Can cats become immune to sterroid shots?
Could the steroid medicine be balled up in the knot on her back, and never even spread through her system?
Should I have to pay for the surgury to get the lump removed?
Can he refuse to give her injections that will help her?
Is there anything else I can do to help my cat?

Best answer:

Answer by bloomorningglory
Anytime you inject a substance like that you can have a reaction like that. It could be a local reaction where the skin and tissues in that area are just really peeved and will recover over time, but it could be something more serious. Since the relationship between you and the vet is somewhat stressed at this point, I would highly recommend a second opinion outside the clinic in regards to what to do about the lump. It may be safe to watch it for now, it be something that should be looked into further with perhaps a fine needle aspirate (done in the office while you wait) or perhaps it should be removed and biopsied if it is truly something that could turn cancerous.

If you’re going to use ongoing steroids, you may want to consider using oral medication instead of injections. Also if you haven’t, there may be other things to try that could lessen the need for steroids or draw out the time between injections. Things like probiotics – found in yogurt or in supplements available at the pet store, or trying a limited ingredient grain free diet can be helpful. Sometimes just adding fiber – like canned pumpkin or some a couple of sprinkles of Metamucil, can help things out.

Also it is good to note that anytime you get medication or injections for your pets, you should ask about the side effects, or do your own research prior to administering. Your vet should volunteer the information, but sometimes they forget or brush over them or assume you already know. Because there is always risk of side effect with any medication or injection, you can’t really expect your vet to cover the cost of any consequences. It’s something you should carefully consider when using new drugs. It’s like in humans, when you take a new medication and have a bad reaction, you don’t get a free ride, unfortunately. Please do some research on your own about steroids. Used long term they are believed to increase the risk of liver damage and things like that. They can just be hard on a cat’s body, so they are usually used as a last resort. Good luck!

What do you think? Answer below!

First of all, I’m pretty disturbed that my vet would push a product manufactured by a heartless company that has a strong track record of selling very unhealthy pet products.

But, while I’m still tying to figure out why my vet is pushing Purina products, I glance at the product ingredients and find Animal Digest listed as the primary ingredient and below that I find that the product contains only one probiotic organism – Enterococcus Faecium – a bacteria which I had never heard of, and which seems to be fairly well known for its ability to occasionally cause problems.
Yet my vet stressed that I must give this supplement to my cat?
I should probably add that my cat has a bleeding stomach ulcer, in case that has bearing on which types of probiotics I should choose.

Best answer:

Answer by Lo dit
“Lactobacillus acidophilus and other Lactobacillus species, and certain strains of Bacillus, Enterococcus, Bifidobacteria, and Streptococcus”- http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=probioticsadietarypowerhouseforyourcat

You can try Bene Bac. http://www.jbpet.com/bene-bac-powder,659.html

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Thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by old cat lady
On raw feeding groups and the Feline Instincts site there are many reports that switching to a raw diet absolutely eliminates the problem entirely. You might want to look into it.

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