I really like the way you were patient and tried to get him used to the inhaler before you put it on him. I think if I were in the same situation I might not have done things the same way and caused my cat unnecessary stress. You did a great job. Thank you for the great teaching tool!
Aaawwww, the poor, precious kitty!! 😓😟🙀😿 That's so sad! Personally, I know how scary that is to be starved of air and struggle to breathe, but I'm relieved his lungs look normal and healthier. I think it's so adorable that he purrs now when being nebulized with his inhaler! 😻❤😽❤😻💋💋💋
Oh my goodness, i was so sure my Norwegian forest cat Vito was coughing too when he made this sound. He also always does this when at rest. He apparently also has a heart murmur. The vet saw a video i made of him coughing and didn’t know what it was. Maybe my Vito also has asthma. Thanks for sharing this.
Cat asthma is not a common disease therefore some vets are not familiar with the diagnosis and the treatment. If you live close to a bigger vet clinic/hospital it worth to ask them if they have vets who are specialized in feline asthma or similar diseases. I hope you can find out what's causing the cough.
Thanks for this one, I think it was a great educational video. First, showing the coughing will help others recognize the possible difficulties. Second, that was a wonderful process of getting Roy to willingly accept the treatment. I hope Roy (and Moss) remain healthy and enjoys life to the fullest.
Thank you! I'm very glad that you found the video useful. When Roy was diagnosed I only found a few video on this topic so it was time to share our experience so far. 😊
@@RoyandMoss I do (and did), indeed, find it useful. I've always been a "dog guy" but adopted a pair of cats in my newest home instead because I did not want a fence and didn't have the time to walk a dog two or three times a day. That was 18 years ago and I still don't feel like I "understand" cats. This helps. My remaining cat does not seem to have asthma but she throws up several times a week. It's undiagnosed, but NOT because of hair balls. Roy and Moss are *_incredibly_* handsome cats. I cannot tell them apart except by behavior. Both are clever, but they are different in they way they interact with toys and food. I might not comment often but I very much thank you for your postings! Long Live Roy and Moss _( and their servants!! :-)_
@@randy-9842 I also have years of experience with cats but they still can surprise me every day...fortunately, mostly with good things but the asthma was a bad one.I hope you can find out why she throws up so frequently. I'm so happy that you enjoy our videos. 😊
I didn't know that cats could get asthma, though in hindsight why not? Thank you for sharing this very educational video. I'm so happy that Roy is taking so well to his treatment
We didn't know it either. It's not a very common disease, our vet has never had a patient with feline asthma before. Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful :)
What a trooper! I’m sure that your gentle acclimatisation of Roy to the inhaler has help many others with similar issues to deal with. Thank you for sharing your beautiful and handsome family with us all!
👏🏽👏🏽 well done! Thank you for one, taking such good care of Roy. Two, sharing with us a very interesting video and useful tips too. I'm so happy that Roy is much better now. Give yourselves and your cat sitters a pat on the back for an amazing achievement and of course a yummy treat for courageous Roy and oh yes Moss needs a treat too...💖💖💖💖👍🏽👍🏽😻😻😉
Poor sweetheart...I know the feeling..I too was born with asthma...you are a wonderful, patient and understanding human...it does help. Being an intelligent baby helps too! Bless you both! I hope Roy stays as healthy and happy as possible!
My goodness, both you and your cats are so loving and gentle, it is a privilege to watch these videos. It is also very educational to see various toys and cat towers. I wonder what country you live in...I am in the UK and marvel at snow in your Christmas video
Oh my word, I'm sending all my love and kisses to brave sweet baby Roy. I have asthma, I had a pulmonary embolism in 2018 and it developed after that, and have a Ventolin inhaler. I wasn't aware cats got asthma, so this video is also enlightening. X to Roy and a floof from me. It made me cry how gentle and gradual you guys were with him. ❤️
Thank you! ❤ Pulmonary embolism must be a very frightening diagnosis. I hope you're doing better now despite of the asthma! I'm glad you found the video useful!
