Michelle,
Hi, hope Bramble is eating some more today..
I have used a feeding tube in the past...I had a kitty that had lymphosarcoma, so she was put on chemo monthly and had to have a tube which when they did the exploratory and found they couldn't remove the mass they just inserted it then...They usually only keep it a few months while they are recouping, but she had it the rest of her life...I would feed her 40ccs twice a day with her meds in it slowly in the tube...It is a very good way to medicate kitties that don't need the stress of giving meds all day long.. After she started feeling better, she started eating on her own and I just used it to give meds...She lived another 9 months and they seemed to be the happiest of her 13 yrs...She would clean the tube and never bothered it...They told me if she pulled it out don't worry, it would be ok...It was about 31/2 in long in her side and had a stopper in it...I know the chemo sounds bad, but kitties don't react like people or even dogs..They don't get sick from it...She
would always come home feeling better...She even gained about 3 lbs after starting it...but that is a bad form of cancer in our kitties so even with chemo and supplements, they usually only live a yr or so...but do feel much better...
Good luck to you and Bramble..
kerry and Bandy
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