I am also in middle of making an oxygen chamber with her cage. They won’t get any oxygen using a human oxygen mask.) Email me if you need some pictures of the tent. Their nostrils are positioned horizontally and some even slightly facing upward. (Note: Never use a human oxygen mask for your pets-dogs and cats. If you think you pet is not getting enough oxygen, use the commercially made pet oxygen mask (you could purchase your pet’s mask ($43) at ) I made my own oxygen mask for my cat using clear plastic funnel. (optional) hang some of pet’s toys inside the umbrella. Allow your pet to go inside and explore the tent. Run the oxygen concentrator for 5-10 minutes (Use max oxygen flow for better oxygen concentration: in my case, only 5.) 9. Try to seal the top from inside the umbrella using a glue gun (Be careful not to melt the plastic umbrella cover.) 7. attach/secure the oxygen tube to the top of the umbrella through the open pipe. open the flatten end using a round screw driver for better flow of oxygen. Cut the umbrella pole below the lock (using a cut plier to mark the cutting line, bend the pole back and force – easy to do). remove the plastic pointy top of the umbrella (to make the oxygen entry) 2. Try this! I made an oxygen tent for my cat with a clear dome umbrella. The crate could be left on a table or desk set up and ready for anyone to use. It will not be perfect and some oxygen could escape but it would be better then nothing and should work. You would probably need to use packing tape in order to make sure the plastic is secure or you could start with taping up the holes and then put plastic around it. You could wrap the sides in plastic and then wrap the door separately. A temporary solution would be to use a hard sided crate and wrap it in plastic cling wrap. A big fish tank could prove very costly and since this is something you need right away and can’t wait to find one at a yard sale or on Craigslist etc. I couldn’t see how or where the oxygen was coming in from but I would think they rigged it to go through the top.
The best idea I saw was a giant fish take where they lined the bottom with soft blankets and a pillow and put a fan inside. I did find some great ideas for small dogs that might prove to be easier to acquire and would make a suitable oxygen chamber at home. It seems that some people purchase a child sized oxygen tent from Human Medical Supply companies. There doesn’t seem to be portable oxygen tents for dogs available on the market. I have never had to administer oxygen at home and don’t recall any of the clients at the Animal Hospital I worked at having to either so I did a bit of an online search. I am so sorry they don’t know what is wrong with little Trixie but glad to hear she seems to be stabilizing. In your research have you come across anything like this or can you offer any suggestions? He said he knows some pet parents get a portable oxygen tent and he can prescribe oxygen in case her breathing gets bad.Unfortunately he has no clue where they get the tents and I can’t seem to find them anywhere. The internal medicine dr said since they can’t figure out what’s wrong with her, if they can keep her breathing regulated he said she might be able to come home, if she is stable she may continue to improve more if she can be with my mom.
We make the trip everyday to visit her and she seems to be improving a little at a time, to the point where she is alert and MAD when we have to leave. She’s in an incubator so she can get oxygen.
Every test under the sun and they still don’t know what is wrong with her….at one point we were sure we were going to loose her but she has been getting a little better bit by bit. Long story short, Trixie ended up an hour away in the veterinary hospital. Trixie the Chihuahua recently started acting under the weather, we had her in vets and nobody could find anything wrong with her. Maybe if a vet could weigh in if they have ever helped a client build an oxygen tent / chamber at home.
I am deleting any personal details from the email and just leaving the situation. We received the following email last night and I was hoping that if any of you have some experience you could help out.
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