Nagyon szép és megható ez a videó. Roy és Moss szerencsések hogy ilyen türelmes és szeretetreméltó "szülei" vannak. Gratulálok, jó egészséget kívánok a cicáknak.💝
We had a cat, Storm Kitty, who had asthma. His treatment was exactly the same as Roy's except that I never thought of the training you used. That's a great idea! But we were fortunate that Stormy was such a laid back kitty! He struggled slightly on the first two times, and then accepted it by the third! He had asthma for most of the 12 yrs of his life and treatments for the last 2-3 yrs. He passed away in 2019, but NOT from asthma, but from cancer. Oh how I miss him. Rest in Peace Stormy.
@@RoyandMoss@Roy and Moss I wonder if it's a tabby thing? Stormy's sister Windy, who was adopted by my nephew, also had asthma. And I currently have a 4 mo old kitten, Rascal, whom I've seen wheezing a tiny bit now and then. It's been brought to the vet's attention. It's a wait & see. They are all tabbies. I see that Roy is a tabby too.
Thanks. My cat might have this. Had him for a year. First had pneumonia, then allergies, then something else. But always had coughing fits. Sounds like this too. Will ask the vet next appt
Dear Roy, please please please always be healthy and cheerful. Thank you for sharing this video. It helps people (especially those who are planning to adopt a pet) to see what is usually hidden behind "a cute pet video" - and that is - how much work, responsibility and love it takes to look after a pet.
Amazing care! I don't know if I would have thought of going to all the steps to get my kitty to do the inhaler. And now that I've seen this, I think a cat I had several years ago had the same thing. Poor boy, I didn't know. Kudos to Roy's keepers!! And, stay healthy Roy, you've got an audience now!
Thank you! 😊I read that a lot of cats are not diagnosed or misdiagnosed as it's not a common condition. Our vet only has one asthmatic patient and it's Roy. We were lucky that she referred us to a specialist who could properly diagnose Roy.
This is such a wonderful video, thank you so much for making it! Showing large parts of the teaching process is invaluable, too. My sweet girl of 20 years passed almost 10 years ago (gosh, so long?), and she had asthma from an early age. Her attacks were very pronounced, and honestly scary to see, but the same exact behaviour symptoms Roy shows. I'm SO glad you caught it so early! Later stages are just heartbreaking to witness. This was sadly before we had any kitty nebulizers, and while oral steroids did help, they weren't a great choice long-term because they dampened her immune system, and she didn't have a lot of one to begin with. We wound up with daily oral doses of really small (like, fragments of tablet because they don't come in any lower dosages size small) tablets of Prednisone, combined with some lifestyle changes. Try pilling a cat every day for 20 years ;) They get wise awfully quickly. I wish we'd had something like this, though. Her attacks were fewer with the Prednisone, but they were still violent and scary to witness as she'd be gasping for air with heaves that wracked her whole body. There being NOTHING I could do to help was awful. Then she'd be up and bouncing off the walls again like nothing had happened, cats are so danged resilient. But she had a lot of damage in her lungs from the chronic asthma, and every attack closed them up just a tiny bit more, until she was panting while playing with a toy for only a few minutes. We had to take a lot of breaks, and she protested very mightily, the bean! Many years later, I now have a dear boy whose only goal in life is to be snuggled, so I work hard ensuring his goals are met. But it's so wonderful knowing something like this exists.
Thank you! I'm sorry that you didn't have other options to treat her asthma but she was a strong girl. Despite her diagnosis she lived a long life. We are really fortunate that inhalers are available not only for humans but cats too! I hope your boy stays healthy and gets snuggles as much as he wants for years to come.
Poor baby, I too am asthmatic. But I hate to seeing animals suffer. I'm glad you see to his health. He probably knows you are helping him and he loves you for it ❤️
You are such wonderful cat parents! My Wedgie sometimes does this, but he hasn't for about a month at least. If he gets any worse or it gets more frequent, I'm going to look into this. He's just so big, though, like 25 plus lbs. I can barely lift him! So taking him to the vet is hard.
