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Asthma

It was something that they debated with Badger. We did get a vague diagnosis for his problems but we still ended up discussing asthma before and after that because whilst it answered some problems, it didn't answer them all.

So... possibly?
 
No, but my friend had an asthmatic rat, her vet was convinced and it wasn't something I had ever thought could happen.
 
The rat used to be given salbutamol (ventolin).
I've heard several different ways of using inhalers for rats (people use it for resp issues rather thn true asthma, from just puffing the inhaler near them, to using a tube that you puff it into (like a person with compromised lung function would use, you puff into the tube and just breath in and out of the tune for several seconds) and putting their nose in it but I would think that is quite stressful, or puffing it into a tank and putting the animal in it to breathe it. I don't think a rabbit would tolerate anything other than the first one, and you're never going to get a consistent dose.

You can also get salbutamol to use orally, but you need a higher dose than with an inhaler and there are more side effects (including restless legs) but that might be a less stressful option and one where you can at least give a known amount. There are tablets and a paediatric syrup.
 
RedFraggle said:
The rat used to be given salbutamol (ventolin).
I've heard several different ways of using inhalers for rats (people use it for resp issues rather thn true asthma, from just puffing the inhaler near them, to using a tube that you puff it into (like a person with compromised lung function would use, you puff into the tube and just breath in and out of the tune for several seconds) and putting their nose in it but I would think that is quite stressful, or puffing it into a tank and putting the animal in it to breathe it. I don't think a rabbit would tolerate anything other than the first one, and you're never going to get a consistent dose.

You can also get salbutamol to use orally, but you need a higher dose than with an inhaler and there are more side effects (including restless legs) but that might be a less stressful option and one where you can at least give a known amount. There are tablets and a paediatric syrup.
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Thank you so much Chris :wave:
 
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