Is 200mg of Fluconazole for my small cat for 5 days too much?

Hello. While this is not a huge overdose, it is a bit high for an 8-pound cat. Please double check with your veterinarian to see if he wants you to continue with this dose. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

The most common dose that I could find in veterinary drug books is 20-40 mg/kg once a day. Another dose I found says that cats >5.5 kg receive 1 tablet (250 mg) every 24 hours. So for your cat, weighing 13 pounds, a dose of 250 mg once a day sounds correct. You should call your vet and double check that he/she actually wanted to use the drug twice a day.

Hi and thanks for posting on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This really depends on what you are treating and also may depend on the strength of the medication as well. This is really a question for Billu's veterinarian I think. I would recommend consulting with them on the proper dosing schedule and length of treatment as this really does depend on the diagnosis made by your vet.

Cats metabolize drugs differently that humans, and therefore require a different dose of a drug than a human. I would not compare the dosage you used to take with what Kitty Kat has been prescribed to take. That being said, according to Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, the dose your vet prescribed is a little higher than listed, but because I can't see Kitty Kat in person, the vet likely has a valid reason to using a higher dose. I recommend speaking to your vet about the dose if you are concerned, it's ok to ask them questions.

Assuming Bruno weighs more than 30lbs the dosage is actually borderline low, I personally do not like Fluconazole, I usually prefer to use Itraconazole which I find more effective and safer, but at this dosage you do not have to worry about any severe side effects.

I would recommend taking Tigger to make sure mebendazole is the proper medication for him. Even though this is a dewormer and typically pretty safe 500mg is a large dose for a 5kg cat. It will be to hard to break this tablet to the appropriate dose for Tigger. Also mebendazole does not kill tapeworms so Tigger might need additional medication to deworm for tapeworms. I hope that helps

Yes, there is a high chance that it is a side effect, i would recommend contacting your vet regarding this, he might decide to either change the medication or give her anti nausea tablets for a few days.