Photos and videos on this page will show you how
Fritz receives his inhaled medications.
Other pages
in the gallery show other cats on an inhaled medication
program, Fritz' activities, plus a page dedicated
to the memory of cats who have passed on.
Coughing:
Fritz during asthmatic attack. Length 1:22.
Copyright 2005. J. Perkins, K. Hopper & Trudell
Medical, Int. (Note:
film was taken by
Kathryn while James
was getting the
rescue inhaler.
The film loops for
illustration purposes
only and Fritz was
relieved, in real
time, within seconds).
One format is provided:
Administering Inhaled Medications:
Kathryn shows the AeroKat® feline
aerosol chamber and Metered Dose Inhalers,
and then demonstrates how she administers
medication to Fritz. Length: 4:05.
Two formats are provided:
Fair-quality RealPlayer 9 (1.0 MBytes) -- best for 56K modem dialup
Highest-quality MPEG1 (12.7 MBytes) -- best for DSL or Cable
Towel Treatment: James demonstrates how he wraps a cat in a towel to
safely restrain it while administering medication.
Length: 1:33. Two formats are provided:
Fair-quality RealPlayer 9 (0.8 MBytes) -- best for 56K modem dialup
To view RealPlayer version 9 files, you need the free
RealOne media player
(older versions of RealPlayer will not work).
To view WMV and MPEG1 format files, download the free Microsoft
Windows Media Player,
Apple QuickTime,
or mplayer.
Other Feline Health Videos
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine offers some excellent videos. Although they do not cover giving inhaled medications, they cover: caring for your diabetic cat; giving your cat a pill, capsule and liquid medications (including the Towel Treatment); trimming your cat's claws; taking your cat's temperature; and brushing your cat's teeth.