My cat could not breathe this morning, so I took her to the vet who ruled out other possible diseases. he gave her a shot of steroid and albuterol, and he just called me back (she stayed at the vet) and she is breathing normally again and purring :-)
He mentioned a 6-month treatment with steroid. I have asthma myself, but my steroid treatment only lasted for a week.
Anyone with an asthmatic cat?
any advise?
Thank you
ps: I do trust my vet, but I want to have some opinions from people who live with an asthmatic cat. Do you have a daily treatment or do you give albuterol when your cat has an attack?
thank you
2007-10-23 06:38:48 · 6 answers · asked by Mango 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
the chest film showed it was a very bad asthma attack. so we will keep that for our record.
2007-10-23 06:47:37 · update #1
I cannot "let that poor thing be"!!! I am myself asthmatic, I cannot ignore my cat's asthma, and let her die or live a half -life because she can't breathe properly?!
2007-10-23 06:49:04 · update #2
My severely asthmatic cat is on albuterol and flovent BID. (He gets an additional puff of albuterol during an attack, as needed.) He is also on oral pred for IBD.
I've provided some links that should help you.
2007-10-23 06:57:29 · answer #1 · answered by Cat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-27 09:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends. most cats once over the initial attack can be managed on theophylline. some cats need theophylline and a low dose steroid. some cats that have progressed asthma might require daily treatment plus an albuterol inhaler. just depends on how advanced the disease is. your vet hopefully took chest films of kitty this am and should repeat them now that her breathing is better for comparison. your vet should also want to do a recheck on kitty in a few days to a week and should repeat another chest film at that time to make sure the medication is working.
2007-10-23 06:45:19 · answer #3 · answered by bob © 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My cat who had asthma, did the steroids, he also took Brethine orally when he had an attack. I discovered dust seem to set off his asthma attacks. I vacuumed and dusted more frequently, changed his litter to one that didn't "dust" when he scratched around. He lived a long happy life. Usally treatment is not a daily thing. Most live happy & healthy lives with treatment,. Good luck
2007-10-23 08:36:10 · answer #4 · answered by PrissyP 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ours was treated with a steroid for 4 weeks, then tapered it off for the next two weeks, and that stopped the problem for her. She's about 12 years old now, the asthma never came back.
2007-10-23 13:12:39 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 21:08:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are just as likely to be prolonging your cats pain and discomfort.
Let the poor thing be.
2007-10-23 06:47:03 · answer #7 · answered by Busman Bob 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