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Tearing my hair out.
My big Black had an esophageal feeding tube placed just a week ago. Tolerating his tube feedings well, but he seems now to be having a little difficulty swallowing his wet food in the bowl. He's acting quite interested and heads to the bowl a few times a day. But he mostly licks the liquid from pate, and the few bites he takes...I can hear a slight catch, like a gulp when you swallow too big a piece of food. He tosses his head when he tries swallowing like it's bothering him....the way I'd likely feel if I just had a tube put in my esophagus .
I spoke to an emergency vet tonight who said that because Black is such a big cat, the tube may be tugging a bit on the esophagus causing inflammation.
We've been through sooooo much in the last couple weeks, all because he stopped eating due to herpes flare (which pushed him into HL and diabetic ketoacidosis). Vet even mentioned that the tube might have to be pulled before he's fully eating......argghhhhhh. One thing resolved and the next raises it's ugly head.
But anyone with a cat who had difficulty swallowing oral foods with feeding tube in?
My big Black had an esophageal feeding tube placed just a week ago. Tolerating his tube feedings well, but he seems now to be having a little difficulty swallowing his wet food in the bowl. He's acting quite interested and heads to the bowl a few times a day. But he mostly licks the liquid from pate, and the few bites he takes...I can hear a slight catch, like a gulp when you swallow too big a piece of food. He tosses his head when he tries swallowing like it's bothering him....the way I'd likely feel if I just had a tube put in my esophagus .
I spoke to an emergency vet tonight who said that because Black is such a big cat, the tube may be tugging a bit on the esophagus causing inflammation.
We've been through sooooo much in the last couple weeks, all because he stopped eating due to herpes flare (which pushed him into HL and diabetic ketoacidosis). Vet even mentioned that the tube might have to be pulled before he's fully eating......argghhhhhh. One thing resolved and the next raises it's ugly head.
But anyone with a cat who had difficulty swallowing oral foods with feeding tube in?