Hello,
I have a 4 year old male persian cat. Once a year i take him to his vet to get a lion cut shave and has not had issues in the past except feeling tired/stressed the next day. The tech said I had to give him 100 mg capsule of gabapentin at 7 am. His appointment was for 9 am but they only sedated him at 2 pm and shaved his hair. I picked him up at 3:30. As soon as he was home I knew something was off as when he bent his neck down and opened his mouth to eat his usual dry food he made a wheezing/gasping sound also when he was purring made an odd sound. He has now meowed so I dont know if his meowing sounds different. Today he had liquid explosive diarrhea at 2:20 pm and it was odd because he ran into the litter pan which he never does. Now his butt has poop around it and Im afraid it will get raw if the diarrhea continues. I am upset with the vet and do not trust them at all. My questions are: can gabapentin and sedation cause diarrhea? What could have caused the wheezing? How can I help his sore bum can I wash it? Should I withold food so the diarrhea isnt worst?
He was perfectly fine the morning of I took him in no issues at all.
I have a 4 year old male persian cat. Once a year i take him to his vet to get a lion cut shave and has not had issues in the past except feeling tired/stressed the next day. The tech said I had to give him 100 mg capsule of gabapentin at 7 am. His appointment was for 9 am but they only sedated him at 2 pm and shaved his hair. I picked him up at 3:30. As soon as he was home I knew something was off as when he bent his neck down and opened his mouth to eat his usual dry food he made a wheezing/gasping sound also when he was purring made an odd sound. He has now meowed so I dont know if his meowing sounds different. Today he had liquid explosive diarrhea at 2:20 pm and it was odd because he ran into the litter pan which he never does. Now his butt has poop around it and Im afraid it will get raw if the diarrhea continues. I am upset with the vet and do not trust them at all. My questions are: can gabapentin and sedation cause diarrhea? What could have caused the wheezing? How can I help his sore bum can I wash it? Should I withold food so the diarrhea isnt worst?
He was perfectly fine the morning of I took him in no issues at all.