Thank you! Our cats have also had dry cough once in a while since they were kittens. At that time, our vet didn't find anything, she said that it was probably because something irritated their throat like cat hair, etc. The first sign that something was wrong that Roy's cough became wet and more frequent. If you experience something similar, it's good idea to speak with your vet. I hope he stays healthy and happy! ❤
Oh my goodness. So did Luca. But he was exposed to bleach fumes. He and Myles had ringworm, and the room was cleaned with bleach each day. He does well now, but gets winded when he runs a lot. He’s now 14 yrs old. He did become diabetic last year. But has also improved from that. No dry food anymore. So happy Roy is doing so well.
I never heard of an inhaler for cats - this is new territory for me. It’s sad that Roy has asthma, but wonderful that he has accepted his treatment and improved to such an extent. My cat coughs occasionally- I wonder if he might have a touch of the disease. I always thought it was related to hairballs he was trying to throw up. Thanks for a very enlightening video.
Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful! I hope your cat is healthy but if you feel that he coughs more frequently then a vet visit might be a good idea, just to be safe.
My cat coughs like that, too, but not very often. I knew it could be asthma, so it’s interesting to see how it can treated. He is 15 years old, so I’m hesitant to introduce a treatment at this point.
Sometimes ( once a month) Moss also coughs and he doesn't have asthma. They can cough if something is irritating their throat like cat hair etc. If he hasn't been diagnosed yet you might ask your vet about his symptoms next time. But I completely understand that you are hesitant about treatment. I hope you have many more years with your cat! :)
This cough can also be heart deficiency not clearing water from the lungs. Ultrasound can tell if it is heart condition. Lost my male cat at 2.5 years due to this condition. Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited heart disease.
I'm sorry that you had to go through this with your cat. It's a terrible disease. :( You are right, coughing can be a sign of heart condition and asthma medication can make it even worse so a heart specialist did an ultrasound scan before we started his asthma treatment. His blood was also checked for infections and he had a lung x-ray as well. Fortunately, his heart was strong and healthy and every result indicated asthma. He responded very well to the asthma medication and now he is symptom free. Oh and their parents were tested for HCM and they were negative.
En diciembre murio el mio ellos me hacen acordar mucho son particulares tengo una gata con temperamento tan distinto el gato dependia de mi muy apegado como si fuera un perro
I'm very interested that his asthma presents as coughing not the "classic" wheezing as does mine! It shows our genetics aren't that far apart. Have the tried to diagnose what triggers it? Sadly cats are a huge trigger for me.
I read that some cats have other symptoms too, like wheezing. We were lucky that he had mild to moderate symptoms and the inhaler helped him right away. We have tried to rule out possible triggers but we are still not sure. However, it started after we had moved to another apartment...so it might be stress related.
We thought about it but I've never used harsh cleaning products with strong scents in the house and his symptoms never appeared right after cleaning. He coughed mostly in the evening or in the early morning hours.
Vets say that it's not a curable condition so he probably needs medication for the rest of his life. Even though it's a progressive disease, he can live a long life with it, we just need to take care of him. We noticed that his condition fluctuates so if he has no symptoms (coughing) for weeks, we try to lower his dose. Sometimes he's fine with the lower dose for months but if he starts to show symptoms again, we increase his dose. Fortunately, he has stayed stable for two years now, he had no serious asthma attacks and we could manage any flare ups easily. The goal is to keep him this way for many years :)
@@RoyandMoss Thank you so much for the answer. FYI I'm asking because my cat was just diagnosed, just bought the Aerokat. I'm curious, at the lowest dose, do you still administer at least once a day, or do you sometimes go once a week or anything like that?
