ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2020
Appetite-stimulating effect of gabapentin vs mirtazapine in healthy cats post-ovariectomy.
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- Clinical therapeutics in feline medicine: updates for old and new drugs.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Review
- A Systematic Review of the Sedative, Behavioral, Analgesic and Cardiovascular Effects of Gabapentin in Cats.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Evaluation of the Short-Term Effects of Mirtazapine on Appetite Stimulants in Dogs: A Retrospective Study and a Placebo-Controlled Trial.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Efficacy of gabapentin as pain management of TScientific reports · 2025Article
- Unraveling the nutritional challenges in epilepsy: Risks, deficiencies, and management strategies: A systematic review.World journal of experimental medicine · 2025Article
- The Effect of Gabapentin on the Efficiency of a Desensitization-Counter-Conditioning Claw-Trimming Protocol for Cats with Healthcare Phobias: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Tools for the Approach of Fear, Anxiety, and Stress in the Domestic Feline: An Update.Veterinary medicine international · 2025Review
- Use of Gabapentin or Alprazolam in Cats during Postoperative, Short-Term Hospitalization.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Gabapentin: Clinical Use and Pharmacokinetics in Dogs, Cats, and Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Effect of oral administration of gabapentin on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Use of feeding tubes in 112 cats in an internal medicine referral service (2015-2020).Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- 2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on Management of the Inappetent Hospitalised Cat.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Drug-Dosing Adjustment in Dogs and Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of the study was to evaluate the appetite-stimulating effect of gabapentin by comparing it with mirtazapine in healthy cats in the first 8 h after ovariectomy surgery.
methodsThis double-masked, placebo-controlled, prospective clinical trial included 60 healthy cats presented to the hospital for ovariectomy: 20 received gabapentin, 21 received mirtazapine and 19 received a placebo immediately before and 6 h after surgery. Food was offered at 2, 4, 6 and 8 h post-ovariectomy. After each meal, food intake was measured. Data were analysed using repeated-measure ANOVA and a linear mixed-model analysis. Post-hoc Tukey's honest significant difference test was performed for multiple comparisons.
resultsFood intake increased in both treatment groups vs placebo. No statistically significant difference was found between cats treated with gabapentin or mirtazapine. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Cats receiving gabapentin ate more than cats in the placebo group. Thirty percent of cats in the gabapentin group covered their resting energy requirements, while none of the cats in the placebo group did. Gabapentin and mirtazapine produced similar effects on food intake.
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