Atopica (Cyclosporine) Oral Solution for Cats

In my short history (2 months) of using Atopica it has resolved the allergy problem of my cat & completely stopped the excessive licking & scratching so that her self-inflicted wounds have finally healed. Unfortunately though with 2 of the orders the syringe began to fail to draw up the medicine. I had to remove the plastic piece that inserts into the bottle- why is that needed anyway? and then I can access the medicine with a syringe.

One of our cats had allergies so bad he would scratch his face and head bloody. He stayed in a cone for about a year as we tried to find what he was reacting to. Vet finally prescribed this and within weeks he was getting better and we took his cone off. Has stayed on it for several years now and no relapses. I did cut his dose in half from the weight guidelines about a year ago. Nothing changed. So ho0efully that helps alleviate any long term issues.

Atopica, is the only thing that has helped with my cats allergies, his skin has started to grow back his fur has started to grow back. The redness around his face has completely dissipated. The only problem is keeping it in stock. If you miss one dose it messes your cat back up

Atopica is saving my cat's life. She's got an autoimmune disease that causes severe anemia, and nothing else worked. We started her on Atopica, and twelve hours later, she started to show signs of progress. I haven't noticed any side effects. It's easy on her stomach. It doesn't taste great, but it doesn't taste bad. I just shoot the liquid toward the back of her throat, tip her chin up for five seconds so that she fully swallows, and she's good to go! "Forgives" me and moves on with her day within about 30 seconds.

My cat has been taking this product for over a year. He is doing great so far, his lesions on skin were completely gone within a few days, and have been well controlled since then. No more chewing his hair! Just as mentioned by other people, it tastes horrible. I have figured out a way, buy the small empty capsules, put the required dose in, give it to your cats as regular pills or capsules. You can also wrap it with pill wraps. Just need to make sure your cats swallow it right away, if they chew on it and brake the capsule, they will try their best to spit it out:)

My cat Liberty has suffered from allergies for several years. I have tried different cat foods, elimination of certain ingredients, allergen free detergent, changing of cat litter, and NOTHING seemed to help. She would lick her fur until she was bald on the back of her legs, down her back, on her belly, and around her tail. My vet prescribed this and I noticed a huge change within two weeks. She has been on the medicine for about two months and her fur has grown back and she isn't licking/scratching as much. It is amazing!! A true lifesaver!!!

I'm a physician, so I find it odd to review a prescription medication. That being said, I thought it would be helpful to contribute my experience. My Maine Coon cat had skin allergies (with itching, scratching, self-inflicted fur loss and scratches) and eosinophilic granulomas in her mouth and face. She had previously responded to prednisone, but she relapsed when I stopped the course of prednisone and I was concerned about long-term side-effects. So we tried cyclosporine, and after only a couple of weeks it seems to have produced a significant improvement. No significant side-effects yet. I'm concerned about long-term immunosuppression, but she's an indoor cat surrounded by other indoor I'm a physician, so I find it odd to review a prescription medication. That being said, I thought it would be helpful to contribute my experience. My Maine Coon cat had skin allergies (with itching, scratching, self-inflicted fur loss and scratches) and eosinophilic granulomas in her mouth and face. She had previously responded to prednisone, but she relapsed when I stopped the course of prednisone and I was concerned about long-term side-effects. So we tried cyclosporine, and after only a couple of weeks it seems to have produced a significant improvement. No significant side-effects yet. I'm concerned about long-term immunosuppression, but she's an indoor cat surrounded by other indoor cats, so hopefully her exposure is minimal. I don't want to get too enthusiastic at this point, but it looks promising. The only problem is the formulation - she really seems to dislike the taste of the med, and I wish it came in tablets or other forms. This may not be possible, but my cat and I would appreciate it. … more

I’m only rating based on the dosing syringe I just opened it and have no idea how much I should give my little girl. Direction from vet say to give 0.3 mL daily but how does that translate to lb? It doesn’t say to give 0.3 mL per lb (cat weight) daily, just 0.3 daily I’ve scoured the web trying to locate a conversion chart no luck yet

Phoebe Buffay has an allergy and this medical was prescribed by my vet and while she hates being given any medication she tolerates it well with no side effects. Course she hides from me for hours afterwards it works as it should. She hasn't had any breakouts and sores that she'd scratch and make worse. Her hair is already starting to grow back where she has lost it.

It comes in pill form...small grey gel capsules. I squeeze her mouth at the corners with my left thumb and middle finger while pulling down on lower jaw with right middle finger, holding a tuna-water coated pill in right thumb/index finger. Just place pill at back of throat, quickly remove fingers and hold her mouth closed and blow into her nose (makes them swallow). By time she's finished licking off tuna water she's forgotten about the pill!