However if tube feeding becomes a problem for your cat contact your vet.
Cat feeding tube infection.
However feeding tubes should not necessarily be viewed as a doom and gloom overly heroic measure.
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The infection can also enter the blood stream causing a.
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Tube feeding is fairly easy once you get the hang of it.
Recognizing the signs of infection such as redness at the tube insertion site pus or unusual drainage tenderness and fever is important for early treatment.
They should be able to help you troubleshoot any problems.
If a feeding tube infection is suspected immediate medical attention is required so transport the patient to the nearest hospital emergency room for care.
Unfortunately when most people hear the term feeding tube they tend to panic feeling like this is the end of the road for their cat.
Nutritional support should be considered for any animal that has been anorexic or has had inadequate voluntary caloric intake for.
Tube feeding may be needed because of a mechanical problem interfering with ingestion of food or because of a systemic illness that is causing the cat to be anorexic.
For cats suffering major organ disease or serious injury tube feeding can be a life saving measure.
Feeding tubes take about ten minutes to put in place under anesthesia.
A major plus factor is that the cat can still eat normally should they desire and so once that cat regains their appetite the tube is simply removed.
If left untreated infection can kill portions of the stomach intestines and other organs leading to a condition called necrosis.
Since she is now of the antibiotics and eating on her own the vets did not seem overly concerned with her pulling it out.
Enteral feeding tubes are an essential tool in the provision of nutritional support to animals unable or unwilling to consume sufficient calories on their own.
Most people can successfully tube feed their cats at home.
My cat had a feeding tube for seven weeks after a severe kidney infection.
However general anesthesia poses health risks for cats which can be compounded if your cat is seriously weakened by malnutrition and illness.
A feeding tube is an efficacious way of getting vital nutrition into a cat that is refusing to eat.
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It was necessary for her medication and to build up her weight.
Feeding tubes save lives and are not used as often as they should be for anorexic patients.
To evaluate the complications associated with e tube placement in cats and to identify factors predisposing to these complications.
She worked hard to pull it out earlier this week.
There are several different options for tube feeding.
While minor skin infections maybe able to be managed at home always consult your physician if infection occurs at the feeding tube site.
