How to force-feed a cat when it is sick

If you have a fever, it's most likely a virus. They will prescribe three vitafel, immunosuppressants and antibiotics. You have to hurry. Kittens go fast for the rainbow. We've got to keep them alive.

Help! How do you feed a sick cat? She herself is not eating and do not give anything! The doctor said you have to feed her or she will die.

Actually, in such a case, the doctor should have offered a glucose drip. Strange doctor. But when I was in a similar situation – the cat just was not taken to the drips, vet cat suggested doing so – from a syringe without a needle to pour every 2 hours, alternately – egg (raw) with milk, and then Rehydron. The vet gave the cat no more than a month. And he lived another six months. After these infusions, he even got better. I do not know how sick your kitty is, but I really hope that this will help her. Get well!

Open the mouth with your hands and put food in it with a teaspoon, it will swallow, but not very hard, you can finely dye boiled chicken with broth.

Take the food into the syringe, sit on a chair, muzzle away from you, hold your lower jaw with one hand and press it lightly at the junction with the upper jaw, the mouth will open and pour it in.

Do not feed it. The body's defensive reaction.
But above advised glucose, saline can be administered.

Are you sure of the diagnosis, which is made? Maybe better to go to the IV with glucose or something? I had a sick kitty-doctor also said to force-feed. I was out of town, my mom forcibly fed him food for a week. When I came back-cat did not recognize him, he bloated like a balloon. There was a mistake in the diagnosis-the cat was pancreatitis, and he should not have been force-fed. So, instead of curing him-the cat was killed.

In such cases (refusal to eat) I inject saline solution. In the withers ten cc in the morning and in the evening. The skin is lifted and the needle is inserted half a cm. They feel no pain there.

See another doctor. If the cat is in a very bad condition, only drips are necessary. As for force-feeding – better to buy the food at the pet store Royal Kanin Convalescence, or Hill's as/is. This is a special easy-to-eat food for very weak animals who refuse to eat. Mash it to mush with a spoon, dilute with water, and you can also syringe it. Perhaps she will eat herself. But it is better to see another doctor.

Force-feeding a cat, need advice.

Good afternoon, my cat is sick and wants to eat but when I give her food, she eats one bite and buries the bowl (we have tried almost everything). Need to force-feed. Bought a syringe 20 ml. and food Hils ID pate, pate a little more diluted with water, I put all this mass in a syringe and try to feed the cat. But there is one problem, for some reason even in this diluted state pate comes out of the syringe very badly (although it turns out quite a slurry), at first extruded normally, then as if stuck and neither there nor here. One hand holding the cat, one hand syringe and squeeze one hand does not work, if you press the syringe with two hands then the food from the syringe shoots out as if splashing all around and then again goes fine, and then again all over again.
Maybe someone has had such problems, is there a secret or any tips on how best to do?

Good afternoon. Had the same problem with force-feeding. Here's what I did: feed, I also fed wet, puree with a little water in a blender – the texture is more homogeneous, and less likely that the syringe somewhere – something clogged. This porridge (made at once for the whole day) was stored in the refrigerator, and the portion for feeding still a little bit diluted with hot water and in a syringe, so it does not "shoot". And if you just stir it with water – shot, and I, and the cat in the feed were forever. Also, try using a 10 ml syringe, it is more convenient. It's better to fill it 2 times than to have 20 ml, especially if you don't have anyone to help you hold your pet.

I had a similar problem. I diluted it with water and mashed it to a smooth consistency similar to ProPlan pates. We eventually switched to baby spoons made of plastic and with silicone attachments, because both the cat was getting tired of being fed for so long, and I was getting angry, and she saw it. The stress of feeding was noticeably less for everyone.

Have you thought about getting her to eat on her own? With Fortiflora or Viyo, for example. Putting these probiotics in her food, if the doctor says yes to them. She might start eating on her own.

Should a cat be fed if it is starving for physiological reasons?

