Bronchitis

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Our cats had bronchitis for a while. Wheezing and strange noises. The vet has done X rays.
She put her on cortisone half a pill to one a day. This helped. However I spoke with the vet and we got an aerokat type inhaler
with a spray called becotide.

Its very difficult to administer, especially for 10 breaths. Helps a little. We use it once a day and today twice.

Any advise would help. should we give it with cortisone.
 
Where are you located? Outside the US, I presume, since from what I can find, it appears that becotide is not sold in the US.

A number of us here use the Aerokat. Like most treatment regimes, it gets easier as both you and the cat get used to it.

Give us some more information about your location and your kitty's condition. (Such as, what did the vet say was the problem?) I hope we can provide information to help you.
 
We are located in France. I think that flovent and becotide are similar in effect. The vet says she has shadowing on her lungs which is Bronchitis.
 
Have you seen the website http://fritzthebrave.com/ ? This is a goldmine of information about feline asthma, which may be what your vet is calling bronchitis.

From what I can find on the web, it appears that becotide and Flovent are both inhaled corticosteroids. In humans, at least, Flovent is the more potent and effective one.

Inhaled Flovent takes a couple of weeks (give or take a bit) to become effective. Becotide may have a similar lag time, though I don't know that for sure. When a kitty is starting on Flovent, often oral steroids are given for that couple of weeks but then usually can be discontinued. Some kitties need both the oral and the inhaled medication, though. In your case, we can't really tell you whether you need the oral medication or not; your vet has to make that judgment, informed by your observation of how your cat is doing.

For Flovent, dosage needs to be twice a day for most kitties, at least to start with. Many can eventually go down to once a day, if I remember correctly. Since you are beginning, though, I would go with twice a day right now.

To help with giving the inhaler, always give your cat a treat right after the inhaler. My cat so far is definitely not too fond of the inhaler, but he puts up with it because he learned very quickly that a treat would follow. (A treat can be a tiny food item, or can be brushing or petting or whatever else your cat really really really likes.)
 
Thankyou thats really helpful. We are seeing the vet tomorrow so will talk things over. I didn't realise it took time to kick in.
 
Re: Bronchitis worried

We have had some worrying news. The vet has given her antibiotics by injection. She did a side view xray and the shaded areas have increased in mass.

She wants to do another xray on her back, we tried but it was to difficult so she is going to give her a sedative tomorrow.

She gave her a second dose of antibiotics, but she is concerned that it may be a tumour. Her temperature is normal and she still has her appetite.

We will hopefully know more tommorow
 
Hi well its not a tumour but she has pneumonia. They have given her some meds and she seems a little better. We are taking her to a hospital to have some fluids drained and for furthur tests next tues. They are concerned she may have a virus of sorts.
 
I'm relieved it's not a tumor. I don't know much at all about pneumonia in cats, but if there is nothing else underlying this, I would expect it to be treatable.

Keep us posted, please.
 
Quick update. Antibiotics helped a little. Her breathing is still not right. The specialist vet took some white fluid from her lungs.
This is going to be analysed. Our vet has put her on a short course of metacam. They are saying it looks like an infection.
Her appetite is still good. Not sure what it all means. Fingers crossed its treatable
 
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