Hi All,
My cat wen't anorexic and had an e-tube inserted in order to nourish him back to health (many thanks to you all on this forum for your help during that time). He was fed on the feeding tube for ~ 2 weeks before he started getting his appetite back. He had eaten on his own completely for 3-4 days before he scratched at his e-tube and ripped off his bandage wrap. In a panic we brought him back to the hospital who said that since he was due back the next day to have the tube removed they would just go ahead and remove it. At this point we are completely ecstatic, the whole ordeal was coming to a close. The cat seemed perfectly normal, energy was back and he was back to being his completely normal self.
He had the tube removed Sunday. That night he ate his dinner slower than normal but did end up finishing it. The next morning he didn't finish his breakfast as quick as he normally would but did eventually finish. Monday night he nibbled on his wet food and didn't finish his dry food. This morning he didn't finish his breakfast (dry food) and just now his dinner he will not touch the wet food and would not touch his dry food. I was able to get him to eat a small amount of dry food but that's it.
I am seriously freaking out that we are heading right back to where we were and he's going to need the whole e-tube ordeal all over again. Has anyone seen this? His energy appears normal but he is once again slowly losing his appetite and I just don't understand.
My cat wen't anorexic and had an e-tube inserted in order to nourish him back to health (many thanks to you all on this forum for your help during that time). He was fed on the feeding tube for ~ 2 weeks before he started getting his appetite back. He had eaten on his own completely for 3-4 days before he scratched at his e-tube and ripped off his bandage wrap. In a panic we brought him back to the hospital who said that since he was due back the next day to have the tube removed they would just go ahead and remove it. At this point we are completely ecstatic, the whole ordeal was coming to a close. The cat seemed perfectly normal, energy was back and he was back to being his completely normal self.
He had the tube removed Sunday. That night he ate his dinner slower than normal but did end up finishing it. The next morning he didn't finish his breakfast as quick as he normally would but did eventually finish. Monday night he nibbled on his wet food and didn't finish his dry food. This morning he didn't finish his breakfast (dry food) and just now his dinner he will not touch the wet food and would not touch his dry food. I was able to get him to eat a small amount of dry food but that's it.
I am seriously freaking out that we are heading right back to where we were and he's going to need the whole e-tube ordeal all over again. Has anyone seen this? His energy appears normal but he is once again slowly losing his appetite and I just don't understand.