Inhaler to help Sea Otter deal with Bronchial Asthma

An inhaler will help a young sea otter that developed bronchial asthma due to wildfire smoke. The animal at the Seattle Aquarium will breathe higher with the help of inhaler.

The sea otter, about 1-year-old, developed bronchial asthma when wildfire smoke moved into the Puget Sound space. According to Dr. Lesanna Lahner, an inhaler might help the animal breathe higher. But for that, officers of the aquarium have to teach the ocean otter how to use it.

While referring a scan, Lahner said the major issue is that lungs of the animal have extra white in them. A traditional radiograph of a sea otter shows that sea otters' don't have such issues, Lahner added. An inhaler could help the animal and to make the animal use it, officers have to make the inhaler enjoyable.

The Seattle Aquarium revealed that Mishka has started to utilize the inhaler. The aquarium has posted a video where the animal could be seen utilizing the inhaler with the help of aquarium officers. In a weblog, the aquarium wrote that Mishka has been learning how to make use of an inhaler, which may assist her breathe higher. "Actually, even her medicine is identical as that utilized by people with bronchial asthma. Aquarium biologist Sara Perry makes use of meals to coach Mishka to push her nostril on the inhaler and take a breath", the aquarium weblog said.