Our cat hates using this but she is asthmatic so she must. It has multiple nose pieces so it can fit different sized animal faces. The silicone is soft so it definitely does not hurt her at all. It has a nice little part that tells you the cat is breathing so it is very easy to use. The cost is a little high but it is a one time purchase because it will last indefinitely so that is not an issue.

Having discovered that my cat's asthma has taken a turn for the worse, I was advised to put him on Flovent twice a day. After searching the web for cats and asthma, I found out about this product. Shipment was quick, the product seems to be exactly what is needed to use an inhaler with a cat. Now comes the problem - the cat. We practiced for many days with just the mask until he would let me keep it on his face for over 10 breaths. There was no medicine involved (that is a whole other story). There is a little 'flapper' you can see move so that you can count the breaths.While waiting for the Flovent to arrive, we had to make a quick trip to the vet after a day of serious 'wretching'. I brought the Aerokat with me in case the vet decided a rescue inhalant was required (Albuterol), which it was. This was our first experience with mask and medicine. The cat was so traumatized by the visit to the vet that he sat there and breathed in exactly as directed. I was proud of us both! The vet wrote a prescription for the Albuterol and I got it filled on the way home. We were to use the inhaler every 30 minutes if the symptoms hadn't stopped. By the time we got home, they started again, so I tried to put the mask to his face and that was that. Apparently not having strangers around and being at home removed the trauma and there must have been some memory of inhaling the stuff. He went nuts. Both my husband and I tried 4 times, together and singly, before giving up. Agitiating the cat further was not helping.The albuterol he did get seemed to make an already irritated throat worse. The day after, the cat ate and drank very little. I upped his prednisone dosage by half a pill and his coughing has slowed down, but we definitely want to try the Flovent and lower the pill dosage. However, training for the mask must start all over and the treat for putting up with it has been upped to something really good. We have a long way to go before attempting to actually use an inhaler again. It may be my guy is just more stubborn that those I have read about. There seem to be many success stories about cats using this device - check out YouTube.If you are reading this review, I assume you have an asthmatic cat. Be sure and check out a Yahoo group specifically for cats on inhaled medication (FAIM, for short) - [...]. There are lots of good hints and folks are quick to answer your questions.Update (11/23/12); We had our first 'puffing' session with the Flovent last night and he did amazingly well. I can't imagine any easier way to use an inhaler with a cat than the Aerokat. I had been putting the mask on without the unit and rewarding him with a treat if he even let it stay 1 second. When he got to the point where I could keep it there for 10 seconds, I started over with the entire unit. The longer it stayed on without him turning his head away hard enough for the mask not to be replaced into position, the more treats he got. Last night I loaded the unit and used the burrito method - I sat down, placed him with his back to me between my legs, held his head gently with my left hand and used my right one to place the mask and push the inhaler. He's not happy about it, but is cooperating and getting 4 treats for his effort. The group to check out is felineasthma_inhaledmeds on Yahoo. There is tons of information and people on board to answer your questions and provide help. I can't praise them enough.Update (12/31/12): After 5+ weeks using the Aerokat, Boots has been weaned off the prednisone and accepts his puffing sessions with grace. If I shake the treats bag, he will sometimes come to me on his own. The only thing he really doesn't care for is the after-session wipe down with a damp cloth. This is a great device, although expensive. In the long run, the cost will amortize out to next to nothing, but the hit to the pocket book in the beginning is a shocker. My advice to all is patience, patience, patience and treats, treats, treats!Update (1/21/16): After 3+ years, the unit is still in great shape. It can actually be washed on the inside to remove buildup, use a cotton tip to clear out the flapper area (very gently) to better see it. I did get a backup unit from a member of FAIM because I had read these had a 2 year lifespan - who came up with that number?. The mask with it is of noticeably inferior quality - the silicone/rubber is much thinner, so the masks may not last as long. However, the thicker mask with the unit I bought in 2012 is just as good as on day one. So, day be day, the cost for the unit amortizes out to less and less per day, but that still doesn't undo the sticker shock! For a unit that gets used for 3 puffs, twice a day, every day, even the back end insertion piece is holding up just fine. Note to newbies - asthma is not curable, so don't stop administering inhaled medication just because kitty is no longer coughing. That means it is under control. If coughing is continuing, you need a higher dose. You can do back to back with 110/125 mcg, but be sure to re-shake in between.8/17/18: FAIM has moved to groups.io. Look for FelineAsthmaInhaledMedication.

