 Purred: Tue Jan 15, '13 6:18pm PST |
 | |  | | I apologize if I made it sound like I was recommending prednisone on a continued basis. Prednisone is very hard on the body and has serious side-effects. My girl only gets it in acute attack situations, which once she has a bad flare up, it can take several days to calm back down so it is usually a big dose of pred, followed by a maintenance dose for a few days then a taper off. Ask your vet if she/he has worked much with asthma...most haven't. Apparently only 1% of cats have it, so it's not that common. My girl's first attack was when she was 3. She turned blue--literally, every usually pink part of her turned blue and she was panting. It was terrifying. If I had gotten her to the vet even a few minutes later I would have lost her. Even with that, the vet didn't fully understand what it was. He saved her with prednisone and lasix (a water reduction med). He suspected a heart issue, and even though it was a misdiagnosis, it saved her because prednisone is a miracle drug like that. It actually took until she was 6 years old to get an accurate diagnosis! Finally after about 4 near death experiences, and many periods of panting or coughing, a huge animal diagnostic center was able to accurately diagnose her. They prescribed flovent as a daily inhaler which helps keep the major attacks away. When she does have an issue now I give her albuterol and prednisone as mentioned above. .....So, your vet may be on to something, but not understand it fully because it is rare and is different at different times and in different kitties. You might want to check out the feline asthma web-site, (google it just like that and it will come up) it explains a lot, and explains various triggers and treatments. Good Luck! |  |  | |  |
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