Comments on: New Adventures with Old Cat: Charlie has Asthma (Video!) http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/ Unique gifts for dog & cat lovers not found in stores. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-5780 admin Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:49:03 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-5780 I understand Amanda :-( It's just that it COULD be other things, and if you have to wait for the flovent to arrive, the vet could start you on a steroid pill to take care of the coughing while you wait. An xray can confirm asthma. Good luck!!! I understand Amanda :-( It’s just that it COULD be other things, and if you have to wait for the flovent to arrive, the vet could start you on a steroid pill to take care of the coughing while you wait. An xray can confirm asthma. Good luck!!!

]]> By: Amanda http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-5741 Amanda Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:42:09 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-5741 Hi have read all the posts with much interest. We have just acquired a cat who has been living outside for several years & now the neighbours old cat & dog have sadly gone he has been living in the garden. After feeding him for a few days he used to stare in through the window. Couldn't take the sad look for long and he has now moved in & totally taken over the house! He has a very bad cough. Coughs at least 4 times a day, mainly at night. No sign of fur balls, just a wheezy dry cough that upsets us more than him. Checked out YouTube and it does seem he has asthma. Do you think I should go ahead with the Flovent? It's just money is very tight & just a visit to the vets would pay for a Flovent? Would it be bad to not go to the vets for a proper diagnosis? Hi have read all the posts with much interest. We have just acquired a cat who has been living outside for several years & now the neighbours old cat & dog have sadly gone he has been living in the garden. After feeding him for a few days he used to stare in through the window. Couldn’t take the sad look for long and he has now moved in & totally taken over the house! He has a very bad cough. Coughs at least 4 times a day, mainly at night. No sign of fur balls, just a wheezy dry cough that upsets us more than him. Checked out YouTube and it does seem he has asthma. Do you think I should go ahead with the Flovent? It’s just money is very tight & just a visit to the vets would pay for a Flovent? Would it be bad to not go to the vets for a proper diagnosis?

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-5443 admin Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:23:49 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-5443 That's great Johanna, that you are getting everything on track. Just goes to show that while we do need vets, they just don't always know everything. How many times have you had to look up an answer to something you once knew by heart in a book or something? Happens to us all the time, yet we never see vets do it. They don't always have all the answers, and some of them get very insulted if they feel you are trying to "do their job" for them. When I suspect something, I think my vet usually welcomes it because he knows I will OK extra testing above the norm....so he makes more money! Anyway, not sure if you meant your comment for me (I'm the blog owner, and my name is Leigh), but thank you for sharing your story!!! Good luck to Puppy! That’s great Johanna, that you are getting everything on track. Just goes to show that while we do need vets, they just don’t always know everything. How many times have you had to look up an answer to something you once knew by heart in a book or something? Happens to us all the time, yet we never see vets do it. They don’t always have all the answers, and some of them get very insulted if they feel you are trying to “do their job” for them. When I suspect something, I think my vet usually welcomes it because he knows I will OK extra testing above the norm….so he makes more money!

Anyway, not sure if you meant your comment for me (I’m the blog owner, and my name is Leigh), but thank you for sharing your story!!! Good luck to Puppy!

