Experience with Acepromazine?

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Does anyone have any experience with Acepromazine? Pepsi is two years old and STILL not spayed, not because we haven't tried, but because it's impossible to get her in the carrier. I've cancelled more than one vet appointment simply because I couldn't get her there.


We adopted her at the age of three months (according to the vet); she was a feral kitten. I'm very glad that she has a safe home, but unfortunately, she doesn't seem to recognize how safe.
She is still very fearful and I think always will be. Honestly, I don't mind too much about not getting her her boosters since all our cats are strictly indoors, but she really needs spayed.

I got Acepromazine tablets from the vet, and she has an appointment for Thursday morning. I know there is no guarantee that they will work on her, but I have to try them. (I really just need them to slow her reaction time enough so that my husband and I can get her in the carrier.) There is NO WAY I can get a tablet down her throat the normal way; has anyone had luck smashing them in food, like you do with lysine?

I'd appreciate any other suggestions anyone has as well. I feel so bad about the stress this visit is going to cause her, but she has to be spayed.
 

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You can try tuna but not too much, she needs to have an empty stomach the day of surgery. Good luck!
 
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Originally Posted by menagerie mama

You can try tuna but not too much, she needs to have an empty stomach the day of surgery. Good luck!
Thanks! I have to have her at the vet's really early, so probably I will give it to her late at night (I think I might have trouble hiding the bits in tuna—she is SMART—so I was thinking of trying a strong canned food, like liver flavor) and then put her in the carrier when she seems to be sleepy.

I smelled the pills; they don't stink. I showed one to Smidge, and she thought she would lick it (I took it away), so maybe they aren't as bad as some of the pills/medicine I've had to give them before.
 
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Well, I did it. I didn't want to, but I had to take her in. I used these amazing things called Pill Pockets; they're treats you can stuff pills in. Done carefully (to avoid getting pill smell on the outside), they really do the trick!

I about started crying this morning when I could see she was having trouble walking, but she let me pick her up and put her in the carrier (though she fought that a bit—she's a spunky little thing), and she was much less anxious than she normally is. In retrospect, I'm glad I did it, because I think it will make the whole experience easier for her, and of course, now she is spayed. (I pick her up tomorrow afternoon.)
 
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