I'm sorry to hear that your cat has asthma. I hope the training with the inhaler will go smoothly. :) I'm happy to answer any questions but my experience with treating asthma can be different as vets protocols can vary in other countries. Roy has two types of asthma medication. A short acting bronchodilatator that is for occasional asthma attacks. He has never had an asthma attack (difficulty breathing) before so we've never used this medication but we have it just in case he had a really bad episode. His daily medication is a long acting anti-inflammatory steroid inhaler. It's called Axotide here but the brand name can be different in other countries. As it's a long acting medication, we need to give him at least once a day to maintain a therapeutic level. When he started his treatment two years ago, he got 1 puff in the morning and 1 in the evening. We could see improvement after 1-2 weeks, his symptoms significantly decreased. The highest dose was 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. At the beginning, I spoke to the vet as soon as Roy experienced flare-ups or any improvements and that's how we learned to manage the dosage. Now, the rule is that we need to speak to the vets in case the highest dose (2-2 in the morning and evening) would no longer work for him or he had any new alarming symptoms.
This cat has furball not asthma! Stop the steroids and give something like petrolmalt now! You are not doing the right thing with inhaler!!!!! Seriously!
I'm sorry that after watching this video, your takeaway is that we took this problem lightly and we started medicating him without exploring other possibilities. My message is completely the opposite. As I mentioned in the video, at first we also thought that he had a hairball problem but the cough became so frequent that we couldn't explain his symptoms with a simple hairball anymore. Roy was examined by specialists and they ruled out other possible problems and diseases which could cause a cough or cough-like symptoms. After we started the treatment, he slowly but surely began to improve and now his symptoms are almost completely gone. If it was a hairball problem, he wouldn't have reacted to the asthma medication. He also gets malt paste daily.
@@RoyandMoss it's so sad you had to explain all this again. I thought your video covered everything comprehensively. Your explanations were very clear and anyone paying attention (as the vast majority of your viewers do) could understand your situation. It is an excellent, informative video as is the information you gave in the description below it.
Glad Roy is doing well & has such loving “parents”. May he live a long, healthy life.
Thank you!
I really like the way you were patient and tried to get him used to the inhaler before you put it on him. I think if I were in the same situation I might not have done things the same way and caused my cat unnecessary stress. You did a great job. Thank you for the great teaching tool!
Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful 😊
She's right. I agree
What?? Oh NO!! I'm so sorry. But what a good gentle boy he is and what a good gentle l parent you are.
Thank you!
Aaawwww, the poor, precious kitty!! 😓😟🙀😿 That's so sad! Personally, I know how scary that is to be starved of air and struggle to breathe, but I'm relieved his lungs look normal and healthier. I think it's so adorable that he purrs now when being nebulized with his inhaler! 😻❤😽❤😻💋💋💋
Thank you! ❤ I'm sorry that you had to go through such a scary experience 🙁
I have asthma, so I know how hard it can be. Glad to know you are taking good care of fim.
Greetings from Brazil!
Thank you!
Oh my goodness, i was so sure my Norwegian forest cat Vito was coughing too when he made this sound. He also always does this when at rest. He apparently also has a heart murmur. The vet saw a video i made of him coughing and didn’t know what it was. Maybe my Vito also has asthma. Thanks for sharing this.
Cat asthma is not a common disease therefore some vets are not familiar with the diagnosis and the treatment. If you live close to a bigger vet clinic/hospital it worth to ask them if they have vets who are specialized in feline asthma or similar diseases. I hope you can find out what's causing the cough.
Thanks for this one, I think it was a great educational video. First, showing the coughing will help others recognize the possible difficulties. Second, that was a wonderful process of getting Roy to willingly accept the treatment. I hope Roy (and Moss) remain healthy and enjoys life to the fullest.
Completely agree with this 💖
Thank you! I'm very glad that you found the video useful. When Roy was diagnosed I only found a few video on this topic so it was time to share our experience so far. 😊
@@RoyandMoss I do (and did), indeed, find it useful. I've always been a "dog guy" but adopted a pair of cats in my newest home instead because I did not want a fence and didn't have the time to walk a dog two or three times a day. That was 18 years ago and I still don't feel like I "understand" cats. This helps. My remaining cat does not seem to have asthma but she throws up several times a week. It's undiagnosed, but NOT because of hair balls.
