My kitty, Ollie, was diagnosed with asthma soon after I adopted him. He was put on oral prednisone initially and it worked well, but my doctor did not want him to continue on it long term. Ollie is only about 15 months old. We switched to fluticasone delivered with the aerokat. He does not like it and struggles a lot. Sometimes trying to give him his treatment would bring on an attack, and I am never sure that he is getting a full dose. He was having four or five 10-15 second spells of wheezing, coughing a day. I went back to the vet and Ollie was put back on oral prednisone. I was told to stop the aerokat for a week and then try and reintroduce it gradually to see if he would adjust to it this time around. The combinaton has helped but Ollie still has about 1 attack a day.
Where can I go from here? Ollie is very lively, sweet, and playful when not coughing. Investigating on the web, I have seen that some people have made a nebulizer chamber out of a plastic storage container and there is even one that is manufactured (www.harleyhex.com). I am wondering whether this is worth trying as an alternative way of delivering the fluticasone.
Where can I go from here? Ollie is very lively, sweet, and playful when not coughing. Investigating on the web, I have seen that some people have made a nebulizer chamber out of a plastic storage container and there is even one that is manufactured (www.harleyhex.com). I am wondering whether this is worth trying as an alternative way of delivering the fluticasone.
