But she asked me to try this
appetite stimulant first, it is dosed an 1/8 to a 1/4 pill every 3
days. She wanted me to start Fred with a 1/4 but after reading some of
the side effects I decided to try a 1/8 first. Within 20 minutes Fred
was looking at me and trying to lead me into the kitchen, I put food
down and he ate pretty good, better than he has in quite a while. I am
still going to get the feeding tube because he is horrendous with
getting meds and there are a few he HAS TO HAVE, most importantly hisw
blood pressure meds and potassium and binders. He is just impossible to
pill and we are at war when it comes to giving him meds so he has only
been getting the BP and antibiotic for the last 2 weeks.
The appetite stimulant is called Mirtazapine, here is one page where I
read some things about it. I hope it doesn't hurt him to have it the
one time, once he gets the feeding tube I won't need it. It's about 30
dollars for a 36 day supply at 1/4 pill every 3 days or a 72 day supply
at an 1/8 of a pill every 3 days. This is what I paid the vet.
http://www.felinecrf.org/persuading_cat_to_eat.htm#mirtazapine
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