If a cat is hungry for natural reasons, such as heat or fatigue, you should not force-feed it. It is a temporary condition and the cat should be able to cope with it as soon as it recovers or adapts to new conditions. When leaving home it is advisable to leave food in a bowl in case the cat gets hungry when he is alone.

When should I feed a pet that won't eat on its own?

It is not necessary in all cases to wait for the pet's appetite to normalize on its own. In a number of situations, the waiting position is simply dangerous to the health of the tailed pet.

Force-feed the pet if it will not eat for more than 2-3 days. Prolonged refusal of food is fraught with weakening the cat and a serious disruption of internal organs.

What to feed a sick cat?

Meat children's human mashed potatoes are not allowed to kidneys.
I force-fed mine. Ten days. Vetlife wet, well, in our case it was Renal.
The only thing is, I don't know how it's available now. In January it was hard to find, there were some problems with the supply

How much did you feed? There's a norm… I also started force-feeding, but we can't feed him that much…

Yes, it's really a problem, did you prescribe treatment? You can not feed baby food, and it does not taste good for animals, only therapeutic pate through a syringe, Renal or similar is in the line of Proplan

It's not a permanent food. It is fed for malnutrition, refusal to eat, and only until recovery under medical supervision.

There will be no recovery for kidneys on recavers. Kidneys in principle, the organ is not restorable. You can only prolong life for a short period of time, but not cure it. And this period depends directly on what the animal eats. If you feed it high-protein food, the kidneys will fail faster.

How much did you feed? There is a concept of the norm… I also started by force, but we can't feed him that much…

I'll give you some advice.
Take dry Renal (any), and 2-3 times a day, just force-feed the cat. You open your mouth and push the food with your finger to the root of your tongue, then close your mouth, the cat swallows the pellet, give the next one. It's almost impossible to overfeed in this way, don't feed too much, the cat will get bored. A handful and a half at a time. The more you feed, the better. Over time, learn to feed quickly, and the cat will get used to and become less resistant.
I had a cat that lived on such food for three months (ate only forced food), at the extreme stage of CPN, then became quite bad – let go. But we won three months with him this way.
Well, and mirtazapine, I remind you, I can give you.

Sick cat, help, dying before his eyes, can be fed by force.

Good day! I have a problem, my cat got sick. Now in detail … October 26 neutered a cat (cat breed Sphynx), everything was normal … after 3 days, the cat stopped eating and the sight was clear, he felt bad. 3 days later, the next day immediately took him to the vet, he said that the cat has a viral-herpes infection, a very severe form. They gave him 5 shots, the next day 4 more, and so every day for 3 shots. This morning, put another 3 shots. My cat weighed 4.5 kg. Now 2.5, he once a day eats a little food… can not even day to eat. does not give himself in the arms, all in bruises, my heart bleeds… Help me, what is the cat. Do I have to force-feed? When I take a cat in my arms, he is really crying…tears are running from his eyes…he is in pain, bruises on his hind legs. I am looking at him and crying…I am trying to hold on to the baby but I can not…They are putting so many cc's of medicine, it is horrible. We smear lugol in the mouth, although I do not see anything there. Yesterday the allergy started, the cat is covered with red spots, apparently on the medication. Our vet says it's nothing serious and put another shot just for allergies + those.Paid a lot of money, although not a ruble is not sorry…the cat is not getting better. Please help, don't know what to do. how right is my vet? I am asking if anyone has dealt with this disease? We had a blood test today and the result will be tomorrow. The vet says he has pilonephritis, like it is a complication of this disease…I do not know what to believe anymore? If it were possible to take a part of the pain, thereby alleviating the suffering of the cat, I would not even think twice.

Dear cat owner, I sympathize with you very much, but how can we help you if you do not write any specific information? Three shots-five shots-what should it say? What should the doctor comment? Unknown prescriptions? If you want help, you need to write all the information about the animal, you do not even indicate whether he has a fever, lacrimation, runny nose, mouth ulcers, no vomiting, normal stools, etc. How can you diagnose pyelonephritis, if you only took blood?
It's not for me to write you all this, but for you to tell me as much detail as possible about the animal, including the condition of the postoperative wound and so on.

