Depo medrol shot

[ahow1987]

Hello,

I am a paranoid cat mom. I took my 13 year old persian cat to the vet yesterday evening because he was itchy and had scabs around his neck and ears. The vet gave him a covinea (sp?) antibiotic shot and a depo medrol shot. I of course googled and saw a bunch of bad posts on the internet of their cat day the next day or a week later due to the shot possibly. Apparently the shot can trigger any underlying conditions like heart problems. Another post I read said their cat went into kidney failure a week after the shot.

He hasn’t been acting strangely and has been eating a drinking. I saw him pee. The thing that worried me a bit is he was laying in various parts of the living room today and I walked by at one point and smelled pee? I know the med makes them urinate more apparently so I’m wondering what’s going on there. I may call the vet tomorrow and just mention it to see if that’s alarming. Anyone know how common reactions or major health declines from the depo shot or am I just being insanely worriedly

 

[Antonio65]

There are bad experiences with Convenia, if you read on the web, but my vets used it several times on my many feral cats, and none of them had issues so far.

One of my yard cats had her teeth pulled about three years ago. Before this surgery, the vet tried to treat her severe stomatitis with frequent shots of Convenia + Depomedrol (about once every three weeks) for nearly 8 months.
Nothing happened to this cat because of these drugs combined.
She had her teeth pulled because the stomatitis wasn't fixing, and now she's ok. A very recent blood work revealed she is in perfect conditions, despite her (at least) 10 years of age.

 

[Meowmee]

Convenia is the one to be more worried about. My Angelina died 9 days after so yes it can be very serious and is not something to be taken lightly. There are many safer alternatives even for untouchable Ferals etc. that you can use and I have used them many times in various situations.

I would never knowingly give another cat convenia. For several reasons, the first one being this drug will never be safe because it cannot be stopped or taken out of the system for a long time if the cat has a severe reaction. Cats are much more vulnerable than dogs, but dogs have also died from taking convenia.

After, I was in touch with numerous people whose cats and dogs had died from convenia, or had severe reactions and just made it through barely, but had long term effects.

another thing to take into consideration is that many cats are given it without even needing an antibiotic and who have no sign of Bacterial infection. I’m not sure why your cat was even given convenia since he seems to be having an allergic reaction not a bacterial infection and yet there are numerous DVM that automatically give convenia for no reason at all… for instance, one of my outdoor untouchable outdoor cats who was limping was given it a few years ago, and they admitted that he didn’t even have any sign of an infection. It was done without my permission.

anyway, that said it’s very likely your cat is going to be OK. Just keep an eye out for the serious reactions. Common symptoms are anorexia, lethargy, and ataxia. One of the more serious reactions is severe anemia, which is what happened to Angie.

You can google all of the adverse effects that have happened if you look for the study that was not done in this country. Those adverse reactions are not listed except for in that study so many people don’t even know about them including Dvm, however when Angie went to the hospital, they were considering a reaction to convenia so they did know about the anemic reaction.

another thing to consider is that convenient does not treat every type of infection. It’s only approved for a limited number of skin infections, but it’s given for almost everything.

For instance, one of my cats, Merlin, just died recently from toxoplasmosis pneumonia. One of the few antibiotics that treats that is Clindamycin, but he was not diagnosed, and it was never even considered so he never received that. Convenia would not be able to treat very serious infections such as toxoplasmosis pneumonia, and there are many other things it can’t treat either. The first dvm though was suggesting that at some point with a faulty diagnosis.

Depo Medrol can also cause reactions. I’m not familiar with all of them, but you can look them up and keep an eye out for those as well. My Cat Sybil who was part NFC received DM when she was first diagnosed with asthma. Fortunately, she did not have any adverse reaction at that time. I was not aware, that there could be severe reactions to that drug at that time… in-part due to staying in the system too long.

It also did not help her asthma. She was then put on prednisilone pills and eventually inhalers which worked much better.

Depo-Medrol for Cats - Cats.com

Depo-Medrol for cats is used for inflammatory, immune-mediated, or allergy-type conditions. Read our vet-written guide to learn more.

cats.com

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I hope your kitty’s rash, etc. clears up soon

 

[di and bob]

Its not uncommon for cats to be lethargic, etc after a stressful vet visit and injections. just keep an eye on him and report anything that is very unusual. I have had cats have both those injections and nothing bad happened, there are side effects and reactions to ANY med. Unfortunately you just read about the bad ones. If you elect to have no meds given, to me, that is even worse. You ahve to try.......

 

[ahow1987]

Convenia is the one to be more worried about. My Angelina died 9 days after so yes it can be very serious and is not something to be taken lightly. There are many safer alternatives even for untouchable Ferals etc. that you can use and I have used them many times in various situations.

I would never knowingly give another cat convenia. For several reasons, the first one being this drug will never be safe because it cannot be stopped or taken out of the system for a long time if the cat has a severe reaction. Cats are much more vulnerable than dogs, but dogs have also died from taking convenia.

