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cats medication Started by tina gee IP Address 62.252.32.16	Posted: October 25, 2006 at 17:06

my cat was given an injection of colvasone and the next day died of fluid on the chest and heart problems could there be any connection. please help as i cant grieve for my cat until i know the facts. 19529

Re: cats medication Reply #1 by Sheena IP Address 195.93.21.1	Posted: October 25, 2006 at 18:15

Tina, I am really so sorry to hear about your cat and I know that it must be terrible for you that it died the day after being given an injection of colvasone. I have never heard of colvasone but I would think there could certainly be a connection between the injection and your cat's death since the cat of a friend of mine died after being given an injection of the antibiotic Baytril since the Vet gave the cat Baytril even though the owner told the Vet the cat was allergic to Baytril but the Vet didn't believe it and gave the cat Baytril and it died. 19535

Re: cats medication Reply #2 by Sheena IP Address 195.93.21.1	Posted: October 25, 2006 at 18:25

Tina, I have checked to see what Colvasone is and it seems to be a steroid and I have read that the effect of steroids can be immediate and I wonder why your Vet was giving your cat a steroid since steroids should only be given in life threatening situations but Vets are using them on a routine basis and this is something I am very concerned about. I know you must be very heartbroken about your cat since it is terrible it has died in this way. Perhaps you would tell us why what was wrong with your cat that your Vet gave it Colvasone. 19537

Re: cats medication Reply #3 by Unicorn IP Address 84.13.42.231	Posted: October 25, 2006 at 20:54

Tina, I'm sorry to hear about the death of your cat. 19555

Re: cats medication Reply #4 by vet IP Address 81.79.123.164	Posted: October 25, 2006 at 20:59

Tina, I am sorry to hear of the death of your cat. Obviously your best course of action is to speak to your vet. With the greatest respect to Sheena, who has absolutely no medical training whatsoever, I feel that your cats problems are more likely the reason why the vet gave it this injection, than the result of it. It is rather cruel and thoughtless of her, in fact, to suggest this unlikely possibility, as I can only imagine that this is more likely to distress you to think this. Cats in respiratory failure can hide their illness very well up to the very last, and can deteriorate very suddenly at the end. Without extensive diagnostics, which themselves carry risks, it would have been difficult to determine and treat your cats problems, and the end result may well have been the same. 19558

Re: cats medication Reply #5 by Sam IP Address 81.178.110.97	Posted: October 25, 2006 at 22:43

Sheena, for God's sake, you've already accused one owner of killing their cat by feeding it pet food, now you're saying that the vet was trying to kill rather than treat this cat. You are one sick puppy. Please stop using this forum for the sake of pet owners everywhere. 19575

Re: cats medication Reply #6 by Sheena IP Address 195.93.21.1	Posted: October 26, 2006 at 08:39

Sam, I most certainly am not accusing the Vet of killing the cat but there is a possibility of a fatal reaction to the drug which surely no Vet would rule out. Since I know someone whose cat died after the Vet would not listen to them telling him that their cat was allergic to Baytril and injected the cat with Baytril as they spoke I think my comments are very valid and given that Josh has posted that a cat died after being given Canaural eardrops my comments are valid comments since it seems this poor cat may have had a serious allergic reaction to the drugs but of course only Tina knows what was wrong with her cat in the first place and why the cat was given this drug but I stand by my comment that Vets are dishing out steroids like they are sweets but steroids cure no illness and only mask the illness and it is time Vets started addressing what really caused the initial illness in animals instead of going for the quick fix of steroids and antibiotics. Josh wants us to stop worshipping Vets and treating them like Gods and I have stopped worshipping Vets although I did pretty much worship them and treat them like Gods for about 5 years. 19589

Re: cats medication Reply #7 by Linda IP Address 81.156.218.87	Posted: October 26, 2006 at 09:48

Tina ... Sorry to read about your cat... I hope you get the answers you need... 19592

