Valium....

[Lizzie]

I've used Valium on a couple of cats, for behavior problems, but I didn't see coordination problems quite to the degree you are seeing them. There was a general floppiness, sleepiness and a great increase in affection, that's what I remember. Valium loses its punch quite quickly, so Pouncer's reaction to it will diminish somewhat over the next week probably. In your place, I would continue with what the vet advised even though you find it hard to watch - it is working in the way it's supposed to and that's the main thing. Can he be confined to decrease the chance that he will hurt himself? I was unable to continue treatment with Buspar on one cat because I couldn't stand to watch him become like a vegetable, so I know how very hard it is to watch the extreme change in behavior. These things always happen on a weekend, don't they, when you can't call your regular vet and ask questions - sigh! If you call an emergency vet place, they will usually advise you over the phone if you are concerned about an extreme drug reaction.

[rg_girlca]

What seems like ions ago, I had a little girl that was always going into heat as she had a cyst on her ovary and was put on valium until she could be spayed. But she only got 1/2 a pill twice a day and she wasn't so out of it like Pouncer is. That must be so heartbreaking to see him like that.

I hope he will be okay Kim.

[jazzcat]

Ripley takes Valium to help with his urinary issues/kidney failure. When he weighed 18 pounds a whole pill once a day worked fine although he was a bit stoned but now that he is down to 13.5 pounds a whole pill does the same things as you described with Pouncer. Poor guy couldn't walk down the hall without running into the wall or falling. I started giving him a half once a day and it worked well. My vet said that was the right thing to do.

I can't believe they said a whole pill twice daily - WOW!