Asthma Medication

Hi Cat,

my cat coco has been diagnosed with asthma and for the last year has been receiving steroid injections, the first 2 lasted 6 months each but the last only 3, and we have therefore decided to put her on to steroid tablets instead, in the hope that we can control the dosing a little better rather than just pumping her full of one big dose each time. my vet prescribed Prednisolone tablets (5mg) which seem to be doing the trick. in order to save costs i would like to order these online in future but each site i look at seems to have 2 different types, Prednicare (Prednisolone) and Prednidale (Prednisolone). my vet doesn´t seem to know the difference and the pharmacy says that if my prescription is for Prednisolone then i can order either. this seems a bit hit and miss and i just wondered if you had any idea if there was a difference in these products or whether Prednicare and Prednidale are simply brand names?

my vet also suggested using an inhaler on coco instead of tablets or injections but having looked in to the prices of this i just simply cant afford it! the cheapest i can find the medication is from an online store in canada but factoring in VAT charges at customs and the post office customs handling fee, id still be looking at about £80 every 4 - 8 months depending on whether coco needed one puff a day or two! i simply can´t afford this :-( i have managed to get a massive bargain, in that a lady from america is sending me an Aerokat plus a canister of albuterol (to give when she´s actually having an attack) and she has only charged me £6.00 postage, but i still can´t afford to keep buying the Flixotide inhalers at that price, so looks like we will have to stick with the tablets.

thanks for your time Cat