Roy and Moss are *_incredibly_* handsome cats. I cannot tell them apart except by behavior. Both are clever, but they are different in they way they interact with toys and food.
I might not comment often but I very much thank you for your postings! Long Live Roy and Moss _( and their servants!! :-)_
@@randy-9842 I also have years of experience with cats but they still can surprise me every day...fortunately, mostly with good things but the asthma was a bad one.I hope you can find out why she throws up so frequently.
I'm so happy that you enjoy our videos. 😊
I didn't know that cats could get asthma, though in hindsight why not?
Thank you for sharing this very educational video.
I'm so happy that Roy is taking so well to his treatment
We didn't know it either. It's not a very common disease, our vet has never had a patient with feline asthma before. Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful :)
What a trooper! I’m sure that your gentle acclimatisation of Roy to the inhaler has help many others with similar issues to deal with. Thank you for sharing your beautiful and handsome family with us all!
Thank you!
Much love. ❤
Thank you! ❤
He is so beautiful and sweet!!! I pray for him to feel better.
Thank you! ❤️
Amore dolce....Roy è un ragazzo bravissimo😍.E tu una mamma meravigliosa💞. È un amore.....
Thank you! ❤
👏🏽👏🏽 well done! Thank you for one, taking such good care of Roy. Two, sharing with us a very interesting video and useful tips too. I'm so happy that Roy is much better now. Give yourselves and your cat sitters a pat on the back for an amazing achievement and of course a yummy treat for courageous Roy and oh yes Moss needs a treat too...💖💖💖💖👍🏽👍🏽😻😻😉
Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful. ❤ We are very lucky with our cat sitters 😊
Amazing!! I loved the end, so sweet, he is a love!!!!
You are loving and carring parents for him
We all wish you well Roy , ❤️From Dennis , Peggy and Mr Magoo... From Aus. 🥰❤️❤️
Thank you!❤
Love you Roy!
Poor sweetheart...I know the feeling..I too was born with asthma...you are a wonderful, patient and understanding human...it does help. Being an intelligent baby helps too! Bless you both! I hope Roy stays as healthy and happy as possible!
Thank you!
My goodness, both you and your cats are so loving and gentle, it is a privilege to watch these videos. It is also very educational to see various toys and cat towers. I wonder what country you live in...I am in the UK and marvel at snow in your Christmas video
Thank you, I'm glad you find our videos useful and educational 🙂 We live in Switzerland so we can enjoy snow every year!
Oh my word, I'm sending all my love and kisses to brave sweet baby Roy. I have asthma, I had a pulmonary embolism in 2018 and it developed after that, and have a Ventolin inhaler. I wasn't aware cats got asthma, so this video is also enlightening. X to Roy and a floof from me. It made me cry how gentle and gradual you guys were with him. ❤️
Thank you! ❤ Pulmonary embolism must be a very frightening diagnosis. I hope you're doing better now despite of the asthma! I'm glad you found the video useful!
Love both of them from INDIA
Thank you!
Nagyon szép és megható ez a videó. Roy és Moss szerencsések hogy ilyen türelmes és szeretetreméltó "szülei" vannak. Gratulálok, jó egészséget kívánok a cicáknak.💝
Köszönjük! ❤
Oh, what a dear heart! He's so good dealing with his condition. Thank God it is getting so much better! Thank you for sharing this with us. 😻
Thank you! ❤
We had a cat, Storm Kitty, who had asthma. His treatment was exactly the same as Roy's except that I never thought of the training you used. That's a great idea! But we were fortunate that Stormy was such a laid back kitty! He struggled slightly on the first two times, and then accepted it by the third! He had asthma for most of the 12 yrs of his life and treatments for the last 2-3 yrs. He passed away in 2019, but NOT from asthma, but from cancer. Oh how I miss him. Rest in Peace Stormy.
