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Krista had a feeding tube inserted last week. The whole saga is documented in the Krista's Care thread if you want the details.
She's come home with Horner's Syndrome from an ear infection. She still shakes her head occasionally like the ear is still bothering her (and it probably is, there was only so much the Drs wanted to do in that ear. "A whole lot of angry going on. Let's give it antibiotics and time and revisit this when it looks less angry.")
The problem is, a vigorous head shake is all that's needed for the feeding tube cap to fly off. I can't really leave this cat alone until I solve this because who knows when she'll fling it off and have an open tube for how long. We have a follow-up vet visit on Sat. I spoke with the Dr on the phone earlier today and she said she would look into alternate cap options. I'd like to minimize Krista's vet returns but if the Dr actually has a solution, I'll take her back.
Until then...
Has anyone else encountered this issue and can provide me some suggestions or solutions? She has a Kitty Kollar but the tube is too short to lay flat against it. Still. I'm definitely more concerned about her tube than she is.
She's come home with Horner's Syndrome from an ear infection. She still shakes her head occasionally like the ear is still bothering her (and it probably is, there was only so much the Drs wanted to do in that ear. "A whole lot of angry going on. Let's give it antibiotics and time and revisit this when it looks less angry.")
The problem is, a vigorous head shake is all that's needed for the feeding tube cap to fly off. I can't really leave this cat alone until I solve this because who knows when she'll fling it off and have an open tube for how long. We have a follow-up vet visit on Sat. I spoke with the Dr on the phone earlier today and she said she would look into alternate cap options. I'd like to minimize Krista's vet returns but if the Dr actually has a solution, I'll take her back.
Until then...
Has anyone else encountered this issue and can provide me some suggestions or solutions? She has a Kitty Kollar but the tube is too short to lay flat against it. Still. I'm definitely more concerned about her tube than she is.