by Jon Slattery | Jan 24, 2024 | AeroDawg, Dog, Dog Asthma, News, Pet Owners
Respiratory tract disorders are common in both dogs and cats. Inhaled medications have long been used in the human world to treat non-infectious lung diseases, such as bronchitis and asthma. In veterinary care, medications such as bronchodilators and corticosteroids...
by Jon Slattery | Jan 10, 2024 | AeroDawg, Dog, Dog Asthma, News, Pet Owners
Most pet owners are familiar with the term ‘asthma’, either because they are a sufferer or because they have a friend or relative who is. But what might be less clear is whether our canine companions can also develop this condition. The answer to this isn’t...
by Jon Slattery | Dec 12, 2023 | AeroDawg, Dog, News, Pet Owners
Dogs can indeed get the flu, otherwise known as ‘canine influenza’. Canine influenza (dog flu) is different from human flu, so the canine influenza virus cannot spread to humans, and dogs cannot catch human flu. While there have been recent outbreaks of canine...
by Jon Slattery | Nov 20, 2023 | AeroHippus, Equine, Equine Asthma, Flexineb, Pet Owners
What is nebulisation? Nebulisaton is the process of administering inhaled drugs via an equine nebuliser. The drugs are then breathed into the airways where they reach their intended site of action such as the naso-pharynx, trachea, the bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli...
by Jon Slattery | Nov 6, 2023 | AeroHippus, Equine, Equine Asthma, Flexineb, Pet Owners
Introduction Equine asthma, commonly known by the equine community as ‘heaves’, is a lot more common than you might think, and certainly quite debilitating for horses let alone stressful for their owners if not controlled properly. It can be quite a confusing disease,...
by Jon Slattery | Oct 17, 2023 | AeroHippus, Equine, Equine Asthma, Flexineb, Pet Owners
Introduction If you notice your horse cough at the beginning of a ride or while you warm up, but then go on to have no more trouble and you don’t hear another cough until the next time you ride. This can be quite normal and often nothing to worry about. It’s...
