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My cat has liver disease. What seizure medication dosage is safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 16 years and 8 months old | 7.5 lbs

My cat has liver disease She's in later stages I do not currently have and money to go to a vet I'm looking to find out the proper dosage so when my cat starts having seizures of Diazepam and gabapentin. I actually happened to be on both those medications myself so I have them readily available I just don't know the doses for my cat. My cat is currently 7 and 1/2 lb I'm losing weight fast so I can imagine the seizures will be coming shortly if I can get her to gain weight fast enough.

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 9th, 2019

I'm sorry to hear that your kitty has liver disease. Unfortunately we legally cannot provide you with doses of medication for your pet without first doing an in person examination. I would consult with the vet that diagnosed Crystal with this condition and they should be more than willing to give you the proper doses of the medication you are inquiring about. Also I would highly recommend getting Crystal on the rx diet for liver disease. Your vet can give you a prescription for this food. This is the mainstay treatment for liver disease in pets. You should also get Crystal on Denamarin as well to help preserve liver function. I hope that your kitty Crystal does well moving forward. Best wishes and take care.

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