r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/Azsnee09 • Mar 26 '26

searching for service 📶 Trapped inside the chamber of extra braincells

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u/catsrcool89 Mar 26 '26

Is this a medical procedure or something?

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u/LampLambisalu Orange connoisseur 🍊 Mar 26 '26

Seems like asthma medicication application. Cats usually do not like their nose shoved in to the regular inhaling cone.

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u/Crosknight Mar 26 '26

i remember my brother and sister who has asthma use a device like that. granted they used a oxygen mask attached to the device instead of a jury rigged water jug, but good luck using an oxygen mask on an animal let alone an orange.

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u/catsrcool89 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

Oh good I was worried what they were doing to their cat.

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u/LampLambisalu Orange connoisseur 🍊 Mar 26 '26

Just reminded me of Sven and what may happen to those who are.. Less cooperative.

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u/Accomplished_Ship_20 Mar 26 '26

I'm not sure why you're being down voted. Unless you've had asthma, or a cat with asthma, or know how breathing treatments work, you'd be unlikely to know what is happening here...

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u/catsrcool89 Mar 26 '26

Ya like excuse me for being worried about a cat in a plastic jug with no context lol.

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u/ForsakenMoon13 Mar 26 '26

In fairness....there's medical stuff visibly attached to the jug and the cat isn't in distress.

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u/kookiemaster Mar 26 '26

It looks like an improvised nebulizing chamber. Sometime inhaled meds have to be delivered through vapour, which seems to be what is happening there given the gizmo on the right hand side. It's not a bad improved tank to be honest. In a human it would be a ask but that's not practical with a critter. I've seen similar setups done with fish tanks for smaller critters like pet rats.

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u/cdubz777 Mar 26 '26

As an anesthesiologist I’m giggling at the setup- a double lumen tube and the syringe taped to the bottom for the inflatable cuff(s) 😄

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u/iwantmorecats27 Mar 26 '26

If I get a big enough bottle can I give myself my asthma medication like this as well? 

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u/rharvey8090 Mar 26 '26

I got a kick out of the DLT as well. I wonder why an ETT wouldn’t work. Maybe they need a differential delivery port so it actually stays in the chamber.

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u/parenchima Mar 26 '26

My guess is that the bronchial lumen gives the contraption more stability, since it extends a fair bit past the tracheal cuff and can be fixed to the inside of the chamber with a bit of tape.

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u/rharvey8090 Mar 26 '26

Fair point! Just seems expensive, although I guess they can just reuse the same tube over and over in this case.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

Yes it is a braincell transplant

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u/Schrippenlord Mar 26 '26

Those poor braincells will find nothing to live off

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u/CombatWombat994 Mar 26 '26

Transplant is going to be rejected instantly

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u/WillowCreekWanderer Mar 26 '26

Asthma medication delivered via hotboxing

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u/jawknee530i Mar 26 '26

They're transmuting his litter into gold.

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u/Miscsubs123 Mar 27 '26

r/CatsUsingInhalers

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u/VishusVonBittertroll Mar 27 '26

That first pic is so good, I'm genuinely disappointed the sub doesn't look active. Joined anyway ofc.

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u/IGotOverGreta Mar 27 '26

My stoned ass thought they were taking a hotboxing challenge way too seriously.