We just learned that a few days ago it was #worldasthmaday from our dear furriends @mimo_and_kirry (Kirry also has asthma). This video may be a little hard to watch ๐ฟ but it helped us get a diagnosis for Olive so we could treat get her the best treatment. Olive developed #felineasthma last year ๐๐จ๐จ. It looks a lot like she is trying to get up a hairball (which is what we thought for quite some time) when she is in fact having a coughing fit and an asthma attack brought on by her seasonal allergies.๐ธ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ธ A simple X-ray can show changes in the lung tissue. ๐๐The first Spring after her diagnosis was really bad for pollen (which we think is her main allergen trigger) so we briefly had her on prednisolone along with a bronchodilator and Cerenia (for its anti-inflammatory properties). ๐๐๐๐She is still on the latter two meds on and off throughout the year. We think it is really important that others see what an asthma attack in a cat looks like because most people would think it is "just" a hairball and ignore it. Olive only ever coughed hard enough once to actually vomit anything up. Vomiting isn't normal in cats- even too-frequent hairballs - and you should discuss it with your vet. ๐๐ When Olive has an attack, she usually collects herself and immediately goes and runs off like a maniac and keeps on playing! She doesn't have a rescue inhaler as our vet says she shouldn't as long as she is well-controlled with the oral meds. ๐๐๐๐๐ #felineasthmaawareness #asthma #asthmaticcat
