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<blockquote data-quote="Marcie Mac" data-source="post: 140713" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>SO had asthma when he was younger - but seemed to grow out of it. We are pretty sure it kicked back in again with a vengance when one day we went to the animal shelter, but no one knows for sure. It was the only place we had been that day, plus he was severely allergic to my dalmation. Just petting her would bring up welts on his hand/arm. Any contact with a cat is devistating to him - he will go into an attack instantly - and we have a problem because he doesn't weeze with his attacks - his throat just slammed shut.</p><p> </p><p>We have done the gamit of asthma medications and inhalers - he does take singular daily and that was supposed to be some kind of miracle drug with no side effects but didn't work for him, but know of others who managed to get rid of all inhalers and just take that one little pill.</p><p> </p><p>The key to his NOT going to the hospital every three or four weeks with an attack was a simple dose of magnesium every day - They used it a while ago as a last ditch effort to keep him from going on life support - they just shot it into the IV and it was absolutely amazing in just two minutes you would never know he had an attack. The doctor says it doesn't work for everyone, but I will tell you he has not been in the hospital for almost a year. We just buy over the counter pills - doctor says it would be the same as if you had a RX.</p><p> </p><p>One thing I have been trying to get them to look into is if he has Voice Box Dysfunction which mimics an asthma attack and information I have looked at says that many people who go to the hospital with so called asthma attacks atually have this. We were trying to get him into a hospital in Colorado which specializes in this, his doctor referred him, but medi cal wouldn't pay for it. The doctor did think that being intibutated so many times damaged his.</p><p> </p><p>Its funny, cause if he takes a hot shower, and there is a lot of steam, he weezes like no ones business. </p><p> </p><p>Marcie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcie Mac, post: 140713, member: 47"] SO had asthma when he was younger - but seemed to grow out of it. We are pretty sure it kicked back in again with a vengance when one day we went to the animal shelter, but no one knows for sure. It was the only place we had been that day, plus he was severely allergic to my dalmation. Just petting her would bring up welts on his hand/arm. Any contact with a cat is devistating to him - he will go into an attack instantly - and we have a problem because he doesn't weeze with his attacks - his throat just slammed shut. We have done the gamit of asthma medications and inhalers - he does take singular daily and that was supposed to be some kind of miracle drug with no side effects but didn't work for him, but know of others who managed to get rid of all inhalers and just take that one little pill. The key to his NOT going to the hospital every three or four weeks with an attack was a simple dose of magnesium every day - They used it a while ago as a last ditch effort to keep him from going on life support - they just shot it into the IV and it was absolutely amazing in just two minutes you would never know he had an attack. The doctor says it doesn't work for everyone, but I will tell you he has not been in the hospital for almost a year. We just buy over the counter pills - doctor says it would be the same as if you had a RX. One thing I have been trying to get them to look into is if he has Voice Box Dysfunction which mimics an asthma attack and information I have looked at says that many people who go to the hospital with so called asthma attacks atually have this. We were trying to get him into a hospital in Colorado which specializes in this, his doctor referred him, but medi cal wouldn't pay for it. The doctor did think that being intibutated so many times damaged his. Its funny, cause if he takes a hot shower, and there is a lot of steam, he weezes like no ones business. Marcie [/QUOTE]
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