Poor Stormy 😢 He was really a special kitty if he accepted the inhaler almost right away. ❤
@@RoyandMoss He was. 💕
@@RoyandMoss@Roy and Moss I wonder if it's a tabby thing? Stormy's sister Windy, who was adopted by my nephew, also had asthma. And I currently have a 4 mo old kitten, Rascal, whom I've seen wheezing a tiny bit now and then. It's been brought to the vet's attention. It's a wait & see. They are all tabbies. I see that Roy is a tabby too.
To be more specific, it was colon cancer that took his life. 😿
God bless you guy
Such a sweet little kitty! 💗 that’s amazing!!! What a trooper!!!!
Thank you! ❤
Thanks. My cat might have this. Had him for a year. First had pneumonia, then allergies, then something else. But always had coughing fits. Sounds like this too.
Will ask the vet next appt
I hope you will find out why he has coughing fits!
He's not the only one I too have asthma so we both can Wheeze together. 😂
Dear Roy, please please please always be healthy and cheerful. Thank you for sharing this video. It helps people (especially those who are planning to adopt a pet) to see what is usually hidden behind "a cute pet video" - and that is - how much work, responsibility and love it takes to look after a pet.
Thank you! Yes, that was my intention with this video 🙂
This was fabulous. So glad Roy is doing so well 🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼
Thank you! ❤
Love my boy Roy. 😽😽😽
Poor baby 💖
He looks like a beautiful Kitty I am happy he is helped and that he is getting better it sounds so cute when he purrs i hope the Best
Thank you!
Amazing care! I don't know if I would have thought of going to all the steps to get my kitty to do the inhaler. And now that I've seen this, I think a cat I had several years ago had the same thing. Poor boy, I didn't know.
Kudos to Roy's keepers!! And, stay healthy Roy, you've got an audience now!
Thank you! 😊I read that a lot of cats are not diagnosed or misdiagnosed as it's not a common condition. Our vet only has one asthmatic patient and it's Roy. We were lucky that she referred us to a specialist who could properly diagnose Roy.
@@RoyandMoss Cheers for science and modern medicine!
Hi Roy I understand what your going through. I have the human asthma equivalent and use puffer with spacer too.
Omg...he takes his treatment/medicine so laid back...but then the boys are the most relaxed, and well bonded kitties on CZcams...🤔
Indeed, he's a very good patient 😊
This is such a wonderful video, thank you so much for making it! Showing large parts of the teaching process is invaluable, too.
My sweet girl of 20 years passed almost 10 years ago (gosh, so long?), and she had asthma from an early age. Her attacks were very pronounced, and honestly scary to see, but the same exact behaviour symptoms Roy shows. I'm SO glad you caught it so early! Later stages are just heartbreaking to witness.
This was sadly before we had any kitty nebulizers, and while oral steroids did help, they weren't a great choice long-term because they dampened her immune system, and she didn't have a lot of one to begin with. We wound up with daily oral doses of really small (like, fragments of tablet because they don't come in any lower dosages size small) tablets of Prednisone, combined with some lifestyle changes. Try pilling a cat every day for 20 years ;) They get wise awfully quickly.
I wish we'd had something like this, though. Her attacks were fewer with the Prednisone, but they were still violent and scary to witness as she'd be gasping for air with heaves that wracked her whole body. There being NOTHING I could do to help was awful.
Then she'd be up and bouncing off the walls again like nothing had happened, cats are so danged resilient. But she had a lot of damage in her lungs from the chronic asthma, and every attack closed them up just a tiny bit more, until she was panting while playing with a toy for only a few minutes. We had to take a lot of breaks, and she protested very mightily, the bean!
Many years later, I now have a dear boy whose only goal in life is to be snuggled, so I work hard ensuring his goals are met. But it's so wonderful knowing something like this exists.