I had bought a cheaper brand before I bought this one. And while this one is quite a bit more expensive you absolutely get what you pay for! I had a cat that had asthma and this thing worked great. I would recommend not wasting your money on the cheap ones and just buy this one from the beginning

This review will contain my opinion of and experience with the AeroKat device but also hopefully some tips to help you get the most out of it.One of my kitties has asthma. It was previously seasonal and I would just give her prednisolone for a few weeks each year (properly tapering the dose, of course) and she would be OK. For some reason, this year, she was not getting better, despite all of my other efforts: low-dust, unscented litter; removal of air fresheners from the rooms where she spends the most time; lysine to treat her feline herpes; a diet to get rid of some of her excess weight, etc. So, I took her to the vet and we were prescribed Flovent (I get a generic from Canada, but the inhaler looks pretty much like in the official product image and it fits perfectly into the chamber). This particular cat doesn't do well on prednisolone -- she gets an electrolyte imbalance and has some urinary tract issues when she is on it for long -- so it was important to get her off the drug. That meant using the inhaler.My vet specifically recommended this brand over any other. That may be because it's the only brand she had heard of, but I went with her professional recommendation. This comes with two masks. We are using the smaller one for my cat, but she has kind of a small head. It does a good job of covering her mouth and nose. It is some type of silicone and is easy to clean. (You should clean this item about once a week. You don't want your kitty with a sensitive respiratory system to be inhaling germs!) It is also easy to attach to the chamber part of the device.For a couple of weeks while I waited for my first inhaler to arrive, I merely did what I could to get my cat used to the device. You should know that this particular cat is VERY food-motivated. So what I would do is give her some treats to distract her while my husband prepared the AeroKat device. We would then hold it on her face, working up to 10 seconds. Then I would give her more treats while my husband put it away. (It doesn't really matter what the treats are. Just use something your cat already likes anyway.)I really did find that this device required two people. My husband sort of straddles the cat while on his knees and holds her head in place, while I hold the AeroKat up to her face and press the inhaler. I think it would be difficult for either of us to do this alone. (We have another cat who requires a lot of eye drops and we developed a procedure for giving him his eye drops that we have adapted to use with this aerosol chamber.) On the other hand, this cat is feisty and active and we have both been bitten and scratched a few times, but mostly now that she is used to the procedure, it goes smoothly.We have found that it is helpful to do the inhaler FIRST, before any other treatments. (This particular cat gets the inhaler twice a day. She is also getting a potassium gel right now to help improve her electrolyte situation, and some days she is still getting prednisolone, since we are tapering her back off that now that we have the inhaler.) When we would try to do the inhaler after the gel and/or pills, she would fight us more. So, inhaler first.There is a projection near the end of the tube where you attach the mask, where there is a little green silicone flap or membrane. When the cat is breathing into the device, this will move. Our goal is to have her wear the mask and breathe for 10 seconds, but we are usually happy if she takes at least a couple of breaths after the inhaler has been discharged. Watching this flap is super helpful (if the flap is not moving, the inhaler contents may not be getting to the cat's lungs, so this is important).Anyway, with proper preparation and training/bribing of the cat, this is easy to use. It is also easy to clean and it fits our inhaler perfectly. It is made of durable materials. And it is enabling me to get this cat off prednisolone, which seems particularly damaging to her system.

