Itching at IV site - trying to figure out the cause
Miley has a fair amount of things she is allergic to so I was wondering if there could be some type of correlation. I know my daughter had/ has a similar problem. When my daughter was less than a year we were frequent visitors at the one day surgery center for ear tubes and her IV sites would get rashes and ultimately we switched to a different type and she did not have any further problems. We figured out it was the tape associated with wrapping the IV site. But they gave Miley a surgical shave so could the tape be causing a similar reaction. I was just want to figure out what is causing the irritation so we can avoid it the future. Thanks |
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| Here anyway, it's usually due to just shaving... it's very irritating. You might try putting a sock on her or wrapping the leg with some gauze and vet wrap. Nothing tight though... and as long as she won't eat whatever you put on her. Just keeping it covered for a few days usually does the trick here. Hugs to Miley! |
| Sorry to hear that Miley is having troubles. The licking could be due to the shaving, or even some residual sensation from having an IV placed there. You are right to limit the licking in that area, due to the possibility of infection, or the creation of lick granulomas. Problem is, licking can become a self-soothing mechanism, and a form of OCD, so it's good to nip it in the bud. Oscar is also a "licker". To prevent him from getting at anything on his front legs, I get a man's long tube sock and cut off the footie part, leaving only the elastic tube. I pull the elastic tube up over the boo boo, so even if he does try to lick it occasionally, he can't really get to the skin. I also redirect him when he is trying to lick the area. Hope Miley is feeling better. Laurie and Oscar |
| Most, not all, IV equipment has laxtex. If not the IV cannula (the "plastic" part), then the tubing and IV bags. Laxtex allergy is becoming more common (more exposure?) and there are some cross allergens, such as bananas. The adhesive used on many of the medical tapes and bandaid cause an allergic reaction. I hope Miley is feeling better. |
| Thanks for the information - I found a vet approved salve that seems to help. Today was a "bad" day. We spent 1/2 the day in the emergency vet. When we got up this morning we noticed that Miley was just not herself. She started walking sideways and her gait was not normal. She was scheduled today for a new blood work up at our normal vet. So I called both our normal vet and our internal medicine vet - good news is that the internal medicine vet is affiliated with the emergency vet so it is generally a one stop shop and no matter what time I call and they have access to all of Miley's records. Both vets recommended heading into the emergency vet. When we got there we were able to be seen by our normal internist. Apparently one of the immune suppressant drugs can rarely cause ligament damage. Her back knee is now inflamed. Xrays were negative for any damage but the xrays don't always show the ligament damage. Internist said this was a rare side effect. So Miley was put on complete bed rest. Kennel during the day when we are not home and some pain meds and we will follow-up to see if by staying off it the knee it will start to heal. The bright side while we were waiting Miley had her lab work. Her blood counts have stabilized. Miley was diagnosed with pure red blood cell aplasia - which means her bone marrow is not producing red blood cells. It is a form of an autoimmune disease and it takes a good month before the suppression drugs really start to work. We have been monitoring her blood levels weekly. This is the first week we have not had a drop in red blood cells - so that is good news. It has not increased but it has not decreased. The other bright spot is that she has not lost weight this week. She has been dropping weight as well. Since she is on a steroid that is unusual. We saw the vet on Saturday trying to unravel the weight loss problem. We did a complete digestive panel and those test results were sent to Texas and take a week so we are waiting on them. But as a way to help her system we added weekly B12 injections, folic acid, probiotic and Pepcid. Miley has been super through all of this and takes all her pills down the hatch with no fuss. I am amazed by her and how brave she is being. Thanks |
| Thanks for the information - I found a vet approved salve that seems to help. Today was a "bad" day. We spent 1/2 the day in the emergency vet. When we got up this morning we noticed that Miley was just not herself. She started walking sideways and her gait was not normal. She was scheduled today for a new blood work up at our normal vet. So I called both our normal vet and our internal medicine vet - good news is that the internal medicine vet is affiliated with the emergency vet so it is generally a one stop shop and no matter what time I call and they have access to all of Miley's records. Both vets recommended heading into the emergency vet. When we got there we were able to be seen by our normal internist. Apparently one of the immune suppressant drugs can rarely cause ligament damage. Her back knee is now inflamed. Xrays were negative for any damage but the xrays don't always show the ligament damage. Internist said this was a rare side effect. So Miley was put on complete bed rest. Kennel during the day when we are not home and some pain meds and we will follow-up to see if by staying off it the knee it will start to heal. The bright side while we were waiting Miley had her lab work. Her blood counts have stabilized. Miley was diagnosed with pure red blood cell aplasia - which means her bone marrow is not producing red blood cells. It is a form of an autoimmune disease and it takes a good month before the suppression drugs really start to work. We have been monitoring her blood levels weekly. This is the first week we have not had a drop in red blood cells - so that is good news. It has not increased but it has not decreased. The other bright spot is that she has not lost weight this week. She has been dropping weight as well. Since she is on a steroid that is unusual. We saw the vet on Saturday trying to unravel the weight loss problem. We did a complete digestive panel and those test results were sent to Texas and take a week so we are waiting on them. But as a way to help her system we added weekly B12 injections, folic acid, probiotic and Pepcid. Miley has been super through all of this and takes all her pills down the hatch with no fuss. I am amazed by her and how brave she is being. Thanks |
| My favorite antibiotic is also known to randomly cause achille's damage - apparently for months after taking it. It's the only one that works on my sinus infections. Did they change her immunosuppressant drugs? It is a huge step to go from counts dropping to stabilized. |
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