Thank you! I'm sorry that you didn't have other options to treat her asthma but she was a strong girl. Despite her diagnosis she lived a long life. We are really fortunate that inhalers are available not only for humans but cats too! I hope your boy stays healthy and gets snuggles as much as he wants for years to come.
Wow i dont know why that upsets me so much to see that, but well done for not passing it off as furballs and he is so brave, what a special boy ❤
Thank you ❤
Roy
Poor baby, I too am asthmatic. But I hate to seeing animals suffer. I'm glad you see to his health. He probably knows you are helping him and he loves you for it ❤️
Thank you! I'm sure he knows that the treatment is good for him. He even lets us know when it's time for his medication. ❤
@@RoyandMoss I know. I had a diabetic cat, when it was time for his insulin he would make it easy for me .
Hi my beautiful Roy 😻 Good that you get this Medecins, so you can do all this funny & great Action with Moss 😼 Wish you a happy and playful Day 😽❤️
Thanks so much!
You are such wonderful cat parents! My Wedgie sometimes does this, but he hasn't for about a month at least. If he gets any worse or it gets more frequent, I'm going to look into this. He's just so big, though, like 25 plus lbs. I can barely lift him! So taking him to the vet is hard.
Thank you! Our cats have also had dry cough once in a while since they were kittens. At that time, our vet didn't find anything, she said that it was probably because something irritated their throat like cat hair, etc. The first sign that something was wrong that Roy's cough became wet and more frequent. If you experience something similar, it's good idea to speak with your vet. I hope he stays healthy and happy! ❤
Thank you so much. 💓 my poor kitty has Asthma too.😚😇😗
Mi è piaciuto molto
Oh my goodness. So did Luca.
But he was exposed to bleach fumes. He and Myles had ringworm, and the room was cleaned with bleach each day.
He does well now, but gets winded when he runs a lot.
He’s now 14 yrs old.
He did become diabetic last year. But has also improved from that. No dry food anymore.
So happy Roy is doing so well.
I'm glad he feels better now. Hope you have many more years with him :-)
@@RoyandMoss thank you, and you as well.
You did an excellent job getting him used to the inhaler. Very wise method.
Thank you ☺️
I never heard of an inhaler for cats - this is new territory for me. It’s sad that Roy has asthma, but wonderful that he has accepted his treatment and improved to such an extent. My cat coughs occasionally- I wonder if he might have a touch of the disease. I always thought it was related to hairballs he was trying to throw up. Thanks for a very enlightening video.
Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful! I hope your cat is healthy but if you feel that he coughs more frequently then a vet visit might be a good idea, just to be safe.
I have discovered just the same symptoms of my cat.
This makes me so sad ughhhhh i am so sorry
My cat coughs like that, too, but not very often. I knew it could be asthma, so it’s interesting to see how it can treated. He is 15 years old, so I’m hesitant to introduce a treatment at this point.
Sometimes ( once a month) Moss also coughs and he doesn't have asthma. They can cough if something is irritating their throat like cat hair etc. If he hasn't been diagnosed yet you might ask your vet about his symptoms next time. But I completely understand that you are hesitant about treatment. I hope you have many more years with your cat! :)
Uhhhh que mal me angustio mucho me acorde de mi gato
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This cough can also be heart deficiency not clearing water from the lungs. Ultrasound can tell if it is heart condition. Lost my male cat at 2.5 years due to this condition. Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited heart disease.
I'm sorry that you had to go through this with your cat. It's a terrible disease. :( You are right, coughing can be a sign of heart condition and asthma medication can make it even worse so a heart specialist did an ultrasound scan before we started his asthma treatment. His blood was also checked for infections and he had a lung x-ray as well. Fortunately, his heart was strong and healthy and every result indicated asthma. He responded very well to the asthma medication and now he is symptom free. Oh and their parents were tested for HCM and they were negative.
