Is syringe feeding dangerous?

antoin

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Okay, ChiChi is still sleeping, but she has been up and about a few times and she has peed. The pee was yellow, but no sign of blood or any discharge. Today, as I mentioned in my other post, is the first day she's been out of the vet. 

So far today she's had about 7ml of Whiskas Cat Milk (good or bad, it does seem to have nutritive values and can supplement a low appetite) through a syringe)

Added to that, she had about 1 ml of Royal Canin recovery out of a syringe. This had water added to it. 

She also had to take her antibiotic through a dropper. She got a bit annoyed after the Royal Canin and took a nap, but then got up about ten minutes later for a drink of water.

My question is, is it risky to syringe feed? We have four in the house and while one holds her, the other very slowly pushes down the plunger. Everything she's had so far she has lapped out of the syringe. 
 

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The biggest concern with syringe feeding is the opportunity of the food to enter the lungs which can develop into pneumonia.  As long as you place the syringe between the teeth and the cheek, you run less a risk of aspiration.
 

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Totally agree with StephanieTX.   Did you watch that video that Denice provided for you in your other thread?  Do it just like that.   But are you sure you've only given ONE ml of food, and WITH water?  That's really only equal to a drop or two?  She needs a whole lot more than that.  And it's imperative that she get it or she may be back in the hospital with more issues, like Hepatic Lipidosis 
 
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