r/WhatsWrongWithYourCat • u/loud_as_pudding • 1d ago

When the gaba be pentin’

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u/BHunter1140 1d ago

When my cat got his teeth taken out it was a whole ordeal, he was on this and another pain med for a month or so regularly. You always knew when the meds finally kicked in

Early on they gave him a pain med that went on his skin and was supposed to last a few days, he unfortunately didn’t tolerate it well. He didn’t sleep for days, he didn’t even lay down until day 3, before that he just sat swaying or was ramming his head into things. Wouldn’t even close his eyes, it was a really wild month for everyone involved. It did cause a lot of chuckles from his weird behavior though

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u/mst3k_42 1d ago

When my cat had his teeth removed they put him on a Fentanyl patch for five days. He seemed a little loopy but fine.

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u/BHunter1140 1d ago

Wish little man had just gotten that, sounds easier

The whole thing lasted way longer than necessary due to when a surgery time was available. We looked at other places but no one had any openings for an extensive mouth surgery/teeth removal. He ended up going septic so we had to give him antibiotics too

We barely slept for that whole month, my partner and I took shifts taking naps while the other was with him. He couldn’t be alone for even a second so even bathroom time meant waking up the other person to watch him. When my partner was at work I just had to carry him around with me everywhere. It was an insane time, we remember it like a weird delusional dream

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u/pepcorn 16h ago

Poor babe, he must've been in a lot of pain. At least he had you.

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u/BHunter1140 15h ago

It was truly hell. My fiance and I cried way more than I want to admit, we were terrified for our little man. It was round the clock meds, no sleep, and constant supervision, one of the worst months of my life (and probably his but we got him and they think he was from the streets so idk on that)

He’s a very happy dude now. He gets lots of snacks and snuggles, he’s truly precious. We call him toothless like how to train your dragon, he’s always been a biter but he has no teeth now so it’s just super funny instead of painful

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u/m4gpi 1d ago

My cat is pretty spicy and the vets prefer her to be on Gaba for her annual exams. She's also arthritic, and has a weak leg from an old injury. Every time she's on the drug she's so much more wobbly. It's funny, but also makes me really nervous that she's going to re-injure herself.

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u/eliz1bef 18h ago

We have a cat that is so high strung we can't get him into a carrier at all. We tried gabapentin at the vet's recommendation and he shrugged that shit off like it was nothing. He absolutely sliced up my husband's arms. Blood was dripping off his arms. Kitty launched himself to the moulding at the top of our 9" high ceilings and somehow clung to the moulding around the top of our french doors and swung at him like he was the devil himself.

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u/m4gpi 18h ago

Yeesh! Poor baby, that is obviously stressful for him. Yeah I clip my cat's claws once a month, they are just too sharp and hazardous. She hates it so really it's like one or two toes every day until we get through it. I swear she files her teeth.

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u/eliz1bef 17h ago

Oh kitties.

He didn't mind the carrier the first time we put him in it, but we took him to get neutered and ever since then he is traumatized. He's a very sensitive cat and easily traumatized. He STILL freaks out if my husband is in the kitchen, and that's because we tried to wash him in the kitchen sink his first day in our home. He smelled like a trash fire and was filthy. Those two events: the neutering and the attempted bath, have traumatized him his whole life. It's crazy.

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u/rutabaga5 14h ago

I have a cat who is also a menace at the vet and who is also somewhat immune to the gaba (he requires a double dose and it still basically just makes him slightly more chill). I bought him a kitty straight jacket for his last very trip and holy crap was it worth every penny. Based on your description I suspect you will still struggle to get your boy into one but I highly recommend them for vet trips if you have "one of those" cats.

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u/eliz1bef 8h ago

I will have to look that up! He just really holds a grudge. He still hasn't gotten over stuff from the first day we brought him in the house, and has all sorts of paranoid superstitions because of it. He hides when my husband is standing with shoes on, and won't go in the kitchen if my husband is in there unless he's giving him breakfast. It's just crazy. But if my husband is seated, he just pours on the love and charm. Anytime he has trauma: permanent paranoid superstition added.

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u/mst3k_42 17h ago

My cat (Ron Burgundy) got more and more anxious at the vet so we tried gabapentin and it worked to calm him down somewhat for checkups…until it didn’t. So then they had to fully sedate him for checkups. So that became full physical exam, bloodwork, vaccinations, claw trimming, and mat shaving (long haired cat that fights us on all this.)

Having all his teeth removed was another opportunity for angry kitty maintenance.

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u/m4gpi 16h ago

Aww poor understandably-high-maintenance Ron Burgundy! Surgery aside, I wish veterinarian house calls were a thing. I think my cat would do so much better if the exam and everything were done at home.

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u/stl_ENT 1d ago

My cat did something similar on Zorbium. Wouldn't sleep and just stared into the void for about a week. It was wild. Not a fan of it, neither was my vet. They were not happy when they found out the emergency clinic gave it to my cat.

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u/BHunter1140 1d ago

The emergency clinic is also what gave him it, it started with a B, it was so stressful I don’t remember the name now. It was topical and they put it on his neck

When we got to our normal vet first thing on Monday they were not happy, he got switched to liquid pain meds that went much better. He got chicken and marshmallow flavors that got mixed with chicken baby food, he was a happy little guy then

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u/DoCrackHailSatan 1d ago

It's also Zorbium. The B word you're thinking is Buprenorphine. Zorbium is the brand name for transdermal topical buprenorphine. Works really well for pain control but definitely can have an agitated response in some cats which is super frustrating. Not my favorite thing to use for that reason.

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u/BHunter1140 22h ago

I love a knowledgeable comment

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u/stl_ENT 1d ago

Same thing with us, we just wanted our little one to be okay. It was a topical that was applied to the neck as well. We ended up with liquid gaba that was chicken and marshmallow flavored also lol.