Hi all,
Well Kattie is doing great from her ordeal a few weeks ago with the bad vet and second opinion. She is eating well and acting great in all respects. Well at the other vet that we will no longer go to, They gave a covenia injection pretty much against my wishes. They said they were going to put her on an antibiotic in case of infection, well I was thinking oral liquid or pills as I have no problem giving either. When they gave he back to me after her X-ray, they told me they gave her covenia. Covenia isnt even a go to antibiotic for what the doctor thought she supposedly had! It's only good for skin and abcesses. Anyways I showed my displeasure at the giving it and told them she has had reactions to antibiotics in the past, aka baytril caused her blindness, and now if she has a reaction to covenia I'm screwed.
Well she didnt have any major reaction to the covenia, but I did notice a small pea sized lump under the skin next to her left shoulder. It is very moveable, though she doesn't like me messing with it. I noticed it yesterday. Im thinking it might be an inflammatory reaction to the covenia. I know very well about vaccine acquired sarcomas, and am hoping to god it isn't. She doesn't get many vaccine anymore, and never gets leukemia. Rabies is the purevax in the right rear leg and I only do it every few years even though it is technically supposed to be done yearly. Anyways, I know that any injection has the potential to cause a sarcoma, but the vaccines are more likely the culprit. Also it is very moveable and not attached and seems a little sore to touch when the sarcomas are supposed to be not painful to touch. I also know that inflammation swellings are common with vaccines and other injections and they take time to go down on their own. I am watching it closely and we will definitely address it at her recheck. Should I worry, I will definitely are her in if it grows or causes significant pain, but am I safe watching it for 2 weeks till her recheck? I am so angry at the other vet and even more so after this lump appeared. I've never had a cat with VAS, and all my years working in the animal and vet field, I've seen two cases that were true VAS attributed to the vaccines. As I'm understanding it is still a fairly rare occurrence, and that granulomas, and inflammatory swellings are more common and resolve on their own. Those I saw more when working at a vet. My coworkers cat got a knot on her leg that went away after 6 weeks after a vaccine. Ack, if it aint one think it is another!
Well Kattie is doing great from her ordeal a few weeks ago with the bad vet and second opinion. She is eating well and acting great in all respects. Well at the other vet that we will no longer go to, They gave a covenia injection pretty much against my wishes. They said they were going to put her on an antibiotic in case of infection, well I was thinking oral liquid or pills as I have no problem giving either. When they gave he back to me after her X-ray, they told me they gave her covenia. Covenia isnt even a go to antibiotic for what the doctor thought she supposedly had! It's only good for skin and abcesses. Anyways I showed my displeasure at the giving it and told them she has had reactions to antibiotics in the past, aka baytril caused her blindness, and now if she has a reaction to covenia I'm screwed.
Well she didnt have any major reaction to the covenia, but I did notice a small pea sized lump under the skin next to her left shoulder. It is very moveable, though she doesn't like me messing with it. I noticed it yesterday. Im thinking it might be an inflammatory reaction to the covenia. I know very well about vaccine acquired sarcomas, and am hoping to god it isn't. She doesn't get many vaccine anymore, and never gets leukemia. Rabies is the purevax in the right rear leg and I only do it every few years even though it is technically supposed to be done yearly. Anyways, I know that any injection has the potential to cause a sarcoma, but the vaccines are more likely the culprit. Also it is very moveable and not attached and seems a little sore to touch when the sarcomas are supposed to be not painful to touch. I also know that inflammation swellings are common with vaccines and other injections and they take time to go down on their own. I am watching it closely and we will definitely address it at her recheck. Should I worry, I will definitely are her in if it grows or causes significant pain, but am I safe watching it for 2 weeks till her recheck? I am so angry at the other vet and even more so after this lump appeared. I've never had a cat with VAS, and all my years working in the animal and vet field, I've seen two cases that were true VAS attributed to the vaccines. As I'm understanding it is still a fairly rare occurrence, and that granulomas, and inflammatory swellings are more common and resolve on their own. Those I saw more when working at a vet. My coworkers cat got a knot on her leg that went away after 6 weeks after a vaccine. Ack, if it aint one think it is another!