]]> By: Johanna http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-5442 Johanna Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:25:19 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-5442 Hi Beth. I just want to say thank you for all the advice. Like you, it took us years to realize our cat Puppy was asthmatic. Always ascribed it to "difficulty coughing up furballs." And we too found that our vet does not seem to know a lot about asthmatic cats. Worse, Puppy went into a panic attack when he went in for the appointment to investigate his very brief and infrequent spells of labored breathing, and the vet jus assumed he was ALWAYS in such a distressed state. I have had a very difficult time convincing our vet to please trust what we tell him about Puppy's daily behavior, to please understand that we LIVE with this cat, not him, so we know what's "normal" and what isn't. He also does not want to hear anything about our online research, research which has proven invaluable to us, from the first I heard "it could be asthma" -- and then found so many online videos of cats having asthma attacks. A "Eureka" moment, but we felt terrible that for years we thought it was merely furballs and were not treating Puppy as we should have. Our vet knew of this "furball" issue, yet never once suggested it could be asthma. Now we understand the difference, and that is thanks to sites like yours, not thanks to our vet. We now have to start Puppy on Flovent. And find another vet. Some vets just really do not understand cats, and that no cat acts normally when visiting the vet. I came to your site just to double check the prescribed dosage, and discovered so much more information. Thank you, I'm sure I'll be back! Hi Beth. I just want to say thank you for all the advice. Like you, it took us years to realize our cat Puppy was asthmatic. Always ascribed it to “difficulty coughing up furballs.” And we too found that our vet does not seem to know a lot about asthmatic cats. Worse, Puppy went into a panic attack when he went in for the appointment to investigate his very brief and infrequent spells of labored breathing, and the vet jus assumed he was ALWAYS in such a distressed state. I have had a very difficult time convincing our vet to please trust what we tell him about Puppy’s daily behavior, to please understand that we LIVE with this cat, not him, so we know what’s “normal” and what isn’t. He also does not want to hear anything about our online research, research which has proven invaluable to us, from the first I heard “it could be asthma” — and then found so many online videos of cats having asthma attacks. A “Eureka” moment, but we felt terrible that for years we thought it was merely furballs and were not treating Puppy as we should have. Our vet knew of this “furball” issue, yet never once suggested it could be asthma. Now we understand the difference, and that is thanks to sites like yours, not thanks to our vet. We now have to start Puppy on Flovent. And find another vet. Some vets just really do not understand cats, and that no cat acts normally when visiting the vet. I came to your site just to double check the prescribed dosage, and discovered so much more information. Thank you, I’m sure I’ll be back!

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-5434 admin Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:07:53 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-5434 Hi Beth! Sorry, I just use the two numbers interchangeably because they are basically the same. I did sometimes get the brand name to use on Charlie too. My vet also prescribed Charlie the 110, but I knew that wouldn't be enough so I never got that dose. If I were you I'd start with the 250. He needs a kick start, and too much won't hurt him. Too little might, however! Hi Beth!

Sorry, I just use the two numbers interchangeably because they are basically the same. I did sometimes get the brand name to use on Charlie too. My vet also prescribed Charlie the 110, but I knew that wouldn’t be enough so I never got that dose. If I were you I’d start with the 250. He needs a kick start, and too much won’t hurt him. Too little might, however!

]]> By: beth http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-5432 beth Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:14:13 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-5432 Hi! I just went to the 4 corners website and am confused as to the dosing of the flovent. My cat Moby has asthma and has a flovent inhaler and an albuterol rescue inhaler that I got from my vet. His flovent dose is 110mcg...on the 4 corners website it has 125 or 250...but I saw that you said you use the 220mcg...where did you get that dosage? I just want to make sure I give my guy the exact med he needs. My cat is also 20lbs so I am considering upping him to the 220mcg dose because of his size. Any info would be great! Thanks! Hi! I just went to the 4 corners website and am confused as to the dosing of the flovent. My cat Moby has asthma and has a flovent inhaler and an albuterol rescue inhaler that I got from my vet. His flovent dose is 110mcg…on the 4 corners website it has 125 or 250…but I saw that you said you use the 220mcg…where did you get that dosage? I just want to make sure I give my guy the exact med he needs. My cat is also 20lbs so I am considering upping him to the 220mcg dose because of his size. Any info would be great! Thanks!

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-1077 admin Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:39:16 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-1077 Great to hear Melissa!!! Good luck to you! And don't fear about getting the higher dosage. I have even heard that too much is safer for them than not enough. Great to hear Melissa!!! Good luck to you! And don’t fear about getting the higher dosage. I have even heard that too much is safer for them than not enough.