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The AeroKat is literally a life saver for our cat. She has allergy asthma and has coughing fits. We've been treating with steroids, which have helped tremendously but they sometimes wear off before we can get her another shot. The AeroKat allows us to calm her cough until we can get her in. This month, it's prolonged time between steroids. She's not coughing as much and the AeroKat has calmed it as soon as it gets going. We're getting to the point where the AeroKat isn't enough and will have to take her in soon, I suspect, but it's been a great way to lessen the amount of meds she needs. It stops the cycle of building the cough.This is our second AeroKat. The first one, I didn't follow the cleaning directions and I WIPED the nozzle to clean it. It wasn't long before it lost the seal on our kitty's face and I couldn't get it to work well. I cleaned the new one the proper way and the seal is great! So, I do recommend you read the instructions carefully and follow it to the letter.For those of you who have cats that are afraid of things coming at their face, know that it is possible to get your cat to sit for this. I took about two weeks working with our very skiddish cat. She doesn't like to be held and she hates things that come at her face. Routine works best. In the beginning I would bring it out, sit on the floor and offer the tube to her (no nozzle). Every time she touched it with her nose, I gave her a treat. After a few days, I added the nozzle. Same thing...every time she touched it with her nose, she got a treat. Then I started putting it up to her face and every time she let me do that, I'd give her a treat. Then I started putting her in my lap and holding it on her face...she'd get a treat. Then I started using it as directed with the inhaler. It took a few days to work up to 10 breaths, but she did it. In the end we set up a routine. I get the spacer out. She decides when she wants to come to me (sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes 20 minutes) and as soon as she comes over, I pick her up, put her in my lap and give her the inhaler treatment. Afterwards, there's a treat. She's now gotten to the point where she doesn't even want the treat. She just looks for attention and I give all she can handle after every treatment. We set the routine in the evenings, so she's a little challenged when I need to do it twice a day. However, when she's not feeling well she LETS me get her and do it. Again, requiring lots of loving afterwards. I think she knows it helps her (took several months to get there), now. So, she actually has come to expect it at times.

Works very well. Easy to use and apply to kitty cat. My cat not thrilled with it. So I can utilize with one hand on cat and one on device. But I like how you can see cat take breath of medicine to ensure it is given properly. My cat holds its breath at first. Stubborn. But each breath the tiny flap moves. Point down to cat so medicines goes to cats nose. Hold back up just a little. Downhill method. Soft nose applicator for comfort. Covers cat nose and mouth well..

Worked great for 2 years and had to replace. My 1st cat inhaler so I don't know what the average life is. Easy to disassemble and clean but hard to dry. Doesn't work if it's not fully dry. I guess at the price point I expected better. Replaced with a cheaper version. Hoping it works just as well.

I had purchased a different chamber first and it was TERRIBLE and unclear if my cat was getting the dose AT ALL so I decided to bite the bullet and get this one instead even though it is quite expensive.My kitten is very small and I was so worried the mask wouldn't fit or seal but the smaller size was perfect and the little 'tab' that flips when the cat takes breaths is incredible. After the dose, there was an obvious effect, he seemed to feel better within 15min then he had in days (clearly the other chamber was not working at all) and it was like I had my kitten back!Thank you so much for how easy and good quality this product is. Now I just need to see if it stands up to the test of time.

Surprised that my cat accepts the nozzle over his face quite calmly…. He tolerates the Aerokat more than my kisses on his face

Suite à un diagnostic d’asthme félin ma chatte a du avoir des inhalations de fluticasone, ma vétérinaire m’a dans un premier temps orienté vers un masque pour bébé puisque moins cher... oui sauf que le plus petit masque existant était déjà 2 fois bien trop grand pour mon chat, cela lui recouvrant tout le visage.J’ai donc investi dans l’aérokat assez rapidement, je ne le regrette pas.Mes conseils pour habituer votre chat :- dans un premier temps commencez à présentez l’embout en silicone à votre chat, juste le présenter rien d’autre.- au bout de quelques jours commencez à lui mettre sur le museau (je répète, uniquement l’embout seul) pendant plusieurs secondes sans le forcer... augmentez petit à petit le temps jusqu’à arriver à environ 20 secondes. Si votre chat aime les friandises récompensez-le juste après.- par la suite présentez l’aérokat complet mais sans le médicament inséré, laissez votre chat respirer pendant les 20 secondes, encore une fois récompensez le à votre façon (friandises, caresses, félicitations...)- une fois que votre chat sera à l’aise avec l’appareil vous pouvez commencer vraiment le traitement en insérant le médicament à la fente prévue à cet effet. Votre chat risque d’être surpris par le bruit du « pssscht » délivré dans la chambre, si c’est le cas rassurez le tout simplement. Si votre chat en a assez avant que le nombre d’inhalations soit réalisé laissez le et recommencez plus tard.En ayant suivi ce protocole vous ne devriez normalement pas besoin d’avoir recours à la « contention » de votre chat lors de séances d’inhalation. Si vous arrêtez pendant un certain temps de donner des inhalations à votre chat alors recommencez le protocole une fois que vous lui en refaites car il risque de ne pas accepter après une longue période sans y être habitué, le processus peut être plus rapide cependant.

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