It's actually a really effective drug to calm cats, among other animals. I always give it to my orange boy because he panics whenever he's in his transporter. On gabapentin he just chills in there, doesn't have elevated heart rates and doesn't cry.
I almost had a knee jerk reaction to when my vet suggested it at my last visit.
For a simple exam+vaccine... My cats have had no prior issues at their annual visits before last may.
I brought my cats together for a change and them handling anxiety differently, I feel, made her more anxious that particular visit. 🫣 she also got excited+frustrated seeing a squirrel in the yard through the window in the exam room too pfft.
Back to gabba; Probably due to my bad personal experience.
It was for nerve/fibro pain. But I ended up being a passively suicidal zombie at 900mg a day at ~210 lbs @.@ bonus depersonalization/derealization.
Tho I did have a "toss in a dark box and pray" type semi feral cat, decades ago that I probably wouldn't think twice on filling the prescription for.🙀