There is nothing in AeroKat. AeroKat is a tool to help you use an inhaler with your cat. If you google it, you can see what it does. Otherwise it would be difficult to get a cat to use an inhaler.
...You can check out Fritz the Brave's website for more info on asthma. Most treatment includes steroids or possibly steroids and a nebulizer (Aerokat). My husband has asthma, so we just use his asthma nebulizer for our asthmatic kitty.
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I so agree about getting your cat started on a fluticasone/flixotide preventive inhaler! And to have an albuterol rescue inhaler on hand. The AeroKat makes it relatively easy to "puff" your cat. Yes, it's possible to get the inhalers much cheaper through online pharmacies.
One of the huge...
I only have saline but between Romeo's recurrent FHV related respiratory stuff and the old cat Squeaky's severe asthma, I think in addition to his albuterol and Aerokat that I need some Fluticazole to add to the nebulizer...
...But your interpretation is totally valid, too. In any case, I agree: don't press/push the mask. I like to hold it right at Ireland's nose, supporting it so I don't have to press it into her nose. I basically do all the same as you, though I always leave the inhaler inserted in the AeroKat.
...vet. So does the fact that this happened three days ago but you're still thinking about it. That's always a sign for me!
Here's a page from AeroKat about panting that outlines some of the possibilities...
...but not exactly what she does. We now give her a puff of an inhaler twice a day (12 hours apart). We use the little kitty inhaler spacer by AeroKat. The inhalers are very expensive, so I order them from a Canadian company and can get a 4 month supply for about $144. It took some training, but...
Yes, he has an Aerokat inhaler and albuterol for episodes between Depo shots. Poor guy has food allergies, dermatitis, asthma, environmental allergies...he has all of his teeth out due to severe stomatitis, and clearly, he has an overactive immune system. The Depo was controlling his dermatitis...
To get started with training, I showed the AeroKat to Tessa, and let her smell it, then told her “good girl” and gave her a treat. That was it. Next day I did that and then put it on her face (no medicine) for just a couple seconds til she pulled away, told her “good girl” and gave her a treat...
...one little asthma attack the second day. Yesterday we reduced it to once a day (morning) and he had a small one last night. I just ordered an AeroKat chamber and the vet is leaving me a script for Fluticasone. Is that what everyone else is taking? He warned me it's expensive and said I should...
Yes, starting slowly can be really important! That said, I did puff Ireland on the first or second day: she was so interested in the AeroKat that she was scenting it so I figured I might as well give it a go. She only had a breath or two but she didn't freak out. We gradually worked her up to...
...It’s not the emergency one - I already have one of those for myself (LOL) so in a pinch I’ve been told I can use that with her special little aerokat device.
and thank you for the reassurance about the inhaler. Yes, it would be great if not needed, but I will of course use it if these other...
...just upset your kitty. You don’t have to block the puff with your hand. Not much medicine will leak out, if any. That being said, don’t puff it on his face. I shake the inhaler, put it in the end of the AeroKat, puff it, then put it on her face. I use the small mask but Tessa is a teeny tiny...
...wildfire smoke, both more flixotide (preventive) and more albuterol (rescue inhaler).
Fingers crossed that Liam takes to the inhaler and AeroKat quickly!
P.S. Just ask if you need ideas for training him to use the inhaler. Every cat is different so you'll need to figure out what he prefers...
...one little asthma attack the second day. Yesterday we reduced it to once a day (morning) and he had a small one last night. I just ordered an AeroKat chamber and the vet is leaving me a script for Fluticasone. Is that what everyone else is taking? He warned me it's expensive and said I should...
It may be time to ask for a referral to a specialist. Sometimes these complicated cases are too much for regular vets to handle.
Do you have Fluticazole as well as albuterol?
With the nebulizer, drugs are used as well as the saline, but you would need to talk to your vet sbout that.