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One of my cats has been diagnosed with a respiratory infection. She's on antihistamines and had antibiotic shots during two vet visits; a prescription for antibiotic pills was ordered but hasn't yet arrived. She lost her appetite a couple of days ago and hadn't touched any dry or canned food or treats and may not have been drinking water, so in desperation my husband and I have begun syringe feeding. We're giving her turkey or chicken baby food alternately with water from a separate syringe. We just started this yesterday and plan to do it about four times a day, perhaps a couple more times with just water, until she regains some normal appetite, hopefully when the medications start to have an effect. We've been giving her approximately a teaspoon or two at a time. Do you think this is enough? I just want to give her enough nourishment to sustain her until she begins to recover and hopefully starts eating on her own; I'm not worried about weight loss at this point, just survival. Obviously these forced feedings are stressful for her, so I don't want to keep shoving food down her, figuratively speaking, more than necessary, but if she would benefit from slightly more, I'm fine with it as long as we do it slowly.