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Hi everyone... I have been reading many different peoples stories on here and decided to post my own. My girl Zelda has hepatic lipidosis. She was hospitalized on 03/14 for anemia, elevated liver enzymes, and post op monitoring as she had a foreign object removed from her small intestine. I...

Hi. You really cannot sustain a cat with syringe feedings. The best chance for a good outcome is to get an esophageal feeding tube placed and feed that way. The good thing about the feeding tube it also makes it very easy to give medications and liver support supplements that way. Is your cat...

I am still holding out hope, but agree with the above about a feeding tube. Have you discussed this as a possible option?

Hi. It is way to soon to expect her to want to eat on her own. Give it another week without trying to get her to eat. You can cause food aversion if you do. Then start offering food before the tube feeding. Any difficulty with the tube feedings?

Hi everyone! My sweet Ginger was put on a feeding tube, esophageal on Monday. My question is for those with experience, do you need to aspirate the tube? Our vet did not send this instruction, but I see it on how to videos. thank you in advance

You could consider a feeding tube to sustain her while they do some tests, such as an ultrasound. What tests have they already ran?

Hey y’all, my darling companion Tofu has been using a feeding tube in her neck for a week. She’s 16 and I’ve been with her since she was 3 months old. She’s a Manx and in the past five years has always had a little constipation. Lost weight and is now dealing with fatty liver. They did the...

Maggie's getting fitted with a feeding tube! The vet just called. She (the vet) just gave me the run down. I have to feed her every 4 to 6 hours and then clean/flush it after every feeding. She keeps the tube in for as long as she needs it. Could be a week, could be a few months. We'll see...

...on Tuesday. Long story short, my ones cat was eating my other cats food and he developed hepatic lipidosis from this and had to have a feeding tube placed. He was fine the first few days but on day four he vomited every meal. He was constipated and staining to poop so I got him pure pumpkin...

I'm sorry that happened with Frank. Nonetheless, it's Maggie, and getting her fed, that is absolutely the most important right now. Were you able to utilize the feeding tube?

If the pilling is the holdup, I'd get a feeding tube ASAP while she's relatively healthy. You can give her extra food & all the meds that way until she's stabilized. Please read the following & consider talking to a vet. Feeding tube in a feline. Why being aggressive saves you one of those 9 lives.

working with syringe is usually good enough. but safer may be a sond into stomach [=tube feeding]. this is tricky the first time you do it, and you must have proper gears. do you have a vet or rescuer nearby whom can show you??

...is my gut feeling - follows what was said above - that one week may not be enough to expect her to want to eat on her own. She is on a feeding tube, so from that standpoint she is fine. You can try every day in between tube feedings to see if she will take anything on her own - if she does...

From my experience, I'd get her on a feeding tube ASAP. Twice I've tried the gels/syringe & it wasn't enough. I think my last cat might've lived had I gotten him on the feeding tube while we diagnosed him.

The vet wouldn’t recommend a feeding tube especially if she’s still alert and conscious. They said the syringe by mouth is the best method.

...special teat that sticks to a syringe, and won't suck from my finger. I'm the end I've giving a snall amount of kitten formula through a feeding tube (that isn't in her stomach) - when she's suckingbon mum, I slip the thin feeding tube in her mouth, and then use the syringe attached to it, to...

This is a long thread and I admittedly haven't read through it all. Have you considered a feeding tube?

Thank you for this. We were able to get an entire tin of food into her today through a syringe we blended it up. She does not fight us when we are feeding her, she licks and swallows but wants nothing on her own. We will look into the feeding tube.

Hi. She needs to eat as much as she can. Is she under the care of a vet? What made her stop eating? Has a feeding tube been placed? If a tube is placed, you should have instructions. No more than 30cc at a time.

Hi. I am sorry your cat is ill. Did the ER send you home with a special diet to feed through the tube? Did they explain that you need to warm the food before feeding? Are you feeding his meds through the tube? Did the ER send him home with any anti nausea medication like Cerenia? Is he keeping...