the doctor denies it's related to the shot and said that doesn't happen but obviously it did because she was like a playful kitten before that and now she's ruined! and he asked if she'd fallen off anything... yeah, sure, deny their involvement and try to turn it around on us. we are thinking about suing.
Replied By Betty (New Caney, Texas) on 08/25/2009
All of us care deeply for our four pawed children. I take this very seriously. Please let me expand on the entry from San Antonio on 5/29/90 re: cortisone shot reaction(s) in my cat. She had a flea allergy diagnosis when I brought her to a veteranarian. She said it would stop her incessant licking, pulling her hair out, and itching problem. It did not. Her stomach is enormous; she is walking wobbly as described by the reporting person on 05/29 and she has had no noticeable positive results from that shot. A second vet in the same hospital refused to repeat it when my kitty did not improve and did not approve of the first one at all. A diagnosis of alopecia was made; amoxicillin for her sores all over her tummy, legs and derriere did no good, and she did not respond to the second vet's Rx of children's over the counter allergy syrup plus a tri-vitamin product. My kitty is not hiding all day from all this medication and hassle to coax her to take it. She is no better months later. Her alopecia is worse. For now another allergy tablet has been prescribed but no results after ten days have yet emerged. I am just sick over this prolonged problem but the cortisone shot is most certainly the worst outward showing of reaction to the entire program. I am sorry I agreed to it and will never do it again. My kitty is actually embarassed of her appearance. She is not eating well at all and looks like she gained tremendous weight. She was absolutely gorgeous before this shot; I was told the likeliness of these side effects disappearing is not good. I was told it was necessary to treat all areas for fleas in an extremely aggressive manner (yet she did not have fleas on her). I did. Nothing resulted from two days of upheaval, making kitty leave her home for two days while the bug bomb product "took". I now face using allergy-friendly food which may or may not work and may need to see a dermatologist. I don't know if these specialists can do any better. I don't like the description of the meds suggested, especially after this cortisone episode and the lack of luck with all these other suggestions by the vet. At this point my kitty is hiding most of the day. She is so different it is scary. I tried a skin/allergy holistic product on her a few months ago but I saw no improvement. I am still open to holistic approach, however, as I think a lot of money and trauma and time dealing with "maybe's" by specialists is going to be an exercise in frustration where kitty and I will both be pulling our hair out.Replied By Tech (O'fallon, Mo) on 03/01/2011
The biggest mistake that majority of doctors make is that their first instinct is to reach for the steroids. They need to first figure out what is causing the issue, or the problem will most likely come back after said drug wears off. Most commonly itching and scratching is allergy related, that can usually be controlled with a diet change. When I say diet change I am not talking about prescription diets either; these diets are garbage and a waste of money. You need to get away from the junk all together; corn, wheat and soy especially. Best option is raw or at least a grain free diet. But please make sure to do your research on brands as your major pet stores do not tend to carry brands worth while. And these stores rarely have a knowledgable staff. And if you choose to go dry rotate between protein sources (buy a different variety each time) Once on a good diet you do not need to be concerened with mixing them over anymore, the stomach upset doesn't tend to occur once you eliminate the garbage.Regardless, require that your vet find what is actually causing the presenting problem. DO NOT let them just reach for the quik fix. Also bare in mind most vets ARE NOT well versed on animal diet and nutrition.
If you would like an excellent site that goes into the holistic approach Dr. Becker is amazing.
http://healthypets.mercola.com/
Good Luck.
