I'm sorry to hear about your struggles with Jelly. I've had to syringe feed my cat on and off at various times over the last decade. He's a willing patient so I can't imagine how hard it would be with a cat who fights it. One year ago today we said goodbye to Jazz. He was so strong and healthy, until one day he wasn't. It's such a tough disease but we're here for you.
On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 7:29 PM, Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> wrote: > Bob - it is so painful to hear what you are going through. I am so sorry. > But Jelly does know you love him. Trust in that. > > With respect to the syringe feedings, I usually use a 3 cc syringe. I > start by just trying to get a full syringe down in one sitting - little by > little. My feeling is that, though I want to do it little by little, I > still want to try to get at least 1/2 to 1 cc into the back of the mouth > each time. That reduces the number of times of having to pry open the mouth > and get the food in. If you are using baby food, I don’t water it down much > or at all because the consistency will allow you to put it safely at the > back of the throat without being concerned that it will trickle down the > throat and cause choking or liquid in the lungs, etc. I will quickly squirt > 1/2 to 1 cc at the back of the throat, hold the mouth closed for a few > seconds and usually this results in swallowing. I can usually get in a full > syringe this way in a very short period of time, thus minimizing the stress > on the cat. If the food goes down fairly well, I will gauge if I should try > a second or a third syringe. I try to do this 2 to 3 times a day, depending > again on how much I am able to get in at a go. My philosophy is that I > would rather bother them for a longer period of time each feeding, and try > to go for 2 or 3 syringes, because this results in less numbers of times to > harass them over the course of the day. > > With respect to the Winstrol and Prednisolone, these will not just help > regarding the anemia but may assist in drawing away fluid from the lungs. > Prednisone helps deal with inflammation. > > I know you are doing your best for Jelly and we all know what you are > going through. > > Amani > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: April-06-17 7:14 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Syringe Feeding > > For folks who have Syringe Fed cats... > How much do you " force" at each feeding when a cat shows little interest > in even swallowing that which you manage to get into his mouth... Jelly > fights it tooth and nail... I am WAY behind in his caloric needs because > he fights so vehemently now about taking meds or being fed that I feel that > it is hurting more than helping.... I was using AD with High Density > calorie paste but he doesn't like it at ALL so I am now using bits of baby > food and alternating with KMR Kitten Milk and literally forcing him to > swallow a couple of oz's...which is also far too little...... He still > drinks water on his own and is urinating a large amount... for all I know > at this point his Kidneys could be shutting down > > He is lethargic enough at this point that I am 75% sure that I will put > him down before the weekend is out... If he were just battling anemia I'd > have more hope for the Win/Pred/Doxy combo but with the tumor I'm feeling I > might not be doing him any favors.... Admittedly... it was only a couple of > months back that I watched my other little boy fade away at home over the > course of a couple of months but HE was eating at least.... Mostly... I > don't think " I " can take much more of watching my lovely boy die... Every > day I'm here living my life around trying to get him to eat.. watching that > he doesn't eat cement or other detritus ( Pica r/t anemia) putting food in > a thousand places so that if he IS inclined at one moment TO eat there will > be something near at hand TO eat and getting more and more depressed with > each passing day at the lack of response..... This damnable disease!!! 6 > short weeks ago he passed his wellness exam with flying colors.... They > can be claimed in a heartbeat. I don't know that I will take in > another FeLV cat unless I can find a damn vet that will work WITH ME and > give a dying cat a fighting chance....... I can't take this amount of > sadness again for at least several months... > > > > Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 02:19:39 +0000 > > From: Sheri Burbridge To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re: > > [Felvtalk] New FELV mom > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > I've struggled with Mo since he came home, literally, the only thing > > he will eat on his own is the Temptations treats. I count them so I > > know he's gotten more than his basic needs every day but he's never > > bowled us over with his appetite, even on mirzapine (definitely > > misspelled that). He will lick the gel off his feet still, I feel > > lucky to have found anything he likes but a bit stuck as he won't try > > anything else! > > > > On Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 5:30 PM Amani Oakley wrote: > > > >> Good luck Sheri. I understand all too well the reluctance to add > >> stress by syringe feeding, but I think that the ?gas in the engine? > >> is also dependent on getting in those calories. I rely on baby food. > >> I find that it is usually palatable enough that you can usually > >> syringe a wee bit of it on their lips or just inside their lips ? if > >> they sit or lie down beside you or in your lap (my preferred > >> position), and they will lick at what is in or on their mouth. I > >> think this helps to stimulate their appetite. The Winstrol will often > >> also help improve appetite, strength and a sense of feeling better so > >> that they want to eat a bit more. > >> > >> > >> > >> Amani > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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