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"Mary" wrote in message news:1108933935.81e8ec279b87429cb60a2d317e0f7952@t eranews... "kitkat" wrote in message . com... Karen wrote: Grant is going through massive hairball in stomach that won't move right now. We are trying to get it out so he doesn't need surgery. With baby food, I usually have to pat some on his mouth to lick off, and then he decides "oh, OK, that is good" and will lap it up pretty well. He has gotten worse today as far as eating so I have resorted to syringe feeding him. Did the vet give you one of those? Put the baby food in it, and then squirt a little at a time in the side of his mouth. I'd try that. Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. "Syringe" feeding and "force" feeding equal the same thing, though. Just different terminology, one of which sounds more adamant than the other. He isn't keeping anything down anyway. I'm not sure that feeding him anything at this point is wise. I really wish there was a way to at least *reach* my vet today rather than be stuck with only the Animal 911 option. It's not that I dont trust them, I just feel more comfortable with the vet that has actually seen and dealt with Jasper. If you have a bad feeling follow your instincts. They can tell if he is dehydrated and at least hydrate him. Just be sure they tell you every thing they are going to do before they do it. All they have to do is be sure he is okay until you can see your regular vet. This part I agree with. Cathy |
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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. "Syringe" feeding and "force" feeding equal the same thing, though. Just different terminology, one of which sounds more adamant than the other. Right. Karen siad: Grant is going through massive hairball in stomach that won't move right now. We are trying to get it out so he doesn't need surgery. With baby food, I usually have to pat some on his mouth to lick off, and then he decides "oh, OK, that is good" and will lap it up pretty well. He has gotten worse today as far as eating so I have resorted to syringe feeding him. Did the vet give you one of those? Put the baby food in it, and then squirt a little at a time in the side of his mouth. I'd try that. And kitkat replied: Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. And I said: It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. I had already explained to the OP that I did not force the food down her throat with the baster, I just dribbled it into her mouth just as Karen described. Are you saying that this is the same as force feeding? He isn't keeping anything down anyway. I'm not sure that feeding him anything at this point is wise. I really wish there was a way to at least *reach* my vet today rather than be stuck with only the Animal 911 option. It's not that I dont trust them, I just feel more comfortable with the vet that has actually seen and dealt with Jasper. If you have a bad feeling follow your instincts. They can tell if he is dehydrated and at least hydrate him. Just be sure they tell you every thing they are going to do before they do it. All they have to do is be sure he is okay until you can see your regular vet. This part I agree with. How nice. |
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"Mary" wrote in message news:1108945334.fb2234bbebf993b3f7c90d4fde72f9f2@t eranews... "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. "Syringe" feeding and "force" feeding equal the same thing, though. Just different terminology, one of which sounds more adamant than the other. Right. Karen siad: Grant is going through massive hairball in stomach that won't move right now. We are trying to get it out so he doesn't need surgery. With baby food, I usually have to pat some on his mouth to lick off, and then he decides "oh, OK, that is good" and will lap it up pretty well. He has gotten worse today as far as eating so I have resorted to syringe feeding him. Did the vet give you one of those? Put the baby food in it, and then squirt a little at a time in the side of his mouth. I'd try that. And kitkat replied: Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. And I said: It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. I had already explained to the OP that I did not force the food down her throat with the baster, I just dribbled it into her mouth just as Karen described. Are you saying that this is the same as force feeding? I'm saying that if a vet says that your pet needs to be "syringe fed" or if s/he says the pet needs to be "force fed", they are saying the same thing. Feeding via a syringe in the side of the mouth, because they are not eating on their own. Cathy Cathy He isn't keeping anything down anyway. I'm not sure that feeding him anything at this point is wise. I really wish there was a way to at least *reach* my vet today rather than be stuck with only the Animal 911 option. It's not that I dont trust them, I just feel more comfortable with the vet that has actually seen and dealt with Jasper. If you have a bad feeling follow your instincts. They can tell if he is dehydrated and at least hydrate him. Just be sure they tell you every thing they are going to do before they do it. All they have to do is be sure he is okay until you can see your regular vet. This part I agree with. How nice. |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... in article , Cathy Friedmann at wrote on 2/20/05 6:37 PM: "Mary" wrote in message news:1108945334.fb2234bbebf993b3f7c90d4fde72f9f2@t eranews... "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. "Syringe" feeding and "force" feeding equal the same thing, though. Just different terminology, one of which sounds more adamant than the other. Right. Karen siad: Grant is going through massive hairball in stomach that won't move right now. We are trying to get it out so he doesn't need surgery. With baby food, I usually have to pat some on his mouth to lick off, and then he decides "oh, OK, that is good" and will lap it up pretty well. He has gotten worse today as far as eating so I have resorted to syringe feeding him. Did the vet give you one of those? Put the baby food in it, and then squirt a little at a time in the side of his mouth. I'd try that. And kitkat replied: Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. And I said: It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. I