Thanks everyone for your replies. It has been upsetting . . . I've been on the verge of tears since it happened . . . but some of you are reassuring me that this isn't the end of the world for my Josie & that does make me feel better.

Debbie: That's exactly how I felt last night, HELPLESS! Made me sick to see her sick. Smooches have been planted & I told her that Eliot is worried about her also . . .

smokey the elder: Actually they do make inhalers for cats! LOL They tried to give Josie a puff at the ER last night but she resisted and I don't blame her. She was already scared to death from not breathing . . . she barely even cried during the car ride there! Only a few moans . . . The inhalers are supposed to be more effective, more quickly, but the oral meds will work just fine.

Thanks again for your input . . . right now I'm just trying to learn everything I can about what I can do to keep her from getting these attacks.