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- From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: Kitty Valium
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.133149.9609@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 13:31:49 -0600
- References: <1hnm1iINNe94@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <1hnm1iINNe94@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, ah881@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joyce Brabner) writes:
- >
- > Who has been giving this to their cats? Why? Any problems or
- > successes noted? The drug was suggested as way to help deal wi/
- > some behavior problems ( not *MY* cats! they are perfect! ;-)
- > RUTH has three little monsters, and it's been suggested that she
- > ask her vet about this drug)
-
- By kitty valium, I guess you're talking about acepromazine, which
- is the most common tranquilizer for cats around this neck of the
- woods. It's chemically related to the human tranquilizer chlorpromazine,
- not to valium.
-
- I've used ace for travel problems (though it's a moot point as to
- whether a screeching terrified cat or a silly-drunk singing cat
- is harder to put up with), and for cats who freaked with changes in
- their environment (Lucy was very upset when a friend was sleeping
- on our living room floor till his apartment was ready-- the ace was
- the ONLY way any of us got any sleep). I've also used it on a
- short term basis when introducing a new cat to the crew -- Dumdum
- used to spray whenever there was a stranger around.
-
- It seems to be quit safe and effective for short-term use. HOWEVER,
- it does rev some cats up (so if you're planning on using it to shut
- the little darlings up on a long car trip, try it ahead of time), and
- it seems to cause some problems with thermoregulation in some animals--
- they can't maintain their correct body temperature in very hot or
- very cold situations.
-
- Best advice I have is talk to your vet.
-
- Kay Klier Biology Dept UNI
-