After, I was in touch with numerous people whose cats and dogs had died from convenia, or had severe reactions and just made it through barely, but had long term effects.

another thing to take into consideration is that many cats are given it without even needing an antibiotic and who have no sign of Bacterial infection. I’m not sure why your cat was even given convenia since he seems to be having an allergic reaction not a bacterial infection and yet there are numerous DVM that automatically give convenia for no reason at all… for instance, one of my outdoor untouchable outdoor cats who was limping was given it a few years ago, and they admitted that he didn’t even have any sign of an infection. It was done without my permission.

anyway, that said it’s very likely your cat is going to be OK. Just keep an eye out for the serious reactions. Common symptoms are anorexia, lethargy, and ataxia. One of the more serious reactions is severe anemia, which is what happened to Angie.

You can google all of the adverse effects that have happened if you look for the study that was not done in this country. Those adverse reactions are not listed except for in that study so many people don’t even know about them including Dvm, however when Angie went to the hospital, they were considering a reaction to convenia so they did know about the anemic reaction.

another thing to consider is that convenient does not treat every type of infection. It’s only approved for a limited number of skin infections, but it’s given for almost everything.

For instance, one of my cats, Merlin, just died recently from toxoplasmosis pneumonia. One of the few antibiotics that treats that is Clindamycin, but he was not diagnosed, and it was never even considered so he never received that. Convenia would not be able to treat very serious infections such as toxoplasmosis pneumonia, and there are many other things it can’t treat either. The first dvm though was suggesting that at some point with a faulty diagnosis.

Depo Medrol can also cause reactions. I’m not familiar with all of them, but you can look them up and keep an eye out for those as well. My Cat Sybil who was part NFC received DM when she was first diagnosed with asthma. Fortunately, she did not have any adverse reaction at that time. I was not aware, that there could be severe reactions to that drug at that time… in-part due to staying in the system too long.

It also did not help her asthma. She was then put on prednisilone pills and eventually inhalers which worked much better.

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I hope your kitty’s rash, etc. clears up soon

He gave him the depo for the scabby skin and when he checked the rest of his fur he had dandruff so he said he may have a mild skin infection and gave him Covina as well. I got got a shampoo cause I’m a groomer so he said I should be able to bathe him I haven’t yet cause I don’t want to stress him out after the vet visit.

 

[fionasmom]

Convenia was given because it appears that your cat has a skin infection. I am personally not crazy about Convenia and did have a young cat who reacted to it, but it did clear up the skin condition almost in front of my eyes. Having said that, I would not allow it again for that particular cat.

My avatar Lily is diagnosed with feline military dermatitis which is similar to what you describe as itchy skin and scabs around the neck. The problem is that is only a diagnostic term and it can be caused by a number of conditions. Lily had a Depo injection about 40 days ago and another one at the 30 day mark, so about 10 days ago. Not working and we have an appointment to reconsider treatment in a few days.

Aside from the fact that it is not working, I have only noticed an increased appetite. Nothing else is irregular although the vet did tell me that it is hard on the kidneys. I won't continue it because it has not helped.

 

[ahow1987]

Convenia was given because it appears that your cat has a skin infection. I am personally not crazy about Convenia and did have a young cat who reacted to it, but it did clear up the skin condition almost in front of my eyes. Having said that, I would not allow it again for that particular cat.

My avatar Lily is diagnosed with feline military dermatitis which is similar to what you describe as itchy skin and scabs around the neck. The problem is that is only a diagnostic term and it can be caused by a number of conditions. Lily had a Depo injection about 40 days ago and another one at the 30 day mark, so about 10 days ago. Not working and we have an appointment to reconsider treatment in a few days.

Aside from the fact that it is not working, I have only noticed an increased appetite. Nothing else is irregular although the vet did tell me that it is hard on the kidneys. I won't continue it because it has not helped.

I did get nervous because Persians tend to get kidney problems and he’s 13. His last blood panel seemed ok a few months back so I’m going to watch him the next week see if I notice him not acting normal again

 

[Meowmee]

He gave him the depo for the scabby skin and when he checked the rest of his fur he had dandruff so he said he may have a mild skin infection and gave him Covina as well. I got got a shampoo cause I’m a groomer so he said I should be able to bathe him I haven’t yet cause I don’t want to stress him out after the vet visit.

It's not a good idea to give depo with C, because both can have severe effects and they can make each other worse too. One of the worst things about these drugs is they remain in the system too long. I read more about depo now and I remember I was relieved that Sybil was ok after that, the woman I adopted her from recommended a dvm who gave her that so I looked it up and found out more.

Prednisilone pills are much safer because they can be stopped right away if there is an adverse reaction. Same for convenia, there are numerous other antibiotics that can be given orally, or even by injection daily to treat infections which are much safer and which can be stopped right away if needed.

Did your dvm say your cat has an infection? It may say on the notes/paperwork too. Imo using these 2 drugs as a preventative would never be worth any risk they have, especially convenia. In Fred's case, he had no infection, and he had no sign of anything that would result in an infection. They even admitted this to me, and said that they thought his limp, which was severe, was caused by muscle strain, they also didn't do an xray I asked them to do, but did do it when I picked him up and asked again to make sure there were no other possible causes. Yet they took it upon themselves to give him convenia for no reason, other than he was an outdoor cat. My plan was to take him in at that point.

Anyway, I hope your guy is feeling better, I am sure he will be ok. I would not do the bath for now until he recovers a bit from the meds. Maybe have a blood work done to make sure his kidneys are ok etc if they didn't do one.