Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Hello! This raises an interesting point. Cerenia works on the brain to block vomiting and this can sometimes be helpful. However, it is not a generalised treatment for illness; it doesn't make the animal magically well again. Rather, it is only a way of controlling that one symptom and should be recognised as such. Sometimes, when cats vomit, they are vomiting for a very good reason; perhaps they swallowed a foreign body and are trying to hoik it back up; perhaps they have worms or poisoning or stomach cancer or kidney failure or one of many other problems. Stopping cats from vomiting using chemicals can stop them from becoming dehydrated, but only when you know why they are vomiting, and that preventing vomiting won't make things worse, or mask existing signs of illness.
Furthermore, if a cat was dehydrated and needed fluids and was simply given cerenia at home, the vet would never get chance to identify or treat the dehydration and cerenia by itself would not be appropriate.
For this reason in the UK, Cerenia is a prescription only medicine and can only be prescribed by your vet, who will review each individual case and should only prescribe it appropriately.
We would recommend that you book an appointment.
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