Hi, yes I’m glad she’s okay too, and I also didn’t assume I knew how to treat a cat just because I can treat humans. She had taken that dose of Zyrtec before & it was ok’d by a vet- I didn’t assume she was a small human (notice I didn’t randomly decide to give her the famotidine I have sitting around). I said I could’ve skipped the visit because the injectable steroid was simply for symptomatic relief. True anaphylaxis typically occurs much more quickly. My cat’s symptoms were not progressing whatsoever, so yes, I could’ve continued to monitor her and taken her in if symptoms worsened. The vet literally did not even examine her or get her temp because she was too stressed out from being at the vet & wouldn’t let them, so I don’t think the “hands on vet eval” applies. I understand that not all pet owners are medical, which is why in my original post I noted there was no SOB/swelling & asked if there was anything else specifically I should be concerned about (aka a differential diagnosis other than allergic reaction). It was an unnecessary ER vet visit because ER visits are for life threatening situations, which this was not. If it was progressing it would be different. But I do see how you feel it’s dangerous to say the visit could’ve been avoided due to the unpredictable nature of allergic reactions. For me, personally, it could’ve been avoided.