Syringe feeding one of my cats very hard. Afraid he might have aspirated food.

Both of my cats are sick at the moment. One cat stopped eating for a few days. Today when we went to the vet they syringed fed him and he did not really fight it. About 3 hours after that I wanted to give him another syringe full for the night so he would have at least a little more food in him. He gets very nasty with us sometimes, and I had him wrapped in a blanket so I could hold him down while my mother syringe fed him. As she was pushing on the plunger he kept trying to lift up his head and fight us. He also was growling and meowing as she was giving him the food. I even told my mother to be careful so he does not aspirate his food. An hour ago I noticed that he must have thrown up the food we gave him. A few minutes ago I looked at him also and he had a little nasal discharge. My mother said she had the syringe sideways so not to shoot it directly into his mouth. How common is it really for a cat to aspirate their food? He is already on antibiotics, and one especially for his lungs because the vet the other day took an x-ray and was concerned with how his lungs looked, thinking he might have asthma. 

It can be hard to syringe feed a reluctant cat.  If he still needs it, ask the vets to show you how to do it.  When I had to syringe some fluid into my cat I held her up by her scruff, which stopped most of the struggling.  If you are going to syringe feed food, it needs to be soft enough that you have good control over how fast you feed it, and it has to go in quite slowly so the cat can swallow as fast as it's being delivered.

He might also be struggling because he is feeling better!

Well the good news (if we can call it that) is that he did not aspirate anything. Took him to the emergency night clinic. He had another xray though and the veterinarian did not like the way his lungs and heart looked. Said we should follow up with blood work and probably an ultrasound. I think whatever other tests we do, I need to have Garfield admitted to the hospital tommorow for a day or two so they can syringe feed him properly, as well as give him fluids and anti-nausea medicine. I wish he was not such a brat though. I guess the fact that he did not aspirate was a good thing and I probably can still feed him. Maybe the scruff of the neck thing I will try. Really wish I bought pet insurance for my two cats when they were younger, just can not believe how much money I have spent in the last 10 days. Although for me as long as they get better is really all I care about.