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Hi I hope someone can give me advice...
A few days ago my male bengal cat became really ill with a temperature of almost 106 farenheit. He was taken to the vets and was tested for everything imaginable. He was given 4 different antibiotics and nothing would bring his temperature down. He was refusing food too. After 3 days, the vets decided he most likely had a serious virus, but he recommended inserting a feeding tube into his neck, to allow him to get nutrition to fight the virus. He has had the tube now for 4 days and his temperature has come down. The vet thought my cat was showing signs of depression and thought he may recover better at home. He is now at home with us and we are feeding him every 2 hours through the tube and giving him his antibiotics this way.
Although I have been advised most cats tolerate the tubes well, our cat just isnt. He is gagging as we are feeding him and at other points too. We were told to encourage him to eat on his own and he is showing slight interest in his favourite treats, but then as he goes to eat he gags and then turns away.
The dilema I have is that I think he would eat if the tube wasnt there, but I cant be sure. I worry that if we take the tube out he might not eat on his own, and he will get sick again. As it stands he is still quite depressed and i feel the tube is the cause. I am going back to the vets for a follow up appointment and was of the frame of mind that i was going to ask for it to be removed. Has anyone else had experience of their cat not tolerating a feeding tube?
A few days ago my male bengal cat became really ill with a temperature of almost 106 farenheit. He was taken to the vets and was tested for everything imaginable. He was given 4 different antibiotics and nothing would bring his temperature down. He was refusing food too. After 3 days, the vets decided he most likely had a serious virus, but he recommended inserting a feeding tube into his neck, to allow him to get nutrition to fight the virus. He has had the tube now for 4 days and his temperature has come down. The vet thought my cat was showing signs of depression and thought he may recover better at home. He is now at home with us and we are feeding him every 2 hours through the tube and giving him his antibiotics this way.
Although I have been advised most cats tolerate the tubes well, our cat just isnt. He is gagging as we are feeding him and at other points too. We were told to encourage him to eat on his own and he is showing slight interest in his favourite treats, but then as he goes to eat he gags and then turns away.
The dilema I have is that I think he would eat if the tube wasnt there, but I cant be sure. I worry that if we take the tube out he might not eat on his own, and he will get sick again. As it stands he is still quite depressed and i feel the tube is the cause. I am going back to the vets for a follow up appointment and was of the frame of mind that i was going to ask for it to be removed. Has anyone else had experience of their cat not tolerating a feeding tube?