**no i'm not interested in putting her down** she is 10 years old, has always suffered from asthma (almost like a weird coughing/wheezing). she has been on prednisone and theophylline daily but a year ago was diagnosed with diabetes. the prednisone and insulin don't work well with each other and the vet wants me to switch to an inhaler for her, does anyone have any experience with this? also, with the diabetes, she started at 4 units twice daily but has gradually increased to 7 units twice daily, what is everyone else giving their kitties? what is the average insulin dose?
2006-10-10 20:14:32 · 11 answers · asked by seriously shannon 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
she's actually a really happy and sweet cat, and i think the asthma bothers me more than it bothers her. she coughs for like 15 seconds and then walks away like nothing happened :) her medicines come in treat form so she doesn't even know she getting anything and she doesn't give me a hard time with the insulin shots.
2006-10-10 20:26:52 · update #1
I had 2 cats with asthma. I got liquid medication for human asthma and had a medical nebulizer for misting. I then made a hood out of an elizabethan collar (sized for the cat), but covering the end with plastic wrap, and cutting a hole big enough for the plastic tube from the nebulizer. I put the hood on her and turned on the machine, having her breathe the meds for about 10 minutes once a day (that worked for my cats, but others may need a different schedule). It worked like a charm and surprised my vet. I didn't want the cats on oral steroids since they have bad side effects in long term use. One lived to be 17.
2006-10-10 23:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 07:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 07:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get inhalers from the chemist. They come in two parts, the top, which has the "heater coil" and a reservoir where you put the inhalant (quite often just eucalyptus). This is then inserted into the bottom that is filled with water.
The heater coil warms the water and produces steam which blows across the inhalant.
We use this type, which is a human one, in the cattery isolation ward for the cats with flu.
The cat I have just brought home, has the left overs of flu and is still wheezy. I have oil burners, one with eucalyptus and and other with tea tree oil, going to help clear and ease his breathing.
For the inhaler to work, it needs to be in the same room as your cat. Maybe night time?
Sorry don't know about insulin and cats
Good luck with her
2006-10-10 21:07:54 · answer #4 · answered by Feline Female 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your kitty will do OK-my mom had one like this and he lived to be 18. Every case of diabetes is different but the amount of insulin usually does increase over time. Obviously you love her and are willing to give her good care and that is the most important thing. Good luck to you and kitty!
2006-10-10 22:31:51 · answer #5 · answered by barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm, inhalers would reason you to have some throat dryness and doubtless some voice adjustments. It relies upon on the medicine contained in the inhaler. Proventil isn't a steroid inhaler, it truly is a rescue inhaler with a thoroughly diverse purpose than what you're describing. There are some diverse steroid inhalers, in line with risk the brown one isn't the only it somewhat is proper for you. you would be able to ask your physician approximately section outcomes and switching drugs.
2016-10-02 04:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all i can say is that i hope your kitty is as happy as it can be
i feel sorry that an animal can be asthmatic and diabetic
i think it was hiroic the way that you kept a poor animal like that
i hope you and your kitty have many lovely days together
2006-10-10 20:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Owwa I feel for you.Insulin for animals has to be a reduced dose when the have diabetes just like people.
2006-10-10 20:18:29 · answer #8 · answered by flyassballerchick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor kitty. You're a nice owner. I probably wouldn't do all that. You gotta talk to your vet, or another one.
2006-10-10 20:20:17 · answer #9 · answered by Fartbuster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
POOR KITTY CAT
2006-10-10 20:16:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