My kitten has asthma and has been taking prednisone and baytril medications daily.?

Question

He still has attacks once a day although he has been tapering down on his prednisone the last two weeks. Does anyone know of any transdermal treatments recommended by a vet for prevention of asthma attacks? I don't think he will do well on inhalers. He already hates meds. Does your cat take prednisone injections?

Answer 1

My cat has severe asthma along with bad lungs on top of it all. He takes heavy doses of steroids along with an inhaler. I can not think of a transdermal treatments. I do not think it will last very long in your kitten's lungs. The inhaler called Flovent has steroids in the medication to last longer in the lungs and keep the airways open. My cat has been treated several times for infections in the lungs due to him coughing more often and the combination of his asthma medications and Baytril had helped him. I would discuss with your vet what else you can do. I know my cat hated the inhaler. It scared him for awhile because he did not like the mask over his nose to be able to breathe in the medication of the puff. It does take them awhile to get use to it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

you might talk with someone who does holistic veterinary medicine. sometimes this type of thing is caused by/aggravated by allergies, which are almost always food allergies. But a holistic vet might be able to give you some other options to help with the problem, and probably recommend some other foods to try. It can't be good that he is getting prednisone every day. prednisone is a steroid and even people with asthma are not supposed to take it every day.

Answer 4

If you're looking for veterinary recommendations, why not ask some vets?

I've seen some successfully managed with inhalers. It's not that big a deal for them, they just have to hold their head in a clear mask for few seconds and breathe normally. Please ask your vet for alternative treatments, or another vet if you're not happy with the current advice.

Chalice