]]> By: Melissa Gonzalez http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-1058 Melissa Gonzalez Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:17:24 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-1058 THANK YOU!!! With that said, thank you so very much for the pharmacy info and general kitty info. Our cat Smokey was diagnosed with feline asthma, after I mentioned it as a possibility to the vet. We were prescribed two inhalers. Both flovent for everyday use and albuterol for when he has an attack. We didn't notice much change with the flovent but the rescue inhaler seems to work during an attack. I have decide to try the flovent once again utilizing the pharmacy you suggested. SO much cheaper then the Canadian pharmacy I had used and WAY cheaper then the pharmacies here in NV. I am still going to try the 125 but up the usage per day. The vet had suggested 110 or 125 and we opted for the 125. Since we didn't notice too much of a change I really appreciate what you said about 225 being safe. If this one more go of 125 doesn't work too well, then I am going for the higher dosage. Luckily Smokey is okay most of the time w/out steroid pills, but with the weather getting colder I am noticing his flare ups happening more frequently. I am also considering buying a humidifier since our weather here in the desert is horribly dry. Once again THANK YOU for all of your help. Although our vet actually called me at home after she researched various pharmacies and prices (very nice and out of her way) your knowledge about the disease and the treatment has far surpassed what I have gotten elsewhere. Continued good health for your beautiful boy Charlie and I am hoping with time and patience our boy Smokey is as good a boy as Charlie when using the inhaler. THAT is a work in progress. And I have the scratch marks to prove it! :) THANK YOU!!! With that said, thank you so very much for the pharmacy info and general kitty info. Our cat Smokey was diagnosed with feline asthma, after I mentioned it as a possibility to the vet. We were prescribed two inhalers. Both flovent for everyday use and albuterol for when he has an attack. We didn’t notice much change with the flovent but the rescue inhaler seems to work during an attack. I have decide to try the flovent once again utilizing the pharmacy you suggested. SO much cheaper then the Canadian pharmacy I had used and WAY cheaper then the pharmacies here in NV. I am still going to try the 125 but up the usage per day. The vet had suggested 110 or 125 and we opted for the 125. Since we didn’t notice too much of a change I really appreciate what you said about 225 being safe. If this one more go of 125 doesn’t work too well, then I am going for the higher dosage. Luckily Smokey is okay most of the time w/out steroid pills, but with the weather getting colder I am noticing his flare ups happening more frequently. I am also considering buying a humidifier since our weather here in the desert is horribly dry. Once again THANK YOU for all of your help. Although our vet actually called me at home after she researched various pharmacies and prices (very nice and out of her way) your knowledge about the disease and the treatment has far surpassed what I have gotten elsewhere. Continued good health for your beautiful boy Charlie and I am hoping with time and patience our boy Smokey is as good a boy as Charlie when using the inhaler. THAT is a work in progress. And I have the scratch marks to prove it! :)

]]> By: Go Fetch Gifts http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-651 Go Fetch Gifts Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:16:48 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-651 Hi Kristina, I'm glad you're looking into this option for treatment. If you get an inhaler from 3cornerspharmacy, it's about $50 for a puffer. That's 120 puffs. So if you find you have to give 2 puffs a day, a puffer will last 2 months at $25 a month. If you find you have to give 4 puffs a day, like I do with Charlie, it will only last 1 month @ $50/month. But try to buy a puffer at your local pharmacy and that cost will go up over $100. Good luck!! Hi Kristina, I’m glad you’re looking into this option for treatment. If you get an inhaler from 3cornerspharmacy, it’s about $50 for a puffer. That’s 120 puffs. So if you find you have to give 2 puffs a day, a puffer will last 2 months at $25 a month. If you find you have to give 4 puffs a day, like I do with Charlie, it will only last 1 month @ $50/month. But try to buy a puffer at your local pharmacy and that cost will go up over $100. Good luck!!

]]> By: Kristina http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/new-adventures-with-old-cat-charlie-has-asthma-video/#comment-650 Kristina Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:30:36 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=385#comment-650 Just found out my kitty has asthma and researching all the treatment options. This method seems like the safest route, but the price of the inhaler seems steep and I am leery of using online distributors. I'm curious about how long one inhaler lasts? Maybe that would make me feel better about the cost. The cost of kitty's other medical needs is already over $100 a month (not to mention my other cats' medical needs). She is taking hyperthyroidism medication and getting blood work every month or two (to monitor her hyperthyroidism). Thanks for your help! Just found out my kitty has asthma and researching all the treatment options. This method seems like the safest route, but the price of the inhaler seems steep and I am leery of using online distributors. I’m curious about how long one inhaler lasts? Maybe that would make me feel better about the cost. The cost of kitty’s other medical needs is already over $100 a month (not to mention my other cats’ medical needs). She is taking hyperthyroidism medication and getting blood work every month or two (to monitor her hyperthyroidism). Thanks for your help!

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