I took my youngest cat Ossie to the vets yesterday as he has been periodically coughing for the last few weeks. I expected asthma and that's what she also thinks. She have him a steroid injection that will last 3-4 days. If it works when can I expect it to kick in? He's just coughed a little bit now.
Also what is the long term diagnosis and treatment and cost? Ossie is only a baby, he's just turned 1 and I'm worried about his future.
Cat asthma
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Grace56
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Re: Cat asthma
Hi Aerofine,
Here is a site which may help you and your little fella.
http://www.vetinfo.com/feline-asthma-prognosis.html#b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Hope it helps and best wishes to you and Ossie.
Here is a site which may help you and your little fella.
http://www.vetinfo.com/feline-asthma-prognosis.html#b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Hope it helps and best wishes to you and Ossie.
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andtiggertoo
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Re: Cat asthma
I am sorry to hear this. One of my cats had feline asthma. Once we got it under control, he was fine.
We had him on an inhaler twice a day - Flixotide - and occasionally salbutamol to open his airways if he got a bit wheezy. The advantage of an inhaler over tablet steroids is that the drugs go straight to the lungs and don't affect other organs.
Is he a cuddly cat? That would help enormously if he was. Fortunately our Fred never minded having the inhaler - I think he just thought it was another sort of funny cuddle. But if it had been his sister or the cat we have now, Millie, both of whom hate(d) being picked up, it would have been a different story altogether.
There is a very helpful Yahoo group for feline asthma as well that I found very supportive.
Should you decide to go this route, I have two inhalers here - the masks and spacers that I would be happy to let you have very cheaply (they are generally expensive).
Have a look at these websites - they might help a bit
http://www.fritzthebrave.com/meds/inhaled.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.icatcare.org:8080/advice/cat ... e-asthma-0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's four years since Fred died, so I am a little rusty on symptoms, but happy to try to help. It's very distressing to watch an attack. I spent hours counting Fred's breathing rate and panicking if it went over a certain level.
We had him on an inhaler twice a day - Flixotide - and occasionally salbutamol to open his airways if he got a bit wheezy. The advantage of an inhaler over tablet steroids is that the drugs go straight to the lungs and don't affect other organs.
Is he a cuddly cat? That would help enormously if he was. Fortunately our Fred never minded having the inhaler - I think he just thought it was another sort of funny cuddle. But if it had been his sister or the cat we have now, Millie, both of whom hate(d) being picked up, it would have been a different story altogether.
There is a very helpful Yahoo group for feline asthma as well that I found very supportive.
Should you decide to go this route, I have two inhalers here - the masks and spacers that I would be happy to let you have very cheaply (they are generally expensive).
Have a look at these websites - they might help a bit
http://www.fritzthebrave.com/meds/inhaled.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.icatcare.org:8080/advice/cat ... e-asthma-0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's four years since Fred died, so I am a little rusty on symptoms, but happy to try to help. It's very distressing to watch an attack. I spent hours counting Fred's breathing rate and panicking if it went over a certain level.