Joined
·
17 Posts
TLDR: ok to use human albuterol inhaler on rat for multiple days?
My boy (1.5 yrs) became very ill with a resp infection 1 week ago. He has been on Baytril and Doxy since then.
On the evening of day 6 he looked really bad (very slow resp rate, bad retractions), and I thought I might lose him. I consulted with The Rat Lady's First-Aid suggestions, and she said in the case of resp distress you can use a human albuterol inhaler or nebulizer treatment. I had an inhaler on hand, so I tried it. Within 30 minutes he had turned around completely, and was trotting about and eating voraciously like his old self.
Since then I've called my vet 4 times and left voicemails asking her if she would send me the bronchodilator she had previously offered, since the inhaler helped so much. No response. If she doesn't get back to me, is it ok to continue to use the albuterol inhaler 1-2x day to keep him breathing easy?
My boy (1.5 yrs) became very ill with a resp infection 1 week ago. He has been on Baytril and Doxy since then.
On the evening of day 6 he looked really bad (very slow resp rate, bad retractions), and I thought I might lose him. I consulted with The Rat Lady's First-Aid suggestions, and she said in the case of resp distress you can use a human albuterol inhaler or nebulizer treatment. I had an inhaler on hand, so I tried it. Within 30 minutes he had turned around completely, and was trotting about and eating voraciously like his old self.
Since then I've called my vet 4 times and left voicemails asking her if she would send me the bronchodilator she had previously offered, since the inhaler helped so much. No response. If she doesn't get back to me, is it ok to continue to use the albuterol inhaler 1-2x day to keep him breathing easy?