Feline Cough

feline asthma, also known as chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma and allergic bronchitis is a common feline disease. It is usually caused by inhaled allergens that lead to clinical symptoms of feline asthma.

How do you determine what your cat has inhaled to cause the symptoms?

According to most veterinarians, it is virtually impossible to determine exactly which allergens cause your cat to come down with symptoms of feline asthma. Some common culprits include:

ยท Grass

ยท Tree Pollen

ยท The cigarette smoke

ยท Fireplace smoke

ยท Various sprays such as hair sprays, deodorants, flea, deodorants

ยท The dust from cat litter

My cat is still a kitten, kittens have feline asthma?

In fact, the feline asthma can occur in cats of all ages and is found in all regions of the world. There is no safe place to hide from the disease with your kitten or cat. It is estimated about 1% of the general population has cats at one time or another experienced feline asthma.

What are the symptoms? Common symptoms include:

ยท Wheezing

ยท Cough (a dry cough, hacking that could be confused with gagging or vomiting)

Many cats are diagnosed as having hairballs, when in fact it is feline asthma.

In extreme cases, the cat may

aec Have daily coughing and wheezing

ยท Many battles constriction of the airways, resulting in open mouth breathing and panting that can be fatal

In mild cases, the cat may

ยท Occasional cough and wheezing

A few cats with feline asthma are asymptomatic between acute and severe constriction of the airways.

How a cat owner know if their cat has feline asthma?

A veterinarian can perform chest radiographs, a complete blood count, a feline heartworm test, and a technique for sample of cells from lower respiratory tract.

Feline asthma is a chronic progressive disease that can not be completely cured. drugs will help reduce symptoms, but may not be able to completely eliminate the cough.

One of the most effective therapies for feline asthma is to use asthma inhalers such as human use. This is a mask of separation that allows the use of cats or MDIs. The system is similar to the mask and spacer system used to treat infants and small children.

Treatments:

If your cat has been diagnosed with feline asthma, ask your veterinarian about AeroKat system for cats. The most important type of drug is a corticosteroid to reduce inflammation chronic. Flovent inhaler is commonly prescribed corticosteroid. Another type of medication is called a bronchodilator that helps open the airways in times of severe coughing or wheezing. A bronchodilator inhaler commonly used for humans and cats is Apo-Salvent. Some cats can even be given medication by mouth usually a corticosteroid such as prednisone. oral therapy may be less expensive, but inhaler therapy can probably do a better job. Be sure to notify your veterinarian if there is a change in the condition of your cat medication against asthma.

Other things you can do to help your cat are:

• Do not smoke cigarettes and homes
• Reduce the use of household deodorizers and sprays
• Human use toiletries that are in spray form, such as hair sprays or deodorants, away from the affected cat
• Change to a low range of clay dust or cat is a replacement material
• Air Purifier might be useful.