En diciembre murio el mio ellos me hacen acordar mucho son particulares tengo una gata con temperamento tan distinto el gato dependia de mi muy apegado como si fuera un perro
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I'm very interested that his asthma presents as coughing not the "classic" wheezing as does mine! It shows our genetics aren't that far apart. Have the tried to diagnose what triggers it? Sadly cats are a huge trigger for me.
I read that some cats have other symptoms too, like wheezing. We were lucky that he had mild to moderate symptoms and the inhaler helped him right away. We have tried to rule out possible triggers but we are still not sure. However, it started after we had moved to another apartment...so it might be stress related.
I wonder if he's asthmatic with what to our clean with. When my husband cleans the house I must leave the house the smell makes me wheeze too.
We thought about it but I've never used harsh cleaning products with strong scents in the house and his symptoms never appeared right after cleaning. He coughed mostly in the evening or in the early morning hours.
Could this medication be delivered through an nebulizer machine (with the cat in a clear box-as we do for cats who need nebulization for URI, etc.)?
I'm not familiar with nebulizers but I've heard that some people use them, especially if the cat doesn't tolerate the inhaler well.
Poor baby.
Is it a lifelong treatment where you must give him the Aerokat every day?
Vets say that it's not a curable condition so he probably needs medication for the rest of his life. Even though it's a progressive disease, he can live a long life with it, we just need to take care of him. We noticed that his condition fluctuates so if he has no symptoms (coughing) for weeks, we try to lower his dose. Sometimes he's fine with the lower dose for months but if he starts to show symptoms again, we increase his dose. Fortunately, he has stayed stable for two years now, he had no serious asthma attacks and we could manage any flare ups easily. The goal is to keep him this way for many years :)
@@RoyandMoss Thank you so much for the answer. FYI I'm asking because my cat was just diagnosed, just bought the Aerokat.
I'm curious, at the lowest dose, do you still administer at least once a day, or do you sometimes go once a week or anything like that?
I'm sorry to hear that your cat has asthma. I hope the training with the inhaler will go smoothly. :)
I'm happy to answer any questions but my experience with treating asthma can be different as vets protocols can vary in other countries.
Roy has two types of asthma medication. A short acting bronchodilatator that is for occasional asthma attacks. He has never had an asthma attack (difficulty breathing) before so we've never used this medication but we have it just in case he had a really bad episode.
His daily medication is a long acting anti-inflammatory steroid inhaler. It's called Axotide here but the brand name can be different in other countries. As it's a long acting medication, we need to give him at least once a day to maintain a therapeutic level.
When he started his treatment two years ago, he got 1 puff in the morning and 1 in the evening. We could see improvement after 1-2 weeks, his symptoms significantly decreased. The highest dose was 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. At the beginning, I spoke to the vet as soon as Roy experienced flare-ups or any improvements and that's how we learned to manage the dosage. Now, the rule is that we need to speak to the vets in case the highest dose (2-2 in the morning and evening) would no longer work for him or he had any new alarming symptoms.
Did it start after vaccinations?
The first symptom was 6 months after his vaccination so we think it's not related.
This cat has furball not asthma! Stop the steroids and give something like petrolmalt now! You are not doing the right thing with inhaler!!!!! Seriously!
I'm sorry that after watching this video, your takeaway is that we took this problem lightly and we started medicating him without exploring other possibilities. My message is completely the opposite.
As I mentioned in the video, at first we also thought that he had a hairball problem but the cough became so frequent that we couldn't explain his symptoms with a simple hairball anymore. Roy was examined by specialists and they ruled out other possible problems and diseases which could cause a cough or cough-like symptoms. After we started the treatment, he slowly but surely began to improve and now his symptoms are almost completely gone. If it was a hairball problem, he wouldn't have reacted to the asthma medication.
He also gets malt paste daily.
@@RoyandMoss it's so sad you had to explain all this again. I thought your video covered everything comprehensively. Your explanations were very clear and anyone paying attention (as the vast majority of your viewers do) could understand your situation. It is an excellent, informative video as is the information you gave in the description below it.
@@dhutch13 Thank you!
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