Further Pandora update (tuesday)

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Miles wrote:

"jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt" wrote in message


PS - what's "depo"?

I think it's some sort of cortisone steroid that helps reduce
inflamation and swelling. He did tell me the medical name for the drug,
but as Pandora was trying to jump of the exam table at the time I didn't
catch exactly what he said!

Helen M

A number of injected drugs that are in an oil suspension, so they
release over a long time, have brand names starting with Depo-.

Dexamethasone might either be short- or long-release, and might have
sounded that way. It also could have been a corticosteroid that's more
potent by weight, since the volume of the injection is physically
limited. Examples would be triamcinolone or beclamethasone.

Helen Miles wrote:
She's back for assessment in 2 weeks, and we'll see how she is doing
then. Please keep up the purrs, they do seem to be helping.

I'm so glad to hear this. It's always best when rest is the only
treatment needed.

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Helen Miles wrote:

She's back for assessment in 2 weeks, and we'll see how she is doing
then. Please keep up the purrs, they do seem to be helping.

Helen M
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Helen Miles wrote:
She's back for assessment in 2 weeks, and we'll see how she is doing
then. Please keep up the purrs, they do seem to be helping.


Lots of purrs still enroute. Glad to know TED isn't pushing the surgery.

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"Howard C. Berkowitz" wrote in message


A number of injected drugs that are in an oil suspension, so they
release over a long time, have brand names starting with Depo-.

Dexamethasone might either be short- or long-release, and might have
sounded that way. It also could have been a corticosteroid that's more
potent by weight, since the volume of the injection is physically
limited. Examples would be triamcinolone or beclamethasone.///

He definitely said "long acting anti-inflamatory" and mentioned 2 weeks
as the length of time, so goodness knows what she got!

I'll have to ask him next time she sees him. )

Thanks Howard.

Helen M




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Helen Miles wrote:

He definitely said "long acting anti-inflamatory" and mentioned 2 weeks
as the length of time, so goodness knows what she got!

I'll have to ask him next time she sees him. )

Could it have been depomedrone? I merely suggest this as a word I have
heard of used in conjunction with joint ailments, not with any definite
knowledge that it is likely to be this ;-)

Deb.

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Helen Miles wrote:
"jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt" wrote in message


PS - what's "depo"?

I think it's some sort of cortisone steroid that helps reduce
inflamation and swelling. He did tell me the medical name for the
drug, but as Pandora was trying to jump of the exam table at the time
I didn't catch exactly what he said!

Helen M

I hope you caught Pandora ;-) Rosie (RB) had the same problem a few years
ago, she recovered very well without surgery. She did have a liquid pain
killer which I dripped on her food when I could see she was hurting,
fortunately that wasn't very often. Lots of purrs for Pandora's recovery.
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Could it have been depomedrone?

Almost certainly. Depomedrone is used for knee injections in Humans.
It's a steroid.

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs (and full time orthopaedic medical
secretary!)

"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message


Could it have been depomedrone? I merely suggest this as a word I have
heard of used in conjunction with joint ailments, not with any definite
knowledge that it is likely to be this ;-)

Deb.///

Quite possibly - it sounds familiar. It's certainly helping, what ever
it was.

Helen M




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"Helen Miles" wrote in message
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Pandora and I went back to see TED this evening. I needed to talk
through all the options with him regarding her cruciate ligament injury
and I needed him to explain exactly what she had done and how it would
get fixed. Thank you all for your offers of support and purrs, they have
helped a lot.

I like Mike (TED) very much. He always has time for his clients and he
treats his patients with incredible gentleness and respect. He doesn't
differentiate between the scruffiest feral moggie - Pandora, and a top
Bengal Stud-cat, GCCF International Grand Champion Highways "Gonzo"
Peekaboo (who was getting his shots and who was STUNNING and knew it
;o)). This particular TED also tries very hard to keep up to date with
current research, and is very open to new ideas. I have a lot of time
for him.

Anyway, Mike explained at length what Pandora has managed to do using a
cat skeleton and diagrams. (She's knackered and torn her cruciate, which
I knew) and the treatment options. Apparently, although he's seen
hundereds of similar injuries, he's only ever operated on a cat cruciate
on one occasion, and that was because the joint had become so seriously
unstable there was problems with the muscles remaining attached in the
right place.

He went on to say that with 6-8 weeks rest, we *should* be out of the
woods and I should start seeing my little ballerina again. Rather than
stress Pan out with anti-inflamatories every day, he's given her a long
lasting depo shot into the joint to try and help the inflamation and
make her more comfortable. Pandora was as good as gold, and didn't
protest once apart from the obligatory hiss to let TED know how mean and
nasty she was ;o).

She's back for assessment in 2 weeks, and we'll see how she is doing
then. Please keep up the purrs, they do seem to be helping.

Helen M



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Wow, Helen, I'm glad there is a chance Pandora could have a chance to mend
on her own. It sounds like you have a very kind vet. Huge purrs that she'll
make good progress!
Christine