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Hi there,
My poor girl isn't doing well. I am looking for some insight on Depo Medrol injections.
I have a 17 year old cat, Addison, who was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis about 6 weeks ago. I took her to the vet when I noticed some coughing when purring...The vet wasn't concerned at the time with the coughing but wanted her to start on hyperthyroid meds because her bloodwork showed her T4 was high average.
We took her back to the vet a month later for blood work and to check on her T4 levels.. I brought up the coughing again and another vet took a look at the x-rays and said she had bronchitis. They put her on steroid tablets. The steroids helped a bit although still having some symptoms.... wheezing, some coughing. But she was still social, eating and drinking just fine. The pills were a struggle... so the vet suggested Depo Medrol.
She was given the shot about a week ago (11/20). The next day she was reclusive but eating okay. Now she has become lethargic, she is hiding, wheezing, and not eating much at all, just a bite or two here and there. She is still drinking. I have tried feeding her treats, chicken liver, and tuna, which is her favorite treat.
On 11/23 the vet was closed so I took her to the emergency vet and they suspected it was congestive heart failure from the shot. They did bloodwork and x-rays, and did see a lot of air in her stomach and intestines from the wheezing, but no heart failure and bloodwork was normal. The ER vet said something is definitely wrong, but couldn't be sure what.... She said she should see a cardiologist and an internist to see about nasal polyps and/or cancer as her lungs look fine. She did hear a heart murmur and her heart was slightly enlarged. She didn't feel any medications were needed at this time... she also said her oxygen levels were fine considering the wheezing. She said her lungs sound good but sounds like congestion is in her head or throat. She was stable and they said she could go home.
11/23-11/24 - When we got home that night from the ER visit, she seemed to perk up. She ate and drank some, and sat upstairs with us for a while before going back into the closet downstairs. The next day she came up for her morning bite of tuna and even socialized a bit. That evening she came out for some dry cat food and sat with us for a couple hours in her favorite living room spot.... so I thought she had turned around...
11/25-11/26- Now she has made another decline, back to not eating and hiding the entire day. Her eyes are glossed over and she doesn't want to be bothered... I am worried sick. I thought the steroid shot was going to make her feel better and now it seems as though she is totally shutting down. I am calling the vet tomorrow morning to see what is going on. Can the steroid shot kill her?
My poor girl isn't doing well. I am looking for some insight on Depo Medrol injections.
I have a 17 year old cat, Addison, who was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis about 6 weeks ago. I took her to the vet when I noticed some coughing when purring...The vet wasn't concerned at the time with the coughing but wanted her to start on hyperthyroid meds because her bloodwork showed her T4 was high average.
We took her back to the vet a month later for blood work and to check on her T4 levels.. I brought up the coughing again and another vet took a look at the x-rays and said she had bronchitis. They put her on steroid tablets. The steroids helped a bit although still having some symptoms.... wheezing, some coughing. But she was still social, eating and drinking just fine. The pills were a struggle... so the vet suggested Depo Medrol.
She was given the shot about a week ago (11/20). The next day she was reclusive but eating okay. Now she has become lethargic, she is hiding, wheezing, and not eating much at all, just a bite or two here and there. She is still drinking. I have tried feeding her treats, chicken liver, and tuna, which is her favorite treat.
On 11/23 the vet was closed so I took her to the emergency vet and they suspected it was congestive heart failure from the shot. They did bloodwork and x-rays, and did see a lot of air in her stomach and intestines from the wheezing, but no heart failure and bloodwork was normal. The ER vet said something is definitely wrong, but couldn't be sure what.... She said she should see a cardiologist and an internist to see about nasal polyps and/or cancer as her lungs look fine. She did hear a heart murmur and her heart was slightly enlarged. She didn't feel any medications were needed at this time... she also said her oxygen levels were fine considering the wheezing. She said her lungs sound good but sounds like congestion is in her head or throat. She was stable and they said she could go home.
11/23-11/24 - When we got home that night from the ER visit, she seemed to perk up. She ate and drank some, and sat upstairs with us for a while before going back into the closet downstairs. The next day she came up for her morning bite of tuna and even socialized a bit. That evening she came out for some dry cat food and sat with us for a couple hours in her favorite living room spot.... so I thought she had turned around...
11/25-11/26- Now she has made another decline, back to not eating and hiding the entire day. Her eyes are glossed over and she doesn't want to be bothered... I am worried sick. I thought the steroid shot was going to make her feel better and now it seems as though she is totally shutting down. I am calling the vet tomorrow morning to see what is going on. Can the steroid shot kill her?
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