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There are no contraindications for gabapentin in cats with heart disease. It is well tolerated, the most common side effect would be sedation (which is what it’s usually being prescribed for). I know cardiologists that prescribe it for spicy feline patients. So I would give it as prescribed. Dose: 50mg per cat for cats <3.0Kg, 100mg per cat for those >3.0Kg Give directly or in one tablespoonful of food 2-3 hours before transport to the surgery. Specialist opinion backs up our opinion that this volume of food on this time scale is not an unacceptable risk even if subsequent additional sedation or anaesthesia is required. Gabapentin can also be used when clients are taking cats to the veterinary hospital; 50 to 100 mg PO administered 2 to 3 hours beforehand will produce mild to heavy sedation and possible ataxia. Gabapentin produces no known cardiovascular effects, direct or indirect, in cats. My other cat who was not prescribed gabapentin has a mild heart murmur but also has travel anxiety and I was thinking I would just give her a gabapentin that I have for the other cat but I'm concerned about whether Gabapentin could potentially be harmful for her due to her heart murmur. Sedation for cats • Gabapentin given at home 2−3 hours before the visit at 50 mg−100 mg/cat orally. • If Gabapentin does not provide sufficient sedation, administer: Butorphanol (0.2 mg−0.4 mg/kg, intramuscular [IM] or IV) or . Butorphanol (0.2 mg−0.4 mg/kg, IM or IV) plus alfaxalone* (1 mg−2 mg/kg, IM or IV) or Gabapentin improved evaluation of diastolic function on echocardiogram because it reduced the fusion of ventricular filling waves during the evaluation of the diastolic function of the LV. Gabapentin did not cause adverse effects on the cardiovascular hemodynamics of young healthy cats. To complicate things, some cats with murmurs may not have any heart disease at all and some cats with heart disease have no murmur (Paige et al. 2009; Payne et al. 2015)! Also, it is completely possible for you to press too hard on the chest and cause turbulent blood flow and a murmur since the chest wall of cats is so compliant (Ferasin et al This murmur is most likely an innocent or physiologic murmur caused by increased cardiac output and a high heart rate (common in cats). An echocardiogram is necessary to determine whether a benign dynamic right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (DRVOTO) or a pathologic dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (DLVOTO) is present. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of gabapentin on feline heart function. If our study finds that gabapentin affects the function of normal cats significantly, judicious use of this medication will be recommended for cats with known or suspected cardiac disease. 1. Can gabapentin cause new onset heart failure in cats? 2. Is it safe to give gabapentin to a cat with a heart murmur? 3. How does gabapentin affect blood pressure in cats? 4. Can gabapentin affect a cat’s breathing? 5. Does gabapentin interact with other heart medications? 6. How soon before a vet visit should I give my cat gabapentin? 7. Owners of the two lightest cats reported marked sedation after return home. The authors suggest: ‘For cats with a body weight close to the mean in this study (5.15 kg), a gabapentin dose of 100 mg (approx 20 mg/kg) appeared to result in the best balance of clinical effect with adverse effects. Learning that your cat has a heart murmur is confusing. Dr. Pete Wedderburn explains the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this condition. In this study, medical records of 163 apparently healthy cats with subclinical heart murmurs were evaluated for prevalence of heart disease and to define clinical characteristics that can help identify patients with heart disease. Most cats were domestic shorthair or domestic longhair (87.7%), and the remaining cats were purebred (eg, Maine Gabapentin is generally not known to cause heart murmurs, or have any adverse effects on the cardiovascular hemodynamics of young healthy cats. However, it can lower heart rate which may be a concern for cats with pre-existing heart conditions. Fern had a dose of gabapentin two hours before. It worked extremely well until we opened the front door, and the usual anxiety began. This time, his heart rate was 290 for the doctor, and the murmur was still there (which a second doctor came in and confirmed). Can gabapentin cause a heart murmur in cats? No, gabapentin is not known to cause heart murmurs in cats. In fact, studies indicate it can actually improve the evaluation of diastolic function on echocardiograms.
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