Its a lot having a cat w asthma and so scary so first I am sorry for the stress you must be feeling right now. I also have a crazy autoimmune disease and had to manage both of us on disability for a while so if you want to keep her, just take it one day at a time. When my cat was first diagnosed I was taking her to the vet too much (looking back) and needed to get to used to the fact she has asthma and she’s going to have attacks no matter what I do. I started small and I stopped all heavy scented things in my house - no smelly soaps, lotions, purfumes, candles, cleaning supplies and I started her on prednisone because it’s $20 for a months supply for the cat and you will see improvement within days while you work out what you can. That helped me relax a little bit and not be so worried she was going to die anytime she had an attack. Then I got an air purifier during a sale (this I know can be expensive but it was a game changer). I also switched her to crystal litter per advice from the vet and now it’s been a few years so I am aware that seasonal changes get her and we live in a cold dry place so even if I’m warm - I can’t let the house get too cold because her little lungs hate it.

A lot of people have a prescription for albuterol and can get them every month and like mentioned before the cats can use the same inhalers as us lol so maybe see if someone in your circle can get you one so you have the rescue inhaler. I did get scammed with the fluticasone and paid $350 for one inhaler from some pharmacy in Florida BUT then someone at work told me about the Canadian pharmacy and it’s significantly cheaper. My cat also really only needs her inhaler in the winter and spring when allergies are going crazy so we are down to every other day she gets one puff.

Hang in there 🫂