Thank you, Belinda, it was just so awful and it was my little FeLV+
girl Mamie a month before she died. Awful!
"Consciousness is Causal
and Physicality is its
Manifestation."
On May 30, 2007, at 7:47 AM, Belinda wrote:
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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