Thanks Heather. I am going to start with 1/4 of the 4 MG pill. The dosage
instructions on the bottle say 1/2 to 1/2 pill every 1-3 days. My vet did say
1-3x per day but I think he meant every 1-3 days as that is what he wrote and
what you are giving. Paws crossed it works and gets him eating more without
howling! He howls enough as it is.
Stacy
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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:44:08 -0400
From: Heather <furrygi...@gmail.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] periactin/cyproheptadine
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I had used Cypro before without problems and know it is used widely, but did
notice that some people on the CRF had cats with sensitivities to it. I
recently tried it for my 15 year old cat and was really glad my vet
suggested trying 1/4 (rather than 1/2 which had always been suggested
before) as it seemed to make her irritable and not feel very good, she was
very vocal.
I think I would definitely start with the lower dose of 1/4. I've never
heard of it being used 3 times a day, but that doesn't mean it isn't ever
used that frequently. There is another, Mirtazapine, that I think usually
is used every 3 days.
Good luck!
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Stacy Zacher <stacy_zac...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi
> My vet just prescribed Spanky with this for an appetite stimulant. He said
> the recommended dosage is 1/2 tablet 1-3x a day. Others have said they gave
> 1/4 of a tablet every few days. I'm just wondering about side effects
> (drowsiness) and what others have given as a dosage or their experience with
> it. I asked him about the liquid form and he said I would have to give 5ccs
> to get the 1tsp dosage so I'll give him the pill form in a gel cap.
>
> Thanks so much,
> Stacy
> stacy_zac...@yahoo.com
stacy_zac...@yahoo.com
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