Hi one of our cats starts to breathe with difficulties, when she is too exited or nervous. looks like human asthma.if there are anything to do ? it lasts for a few years already.
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Do cats have Asthma? and what to do with it ?
lord_or_dead
Feb 13, 2004 01:54 PM
Replies (2)
JaimeMarie
Feb 13, 2004 04:33 PM
Yes cats can have asthma. One of our cats has it. We do not let him go out side and he has medicine he takes for it. The vet gave him predinsone (sp).
Good luck
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker
taelcat
Feb 19, 2004 05:41 PM
Yes, cats do get asthma. I have a 3 1/2 year old cat who has it. He can't take prednisone because he also has a heart condition and prednisone caused him to go into congestive heart failure when first diagnosed with asthma. Not only that -- when prednisone works, it's a great medication. But it is also one that can have many side effects.
My cat is treated for asthma with inhaled meds. I purchased a chamber called the Aerokat (you can see it at www.aerokat.com) and he gets one puff of flovent twice a day. He is very good about taking his medicine, too! He always gets a treat afterwards.
He's doing really good on the medication.
I would highly recommend that you take you cat to the vet and have him x-rayed to determine if he does have asthma.
Best of luck--
Taelcat Cats
