Claudia, I have 2 cats with asthma (and 2 of my angel cats had asthma). Good idea to use inhaled meds. That was a very serious attack your kitty had. Inhaled meds go directly to the lungs (and avoid all the side effects of oral steroids). They have kept Frankie stable for 5 years. We use Flovent daily and Albuterol for attacks. Untreated asthma can scar the lungs and can lead to pneumonia and other ailments.
Yahoo has at least 3 feline asthma groups. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/felineasthma_inhaledmeds/ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/felineasthma/ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline_Asthma_Bronchitis/ Best, Laurie -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 3:02 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] anyone know how to make an Oxygen tank? Claudia, I don't know about a home made oxygen tank but know several people in the heart group have made an oxygen tent. They wrap a small carrier in plastic (shower curtain or trash bag) then put the line from the oxygen tank into the carrier. Here is the link for the yahoo heart group. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feline-heart/ I know there is a yahoo asthma group but I do not have a link for it. Hugs for your kitty Sharyl --- On Mon, 12/29/08, Claudia <elisasta...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Claudia <elisasta...@yahoo.com> Subject: [Felvtalk] anyone know how to make an Oxygen tank? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 3:44 PM Hi, I'm relatively new to this board. I'm so glad that something like this exists for people with fiv cats. There's some really great advice on here. I have a question: someone told me about home-made Oxygen tanks for cats. I have an fiv kitty who also has asthma. I'm cautious about using Steroids on her. One time she ahd a really bad episode, couphing, panting, and lying on her side. IT was awful. I rushed her to the vet. THey of course had an Oxygen tank. Anyway, I'd really appreciate the instructions, if anyone had them. Thank you, Claudia _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
