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Can I give my cat human melatonin to help them sleep better?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 14 lbs

Is there a special kind of melatonin for cats? Or can I used standard melatonin 3mg

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on January 31st, 2020

There isn't one but there is almost no indications to use Melatonin in cats, if you want to use it to make your cat sleep at night let me save you some time and scratches, it's not going to happen, Melatonin doesn't work on cat that way.

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