Effects of gabapentin administration on neurologic examination in cats

Gabapentin is often administered PO for preappointment or in-hospital anxiolysis in cats. A previous study reported mild changes on the neurologic examination after administration. The objective of these authors was to investigate the effects of gabapentin on anxiety, sedation, compliance, and neurologic examination in 2 age groups of cats. Assessment of baseline sedation and anxiety was performed before initial neurologic examinations and after gabapentin administration (100 mg/cat). Assessments were repeated 90 to 120 minutes after administration. Ease of handling pregabapentin and postgabapentin was assessed in the younger cats. All examinations were performed by a board-certified veterinary neurologist and scoring of examinations ...

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