Not sure force feeding a kitten this sick is a good idea. You may be making her more miserable. Please look at her needs, not yours, even if that is difficult right now! Whishing you strength and wisdom.
I had no idea that euthanasia wasn't an option for you You're right that feeding is the only way to reverse hepatic lipidosis, but broth isn't going to do it. The only thing I can think of is to smear some sugar syrup (4 parts sugar dissolved in 1 part warm water) onto her gums int the hopes that the energy boost will give her the strength to swallow. The try again with the chicken puree, but see if you can get her to lick it off your fingers. If that doesn't work, goats milk is a much better option than broth at this point, as it has a much better nutritional profile.@Columbine
, it kills me to force her to do something she doesn't want to. Poor baby squirms and thrashes and I have to hold her down :'( I am being careful to not choke her, and I've been worried about hepatic lipidosis as well, but feeding her seems like the only way to reverse it. Also, euthanizing her is not an option. The vets here don't have that facility. She'll have to starve herself to death. I am not sure I can bear that. Do you still think I should stop feeding her?
'Dying with dignity' in this context means euthanasia - something that the vet doesn't offer. As this is the case, it seems worse to not try to feed her than to try - I very much doubt that you could sit back and do nothing in this position. I know I couldn't. It's an awful situation to be inThe forced feeding, holding her down, making her use up what strength she has left to fight the food, it just make me so sad. She is not an adult cat sick from an upset stomach that has gone off her food, she is a tiny kitten that has not had proper nutrition for days and is dying from a deadly virus. She doesn't want the food, she knows she is near her end. It is extremely heartbreaking but I so feel Dollsy deserves some peace and to die with diginity.