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Has anyone used cyproheptadine (periactin) 2mg every 12 hours to help increase a cats appetite? This is a human antihistamine with the side effect of increasing appetites. My vet prescribed this once for my cat.

>>Has anyone used cyproheptadine (periactin) 2mg every 12 hours to help increase a cats appetite? This is a human antihistamine with the side effect of increasing appetites. My vet prescribed this once for my cat.

I have never used this. How long ago was this? Did the medication work as expected for your cat? If your cat is not eating now, s/he should be diagnosed again to be sure nothing is seriously wrong if it has been some time since the medicine was first prescribed.
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

My vet prescribed Periactin for my cat last year who had a URI after I adopted him and refusd to eat. I gave him 1 or 2 doses and he started to eat but maybe the antibiotics kicked in. My friend, who owns the 12yr old cat who is still not eating called her vet on Friday and he gave her a high caloric paste (it looks like the paste for hairball prevention). The vet said to place a strip on his paws and the cat SHOULD lick it iff. However the cat runs and the strip ends up on the rug or chair. I told her to ask about periactin.

>>My vet prescribed Periactin for my cat last year who had a URI after I adopted him and refusd to eat. I gave him 1 or 2 doses and he started to eat but maybe the antibiotics kicked in. My friend, who owns the 12yr old cat who is still not eating called her vet on Friday and he gave her a high caloric paste (it looks like the paste for hairball prevention). The vet said to place a strip on his paws and the cat SHOULD lick it iff. However the cat runs and the strip ends up on the rug or chair. I told her to ask about periactin.

I hope the friend's cat is eating by now. If not she needs to get the cat to the vet ASAP to be sure that the liver function is OK!
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!