Just a reminder the 50 mg gabapentin is a low dose. Purrkins was on 100 mg after surgery, and both our cats were on 100 mg after a dental. I had to give my heart kitty Saxton 300 mg of gabapentin to get to the Vet safely. Vet-advised, of course. I'm giving you those for some perspective on her dosage. Loopy is less likely on 50 mg.

I'm not saying it can't happen on that dosage; we are all individuals and differ. You know your Petunia BEST and would KNOW!

The 300 mg was whacked and needed to get our Saxton safely to the Vet. Saxton also had a high tolerance, and Petunia may not.

Im glad you called and got their input, and they want her on it. It makes sense that they do for many reasons. Pain and anxiety both.  You are exactly right; she had a rough recovery, and has come leaps and bounds in little time, and yes there are worse things; this is not harmful but helpful for now; get their input and advice and take each day as you can!

Petunia is doing great !!! Do I hear make a mew in the video? Have you tried having her hop along there, SOLO, meaning having Possum in another room? I know Purrkins was more guarded after his amputation. Petunia might do better without Possum hovering. Give it a try and see if you notice a difference. She is making a lot of progress.  
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It very well could be the gaba altering her hop and explain all this to rehab. They will have input on whether you should continue or not. It is double-edged right now as you don't know for sure it's NEEDED. I would rather see her have it until your rehab appt. Wed!

They will also tell you how much she can do in a day and what's too much right now. I would just let her do as she wishes and keep her on 12-hour dosing. She ate with her gaba in so thats a win. Figuring out the rest will come with a lot of insight on Wed, whoo hoo.

I know that chat, Possum. I wasn't sure who was Mewing Petunia's back was toward us when I heard a very faint mew, not meow;) What i call mew anyway;)

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Mew! I love that! Also, 100mg for both dental and amputation surgery, wow! Purrkins must have been in a lot of pain. What was it that you knew she needed a heavier dose? I’m actually really surprised by 300mg! I don’t know, I see big numbers and think, “can a cat handle that?” I actually called the vet when I picked up Tuni’s antiviral meds cause they were 250mg pills. I mean, I’m no chemist, so I should just trust that it will be all right. 😂 

The 100 mg after amputation and dental are standard for us. We now have a feline vet; as I mentioned before, this makes all the difference in our cats and what is prescribed. They know cats!!! 

The 300 mg total was NOT and scared me to death; this was for Saxton, who had heart disease; I asked our fairy godmother vet here because I was so nervous when that dosage was prescribed. Our vet has used more on some cats, fyi, thats how safe it is!

Gabapentin 200 mg dosage for cat with heart?

I share all this in hopes of changing your mindset IF the meds need to continue. The rehab and vet will be your guide on this. 

I feel bad cause I didn’t give Petunia all her gabapentin meds after her dental surgery. I wasn’t used to the effects of anesthesia and that it lasts 24hrs so I was so nervous when she wouldn’t close her eyes for the first 24hrs that I thought the pain pills were making things worse. I probably only gave her 3 days worth. Even after her amputation, the anesthesia effects freaked me out. Now I feel like any surgery from here on out (Possum does need dental, but it’s been put on hold cause of funds due to this unexpected bone cancer), I won’t be phased. 

I know these meds are scary when we don't know and feel we are on our own. We are so fortunate our vet is there for us 100%. It makes all the difference to give the meds and know if something goes awry. We are not alone and scrambling. 

I would have done the same on the antiviral and called to confirm.😘

If you are asking me about pain after the amp and dental, it was prescribed, and I gave it as I did not want them to suffer in any way. If you have not seen this post on pain signals , here is a great link that will cover everything Tripawd Cat Pain Management Tools Make Recovery Easier

In my experience with Purrkins having breakthrough pain in recovery from his amp, it was apparent he hissed and swatted at me (thats never Purrkins). He was in PAIN! Purrkins did the same after a vaccine. PAIN ! Not all cats display pain this way or make it evident, and many suffer. We have to be dang detectives. 

After any surgical procedure, we give pain meds. It's no different for us humans. Having our teeth pulled or surgically removed we need pain meds. Having surgery, we need pain meds, an amputation, we need mega pain meds. Our animals are no difffernt. But they can't say hey, this HURTS HELP . They go and hide and suffer or sleep and suffer or they show us when they have NO choice; this hurts, limping, displaying pain. You can see in their eyes and ear position, demeanor.

I 100% agree, anesthetic is very scary for us, and watching them come out of it, they are wired and so tired both, wide-eyed and nodding off, but can't sleep. They twitch and all sorts of scary things. It's a very stressful time. Our vet makes herself available if we are in NEED through televet, email, text, or phone, which takes down my anxiety level 90%. I wish everyone had a vet like we do. She cares and is thorough and open to listening to my input. She is priceless. I have NO IDEA how we would have managed many times without her. Not too good.

If you ever want or need to change vets. I can speak highly enough of the difference in care we have received.

Use this tool to search Find a cat-friendly vet and you may be very happy with where you're at. Its nice to know regardless if your in need or want to find someone new.

I hope today is a better day for you all! TOMORROW IS THE DAY WHOO HOO!

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