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Hello Everyone: my 13-year-old Male cat named Ramone is seriously ill. He had surgery on January 1, 2015 for tumor that needed to be removed from his intestine. The tumor was removed successfully and he was sent home with me to recover with instructions for me to syringe/ force-feed him 70ML of Hills a/d critical care food. I tried to get him to eat his regular canned food but he refused. I then attempted to syringe/ force-feed him and was only able to get 30ML into him. At this point I will skip giving you all the details about what took place with the personnel at this veterinary hospital between January 9-January 15th. Suffice to say it was very nightmarish. The end result of their inaction forced me to take Ramone to another veterinarian. The doctor immediately diagnosed him as anorexic, dehydrated and physically weak. Her examination indicated that he had fatty liver disease. She admitted Ramone into the hospital and placed him on NG tube feeding as well as intravenous feeding. She said that he Will most likely need placement of an E–tube. I know that my primary task with Ramon is to get him to eat solid food on his own again. I would appreciate any advice you folks could send my way regarding ways to coax my dear feline friend to eat. Thank you.