Cassandra,
I've had 3 cats with feeding tube (e-tube in the esphogus) and never
had a problem with vomiting with any of them *unless I was going too
fast or giving meds on an empty tummy*, once I figured out what I was
doing wrong it was no longer an issue. All of my feeding tube
experiences as far as the feeding themselves went beautifully.
Fred did have an infection problem at the entry site that we couldn't
get rid of *because the vets wouldn't leave him on the antibiotics long
enough*. But his feedings went great and he gained back most of the
weight he had lost, he never vomited once even with is infection problem.
There are several reasons a cat will vomit when getting fed through a
feeding tube, getting fed too fast, getting too much food at once, when
a cat hasn't eaten for as long as Kisa hasn't you have to go slowly and
build up to a bigger amount. What I mean is, she needs to be fed 10 to
20 cc's every hour or two, for the first day, then maybe 15 to 25 every
couple of hours then next day, and unfortunetly you aren't going to find
many, if any vets willing to devote that kind of time to one animal so
it would probably be better if she were home if you can devote that kind
of time to her care.
Other reasons include the tube not being placed correctly, with an
e-tube there is a specific area the tube should be, not higher not lower
or it will cause nausea in *some* cats. It should *NOT *enter the
stomach, it should be between the 7th and 9th rib, this is easily
verifiable with an xray.
An nasel gastric tube is uncomfortable and only ever should be used in
emergencies, which Kisa is at this time, think about it a cats nostril
is tiny, imagine having something shoved in it. BUT once Kisa is strong
enough she should get an e-tube, it is the safest easiest tube for
feeding. A peg tube is used when an e-tube for whatever reason doesn't
work. Or the vet just prefers it, much more expensive, and a more
extensive surgery too, but some vets will only do them, in my opinion
because they are money hungry.
Taylor this tube probably wasn't placed right.
It didn't seem to want to go down into her tummy and would just come
right back up and out around the bandage on her neck. It was a
totally awful experience all the way around.
--
Belinda
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