Hello,
My cat 13 year old cat Daisy is sick and not eating. I keep trying to syringe feed, have read everything and watched every video.
I know it’s normal for there to be a learning curve and to feel like you’re failing whether you actually are or not, but I need to get food in my cat NOW. She has barely eaten this past week.
I feel like she drools and spits much of what I give her out. More than any video I’ve seen. I can’t tell whether those cats are better at accepting being assisted or whether I am the problem!
How do I get her to not drool/spit out? How much of spitting out is acceptable?
Every source says syringe just a little at a time, but none actually clarified what “a little” means!!! I’m not talking about like... “x amount of syringes per session” but how much to actually push the plunger each time. Maybe that is where I’m going wrong? This isn’t easily googleable.
For reference, I have taken Daisy to the vet - last week and twice today - and she is on supportive therapy like cerenia and Omerprazole (forgot to ask about stimulant... I have transdermal Mirtzapine on hand but am waiting to get the okay from vet when I call first thing in the morning), so root causes of inappetence/anorexia are being addressed.
Please help. I’m going to lose my cat if I can’t figure this out.
My cat 13 year old cat Daisy is sick and not eating. I keep trying to syringe feed, have read everything and watched every video.
I know it’s normal for there to be a learning curve and to feel like you’re failing whether you actually are or not, but I need to get food in my cat NOW. She has barely eaten this past week.
I feel like she drools and spits much of what I give her out. More than any video I’ve seen. I can’t tell whether those cats are better at accepting being assisted or whether I am the problem!
How do I get her to not drool/spit out? How much of spitting out is acceptable?
Every source says syringe just a little at a time, but none actually clarified what “a little” means!!! I’m not talking about like... “x amount of syringes per session” but how much to actually push the plunger each time. Maybe that is where I’m going wrong? This isn’t easily googleable.
For reference, I have taken Daisy to the vet - last week and twice today - and she is on supportive therapy like cerenia and Omerprazole (forgot to ask about stimulant... I have transdermal Mirtzapine on hand but am waiting to get the okay from vet when I call first thing in the morning), so root causes of inappetence/anorexia are being addressed.
Please help. I’m going to lose my cat if I can’t figure this out.