The cats have had a break from the vet but I wanted to get them back up to date on their shots before the drive up. And I wanted to ask the vet about sedatives for Jake. He’s been in the car a few times and spent every trip panting and circling to stare out each window while crying. If I leave a window cracked open an inch, he’ll try to escape through the opening. Two and a half days of this sounded like torture for everyone in the car.
The dosage was ‘from 1 to 3 quarters of a pill’ and the vet recommended I start with 1 to see what happened and work my way up. The quarter didn't do much so I tried 2 the day the movers came. Unfortunately, Jake had figured out what was going on so getting him to swallow both was a struggle and mom had to help. But 2 was the magic number and the poor guy was out (he kept trying to follow me from room to room and I’d find him collapsed in the hallway as I was leaving). The pills were only supposed to work for 8 to 12 hours but he didn't full wake up until we’d been in Michigan for a few days which made me feel very bad.
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