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tdonline, I don't know a whole lot about cisapride. And I feel like a complete idiot as my cat was on 5mg every day for 9 months, then 5mg every other day for 1 month. Now we're trying 5mg with two days between doses, probably for most of April.
Cisapride helps move food quickly through the digestive tract. I just recently learned that a cat can become dependent on this, which is why I am weaning my cat off, rather than abruptly stopping. When our cat was originally prescribed cisapride, the vet said we could look into reducing the dose or perhaps taking him off in the future. Now this same vet is saying he needs to stay on it for life. A holistic vet that we recently started seeing believes we should try weaning the cat off cisapride. We drastically changed the cat's diet, transitioned him entirely to wet food, which is why the holistic vet, my husband, and I would like to see if we can get him off cisapride.
I've read some of your posts about your cats and the redirected aggression. I'm very sorry you are all dealing with this, and constipation is definitely a bad side effect. And you know how serious it is. Another member here, oneandahalfcats, successfully got her cat off cisapride after several months. So it seems cisapride can be used temporarily to keep thing moving along. But I would definitely discuss all angles with the vet and, when you're ready to stop, make sure you taper the dose.
Cisapride helps move food quickly through the digestive tract. I just recently learned that a cat can become dependent on this, which is why I am weaning my cat off, rather than abruptly stopping. When our cat was originally prescribed cisapride, the vet said we could look into reducing the dose or perhaps taking him off in the future. Now this same vet is saying he needs to stay on it for life. A holistic vet that we recently started seeing believes we should try weaning the cat off cisapride. We drastically changed the cat's diet, transitioned him entirely to wet food, which is why the holistic vet, my husband, and I would like to see if we can get him off cisapride.
I've read some of your posts about your cats and the redirected aggression. I'm very sorry you are all dealing with this, and constipation is definitely a bad side effect. And you know how serious it is. Another member here, oneandahalfcats, successfully got her cat off cisapride after several months. So it seems cisapride can be used temporarily to keep thing moving along. But I would definitely discuss all angles with the vet and, when you're ready to stop, make sure you taper the dose.
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