And maybe to start us off here, I'm sure some audience members are asking why would a pet even be taking gabapentin or be exposed to it in the first place?

That's a great question.

So first, I do have to say gabapentin is off-label in pets.

Um, most of our drugs in veterinary medicine, we have very few, so we use a lot, um, that are extra label.

So we use gabapentin in dogs and cats for seizure control.

Um, we also can use it chronically for pain, or we can use higher acute doses, uh, for its sedative effects.

So a, uh, stressful situation like going to the veterinarian or, um, thunderstorms, we sometimes take advantage of the sedative effects.

Mm-hmm.