Trouble jumping

[ThatCatGirl]

I can almost guarantee you it's the mirtazapine as I went through this exact situation only a couple of months ago. It's amazing how clueless vets can be about this medication's side effects. I took my kitty to two vets including the one that originally prescribed it because on top of being sick from a virus that seemed to never go away, she had trouble walking and couldn't jump without falling over. I was sure she had a brain tumor or something. Soon as she was done with the mirtazapine, the symptoms went away. I will never give it to her again. I researched mirtazapine, I wrote a professor of vet medicine who conducted a study on it and told her what was going on and she confirmed it. She also was surprised the vets I'd seen didn't put two and two together.

When the mirtazapine is out of her system (should only take about two days) and your kitty is over her illness, her jumping skills should return.

Have you tried turkey or chicken baby food (the straight meat +broth, no other ingredients)? This warmed up in the microwave really helped get my kitty over the worst of her lack of appetite.

Good luck!

[fusion]

When I discussed with the vet the possibility of mirtazipine affecting Emma's jumping, she volunteered to look up side effects.

Emma hasn't had trouble jumping since 4-5 days after her only dose of mirtazipine. The issue only lasted a day or two. She's still sneezing a bit, suggesting the issue was more mirtazapine than congestion causing balance problems.

Baby food (bought for a prior cat) was on the list, but today she ate a 5.5 oz can of Weruva chicken.

thanks

[ThatCatGirl]

I'm glad your girl's doing better! My kitty's a Weruva chicken lover too.

[dweamgoil]

my cats all know Weruva chicken is the yummiest.

[fusion]

It's actually chicken & liver, as the pet store didn't have just chicken, but she eats around the liver.

Now if she'd just stop sneezing.

[ThatCatGirl]

Originally Posted by fusion

It's actually chicken & liver, as the pet store didn't have just chicken, but she eats around the liver.

Now if she'd just stop sneezing.

Mine does the same thing when I buy the chicken and liver. It seems like she can't decide if she likes it (liver) or not. Sometimes she'll eat it, but other times I see her spitting out even the tiniest piece. Since she can't decide and it's so expensive, I'm probably not going to buy it again. I hate to see any of the Weruva go to waste. Duck and chicken and "chicken soup" are also hits with her, though with the soup the veggies are always last to be eaten and usually several hours later when it seems she's sure no better options are coming her way.

I hope your kitty gets over her sneezing soon. We've dealt with that too and it seemed she'd never get over it, but she did. Your kitty's finding her appetite again though and that's a very good sign she's on the mend!

[fusion]

Weruva has chicken in gravy, which seems to be the same as chicken and liver, but without the liver.

Emma eats Evo 95%, but not as eagerly. She'll eat dry, but I'm stopping that.

Yesterday she wasn't sneezing very much. She just did a bunch of sneezes in a row. I'm hoping this is just a normal adoption center cold. At least I have a good supply of l-lysine and she's not showing any other symptoms.