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Most cats with respiratory distress present acutely, often at an inconvenient time and with little notice. We recommend that the patient is provided with supportive oxygen therapy as soon as they are known to have respiratory distress.
7 wrz 2023 · While systemic therapy remains the most common route of treatment for inflammatory airway disease in cats, there is a strong rationale for delivery of topical medications to the respiratory tract. Specifically, inhalational therapy allows for higher local doses of drug, opportunities to optimize pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and ...
Treatment. Diuretics. Furosemide 1–2 mg/kg IV (IM if IV access not obtained) every 1–2 hours until the respiratory effort has improved. Rarely do cats require more than a total of 4–6 mg/kg of furosemide in the initial hours of presentation.
A review of initial stabilization, differential diagnoses, and the approach to management for dogs and cats with respiratory distress.
5 maj 2023 · Aim of the article: This article, the second in a two-part series, reviews the treatment options and current approaches to managing common causes of feline respiratory disease.
12 mar 2019 · Acute lung injury: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment. Acute respiratory distress syndrome in dogs and cats: a review of clinical findings and pathophysiology. A clinical classification of the acute respiratory distress syndrome for predicting outcome and guiding medical therapy.
13 kwi 2019 · This review represents the first step toward recognizing and understanding a new clinically important category of respiratory disease in the cat. Future studies targeting early recognition and evaluation of therapeutic strategies for bronchiolar disorders in cats are warranted.