Re: cats medication Reply #8 by tina IP Address 62.252.32.16	Posted: October 26, 2006 at 17:09

I took my cat to the vet with an infected mouth due to bad teeth. He gave him synulox antibiotic injection and colvasone injection but in the past he only had the synulox injection for the same problem. The vet did not say on examining him on the day he was treated that he thought there was a problem with his heart.When we got up the day after being to the vet he was not a well cat i am just curious to know if there was an underlying problem or could the medication have affected him. Do steroids affect the heart. This is no reflection or blame on the vets they are very good and compitent and i trust my vet. I just want other oppinions on what the cause may have been. My cat was a 15 year old tom who was not the wellest of cats but did not show signs of heart failure and it is just so confusing that it happened soon after treatment. 19605

Re: cats medication Reply #9 by Sally IP Address 195.93.21.1	Posted: October 26, 2006 at 17:45

It seems a bit puzzling why your Vet gave your cat Colvasone since the data sheet apparently says it is for shock, burns, arthritis and dermatitis and not for mouth infections. COLVASONE 50 ML NORBROOK 1 ml contains: Dexamethasone sodium phosphate 2 mg For horses, cows, cats, dogs - for the treatment of shock, burns, arthritis, dermatitis. 19611

Re: cats medication Reply #10 by Sheena IP Address 195.93.21.1	Posted: October 26, 2006 at 18:24

Sadly mouth problems are usually caused by feeding pet food. I have a veterinary research paper which says that mouth problems can cause heart and kidney problems. 19615

Re: cats medication Reply #11 by vet IP Address 84.65.208.60	Posted: October 26, 2006 at 18:34

Sally, if you read the whole data sheet: Colvasone is licensed for "inflammatory conditions in all species". Mouth problems in cats are frequently inflammatory in nature. Heart and lung problems in cats can very often be subclinical, only detecatble on xray/ultrasound etc. 19617

Re: cats medication Reply #12 by TINA IP Address 62.252.32.16	Posted: November 6, 2006 at 20:07

COULD MY CAT HAVE GOT SO ILL OVER NIGHT WOULD THE VET NOT HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM THE DAY BEFORE HE DIED WHEN HE EXAMINED HIM. THE VET SAID HE HAD SEVERE DYSPNOIA AFTER X-RAYING HIM. I AM FEELING VERY GUILTY THAT I DID NOT NOTICE HOE POORLY HEE WAS. 20529

Re: cats medication Reply #13 by vet IP Address 84.66.178.58	Posted: November 6, 2006 at 20:17

I have seen LOTS of cats that were just breathing a bit faster than normal, which on xray had severe fluid accumulation, lung tumours, heart failure, pus on the lungsetc etc etc. Cats are VERY good at looking pretty helathy right up to terminal respiratory failure. You should not feel guilty. 20531

Re: cats medication Reply #14 by Katie IP Address 84.64.150.249	Posted: November 6, 2006 at 20:21

I agree with Vet, you did what you could by taking him to a professional. Sheena, Dry food can be extremely good for cleaning teeth! I suspect you do not understand why "mouth problems can cause heart problems" and am extremely curious as to where you keep getting all these veterinary research papers. Do you clean your pets teeth? I would. It'd help a lot more that blaming pet food for everything 20532

Re: cats medication Reply #15 by Trish IP Address 82.32.229.224	Posted: March 31, 2008 at 23:09

I am sitting here at gone 11 pm, because I am afraid to go to bed and leave my cat. He has had thyroid problems and is being treated for that, but lately his breathing has become laboured. Today I took him to the vet for a check-up, and he was given a steroid injection to help with this problem, tonight he looks worse than he has even been....now I wonder if I did wrong to agree to it...I will feel so bad if I have made him worse... 30568

Re: cats medication Reply #16 by unicorn IP Address 82.3.211.24	Posted: April 2, 2008 at 14:45

Hi Trish, I'm sorry to hear about your cat. Has there been any improvement? 30575

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