had already explained to the OP that I did not force the food down her throat with the baster, I just dribbled it into her mouth just as Karen described. Are you saying that this is the same as force feeding? I'm saying that if a vet says that your pet needs to be "syringe fed" or if s/he says the pet needs to be "force fed", they are saying the same thing. Feeding via a syringe in the side of the mouth, because they are not eating on their own. Cathy I understand this as force feeding too. Anything not eating directly from a dish would be considered force feeding as far as I have ever heard. Btw - as an aside (for Karen): One of my cats, Demelza, had a vet appt. because she was ill due to a hairball, a few years ago. Just as I was about to pick her up to put her into the carrier to go to the vet, she chucked up the offending huge hairball. *Finally*. I kept the appt. for her anyway, although of course she instantly felt better. Would be nice if that would happen to your cat suffering from the hairball. Cathy |
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"Karen" wrote: I understand this as force feeding too. Anything not eating directly from a dish would be considered force feeding as far as I have ever heard. I thought force feeding meant placing the food in the cat's throat. When I used the turkey baster with Gnarly, I just touched it to her lips and she lapped it. It was NOT force feeding in that I was not forcing her to eat it. If vets call that force feeding I think that is just strange. |
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"Mary" wrote in message news:1108948928.9c000c5d2478945037c11b34bfabb134@t eranews... "Karen" wrote: I understand this as force feeding too. Anything not eating directly from a dish would be considered force feeding as far as I have ever heard. I thought force feeding meant placing the food in the cat's throat. No, because when you place the syringe in the side of the cat's mouth, you're squirting it - a little at a time - into the mouth, not down the throat. The cat can then spit it back out or else swallow it. Cathy When I used the turkey baster with Gnarly, I just touched it to her lips and she lapped it. It was NOT force feeding in that I was not forcing her to eat it. If vets call that force feeding I think that is just strange. |
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in article , Cathy Friedmann at
wrote on 2/20/05 6:58 PM: "Karen" wrote in message ... in article , Cathy Friedmann at wrote on 2/20/05 6:37 PM: "Mary" wrote in message news:1108945334.fb2234bbebf993b3f7c90d4fde72f9f2@t eranews... "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. "Syringe" feeding and "force" feeding equal the same thing, though. Just different terminology, one of which sounds more adamant than the other. Right. Karen siad: Grant is going through massive hairball in stomach that won't move right now. We are trying to get it out so he doesn't need surgery. With baby food, I usually have to pat some on his mouth to lick off, and then he decides "oh, OK, that is good" and will lap it up pretty well. He has gotten worse today as far as eating so I have resorted to syringe feeding him. Did the vet give you one of those? Put the baby food in it, and then squirt a little at a time in the side of his mouth. I'd try that. And kitkat replied: Nope. We were not instructed to force feed him. And I said: It isn't forcing. It is exactly what I did with the turkey baster. I had already explained to the OP that I did not force the food down her throat with the baster, I just dribbled it into her mouth just as Karen described. Are you saying that this is the same as force feeding? I'm saying that if a vet says that your pet needs to be "syringe fed" or if s/he says the pet needs to be "force fed", they are saying the same thing. Feeding via a syringe in the side of the mouth, because they are not eating on their own. Cathy I understand this as force feeding too. Anything not eating directly from a dish would be considered force feeding as far as I have ever heard. Btw - as an aside (for Karen): One of my cats, Demelza, had a vet appt. because she was ill due to a hairball, a few years ago. Just as I was about to pick her up to put her into the carrier to go to the vet, she chucked up the offending huge hairball. *Finally*. I kept the appt. for her anyway, although of course she instantly felt better. Would be nice if that would happen to your cat suffering from the hairball. Cathy Boy would it. I doubt it will happen. He isn't doing well. The barium xrays showed a stomach half full of hair. I just want him to POOP. I've been stuffing him with laxatone (per vets orders) so that he smells like it. He does keep down food and water, and he urinates, but no POOP yet. It is so frustrating. Tomorrow I'll take him in again. *sigh* |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... in article , Cathy Friedmann at wrote on 2/20/05 6:58 PM: Btw - as an aside (for Karen): One of my cats, Demelza, had a vet appt. because she was ill due to a hairball, a few years ago. Just as I was about to pick her up to put her into the carrier to go to the vet, she chucked up the offending huge hairball. *Finally*. I kept the appt. for her anyway, although of course she instantly felt better. Would be nice if that would happen to your cat suffering from the hairball. Cathy Boy would it. I doubt it will happen. He isn't doing well. The barium xrays showed a stomach half full of hair. I just want him to POOP. I've been stuffing him with laxatone (per vets orders) so that he smells like it. He does keep down food and water, and he urinates, but no POOP yet. It is so frustrating. Tomorrow I'll take him in again. *sigh* Yes, sigh is right... Cathy |
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:56:03 -0600, Karen wrote:
Boy would it. I doubt it will happen. He isn't doing well. The barium xrays showed a stomach half full of hair. I just want him to POOP. I've been stuffing him with laxatone (per vets orders) so that he smells like it. He does keep down food and water, and he urinates, but no POOP yet. It is so frustrating. Tomorrow I'll take him in again. *sigh* The poor little thing might have developed a bezoar, which can happen when a hairball gets out of hand. A bezoar might need to be removed surgically when it is too hard and large to pass in the stool. |
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