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maxtherat · Feb 27, 2024

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I have an update about Gracie's experience with Solensia, and unfortunately it's not good. Along with all of the positive results, we noticed after her first injection that she was yelling a little at night after being a basically silent cat previously. Out vet put it down to her felling better and getting a little more frisky. After the second shot she cried most of the night for a few days. We failed to make the connection, and I feel awful about that. After her third shot last week, she cried all night, every night. We really started paying attention to her to see if we could figure out what was wrong, and she appears to have gone deaf over the time since her first injection. We made this discovery over the weekend, and I immediately read the package insert and any other clinical information that I could find. There is no documented case of Solensia causing deafness directly - damaging the inner ear or the auditory nerve - but something called otitis externa is listed as a rare (~2%) side effect. Otitis externa is when the ear canal gets inflamed, and it can actually close up making it impossible to hear. We think this is what's going on. We took her to the vet yesterday and she confirmed the hearing loss and some visible inflammation, at least as deep as she can see with a basic scope. She also contacted the manufacturer to report the reaction, and they were very supportive and offered assistance getting additional testing done if needed. We all assume that the yelling is a secondary reaction to suddenly going deaf and getting scared in the dark. She doesn't have great eyesight either, so I feel that this is accurate. She's quiet during the day as long as one of us is visible, but she sometimes starts yelling out of nowhere if neither of us is in the room.

We are starting with steroid eardrops to see if we can get the inflammation to go down and get her hearing back. We are taking her off of the Solensia as well, and will treat her arthritis another way once we can get this situation sorted. I'll be absolutely gutted if the deafness is permanent, but we're not thinking about that yet.

Be careful putting your cat, or yourself, on brand new drugs. I think we sometimes rush to "new and improved", but in my personal and professional opinion it's prudent to wait for awhile until the number of patients is higher and some time has gone by to see if weird side effects pop up. I made this mistake with Gracie, and I should have known better.

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Man. I’m so sorry to hear about all of this that’s going on!!! I know how hard it can be as a pet parent not being able to talk to them and for them to understand what’s going on. Praying that the steroids do the trick and Gracie feels comforted when you guys are near her.

PaulK · Feb 28, 2024

PaulK said: ↑

I have an update about Gracie's experience with Solensia, and unfortunately it's not good. Along with all of the positive results, we noticed after her first injection that she was yelling a little at night after being a basically silent cat previously. Out vet put it down to her felling better and getting a little more frisky. After the second shot she cried most of the night for a few days. We failed to make the connection, and I feel awful about that. After her third shot last week, she cried all night, every night. We really started paying attention to her to see if we could figure out what was wrong, and she appears to have gone deaf over the time since her first injection. We made this discovery over the weekend, and I immediately read the package insert and any other clinical information that I could find. There is no documented case of Solensia causing deafness directly - damaging the inner ear or the auditory nerve - but something called otitis externa is listed as a rare (~2%) side effect. Otitis externa is when the ear canal gets inflamed, and it can actually close up making it impossible to hear. We think this is what's going on. We took her to the vet yesterday and she confirmed the hearing loss and some visible inflammation, at least as deep as she can see with a basic scope. She also contacted the manufacturer to report the reaction, and they were very supportive and offered assistance getting additional testing done if needed. We all assume that the yelling is a secondary reaction to suddenly going deaf and getting scared in the dark. She doesn't have great eyesight either, so I feel that this is accurate. She's quiet during the day as long as one of us is visible, but she sometimes starts yelling out of nowhere if neither of us is in the room.

We are starting with steroid eardrops to see if we can get the inflammation to go down and get her hearing back. We are taking her off of the Solensia as well, and will treat her arthritis another way once we can get this situation sorted. I'll be absolutely gutted if the deafness is permanent, but we're not thinking about that yet.

Be careful putting your cat, or yourself, on brand new drugs. I think we sometimes rush to "new and improved", but in my personal and professional opinion it's prudent to wait for awhile until the number of patients is higher and some time has gone by to see if weird side effects pop up. I made this mistake with Gracie, and I should have known better.

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Gracie seems to be getting a little better. We're not sure if it's the steroids (day 3 today) or just time passed since her last Solensia injection, but the crying was much less last night. I snuck up behind her this morning and said her name a few times and she didn't react. Then I clapped my hands gently and she was startled, so she definitely heard it and it wasn't super loud. Three days ago I could clap as hard as I could or yell at her and she wouldn't have moved. We're calling it progress.

She's still staying close to us all day, and here she is sleeping next to me at my desk while I work. That's not really a new thing, but she is much more clingy than usual.

MikeyD.25 · Feb 28, 2024

Gen1TacoLady · Mar 1, 2024

Being a weirdo.

fathomblue · Mar 2, 2024

More random Hobbes photos.

"Now that I've eaten, again, I wonder how I should spend the rest of my afternoon?"

"Oh! I know."

Kremtok · Mar 2, 2024

I never realized how large Hobbes is. He a big'un.

mtip · Mar 2, 2024

fathomblue said: ↑

More random Hobbes photos.

"Now that I've eaten, again, I wonder how I should spend the rest of my afternoon?"

"Oh! I know."

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Kremtok said: ↑

I never realized how large Hobbes is. He a big'un.
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MikeyD.25 · Mar 4, 2024

MarX · Mar 7, 2024

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tcjacado · Mar 7, 2024

Bruger... aka Booger. He is way too curious for his own good.

mtip · Mar 7, 2024

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Bruger... aka Booger. He is way too curious for his own good.
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I'm sure he's still got a few lives left to spare

MikeyD.25 · Mar 8, 2024

CMan · Mar 8, 2024

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That's awesome!

CMan · Mar 8, 2024

They're getting bigger and seem pretty comfortable in their new place now.

Sprig · Mar 8, 2024

tcjacado said: ↑

Bruger... aka Booger. He is way too curious for his own good.
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That looks like the get into trouble look, the I’m about to get into some serious shit look.

Jeffch · Mar 8, 2024

mountainsec · Mar 8, 2024

Waiting for dinner.

Jeffch · Mar 8, 2024

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Waiting for dinner.
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Mine don’t wait that well they either bug me or fight!

tcjacado · Mar 8, 2024

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That looks like the get into trouble look, the I’m about to get into some serious shit look.
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He is definitely a handfull!! Gets into everything... and I mean everything. You opena door, drawer, run water.....
Everything is a toy

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