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My 18 year old cat had been on Flovent for his asthma and got 2 puffs twice a day. About three months ago, we went to the vet and they noticed his breathing sounded worse - there was more wheezing. I was a surprised because I thought he had been doing better. The only time he coughs is after drinking water, but he still sounds very noisy/labored with his breathing. They suggested upping the Flovent to 2 puffs 3 times a day and adding in Albuterol 3 times a day.
Because I think his breathing is getting even worse, I looked up other treatments online and found a site that said using a bronchodilator (such as Albuterol) on a daily basis can actually be damaging to the lungs. I tried to confirm this on another site, which said that it's damaging when used alone without Flovent. I'm worried I have done this before because there is no countdown ticker on the Flovent and it's very hard for me to tell when it's empty.
Is this true? Should I stop using the bronchodilator? Are there any other treatments I can use that are safe for a CRF kitty? We're currently getting acupuncture and laser therapy done on him once a week because of arthritis and I know asthma can be helped by the acupuncture. Has anyone had good results from this? Thanks!!
Because I think his breathing is getting even worse, I looked up other treatments online and found a site that said using a bronchodilator (such as Albuterol) on a daily basis can actually be damaging to the lungs. I tried to confirm this on another site, which said that it's damaging when used alone without Flovent. I'm worried I have done this before because there is no countdown ticker on the Flovent and it's very hard for me to tell when it's empty.
Is this true? Should I stop using the bronchodilator? Are there any other treatments I can use that are safe for a CRF kitty? We're currently getting acupuncture and laser therapy done on him once a week because of arthritis and I know asthma can be helped by the acupuncture. Has anyone had good results from this? Thanks!!