How to feed a sick cat?

There is also a psychological moment in the hospital. The cat is not feeling well, plus the added stress of not having you around. That's what the vet told me too. I only drove him to the IVs and sat next to him while they were dripping. The first day it was an hour and a half, the 3rd was faster, about an hour. There's basically nothing to do the whole day in the hospital, the drip does not drip so much. I specifically asked our doctor about this point, because I've read that many people are left for day/night inpatient care. And also at the hospital no one persuades to eat and does not force-feed. They offer, if they don't eat, they take it away.

I also remembered that mine ate better when he was sleeping. He slept, I put it in a bowl and put it under his nose. He would sniff in his sleep, wake up and eat.

Baria,
A very slow drip was dripping. I sat next to him and watched. And when during the second course I was told to give the shots myself, I had to put 20 ml of saline analogue into the withers. So it was one time!

My cat when he was sick and did not eat anything – I fed him with a syringe of wet food diluted and baby meat food (beef grandma's meadow).
Now on a dry food Renal, in addition grated cucumbers, avocado, and sometimes concentrated chicken broth without meat.

There is also a psychological moment in the hospital. The cat isn't feeling well enough, plus the added stress of not having you around. That's what the vet told me too. I only drove him to the IVs and sat next to him while they were dripping.

Rules for force-feeding

For force-feeding, the vet uses a nasogastric tube. The doctor's prescribed medicine in the form of a suspension is injected through a syringe. The cat does not tolerate violence and actively resists forced feeding. The liquid can get into the airways and cause pneumonia or death by suffocation.

If an adult cat doesn't eat anything for more than a day, a handful of dry pellets are poured into its feeder and it will eat when it feels like it. When an examination of the mouth reveals sores or tartar, the animal is offered liquid canned food, soaked pellets or crushed natural products. Food not eaten within an hour should be discarded. You can interest the animal by dipping your finger in the tasty food and wetting his lips. The water in the drinker should be changed twice a day.

Caution: do not feed the cat whole milk or baked goods. If a cat does not eat well, you should discuss with your doctor the choice of ready-made, hypoallergenic food or food intended for cats with sensitive digestion.

If the mother of a newborn kitten less than three weeks old dies, a cat milk substitute is used according to the instructions. The baby is given the nutrient liquid by drop from an eyedropper or insulin syringe with the needle removed. The twenty-day-old cub is accustomed to dry food or natural food, gradually transferring it from cat milk to cow's milk. Whole milk is excluded from the diet of an eight-week-old kitten.

Caution: You can not feed kittens baby milk formula: the composition of female and cat milk are very different.

Reasons for refusing water

Often owners panic and give in to false alarms. They may not notice the pet pawing from the toilet bowl, trickling water from the sink, or dirty dishes. The cat may not like the bowl or the tap water. Cats do not need to drink when they eat canned or natural food with a moisture content of 75 percent or more.

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When feeding dry pellets the cat must consume three times the amount of water, otherwise the croquettes will absorb moisture from the gastrointestinal contents and cause vomiting. If the cat is active and its coat is not ruffled, you should not worry.

The main reason for the refusal to drink is vomiting, which occurs with poisoning or intoxication. In some cases, there is paralysis of the throat. The animal is depressed, the coat is ruffled and dehydration develops: the eyes are sunken.

If a kitten is sick, she has no appetite, and she won't even drink water, should something be done? Should I force-feed her? Thank you.

Yes, I was at the vet, antibiotic shots were prescribed, and no-shpa, but does not eat… does not drink the temperature was 40.5 during the day at the vet measured…

Go to a normal vet, get tested, possibly X-ray … . Starvation is dangerous for kittens. And yours can be anything from infectious diseases to obstruction, and measures should be taken immediately – kittens burn out in a few hours (((

P.S. Use papaverine instead of No-Shpa. Action is the same (antispasmodic), but No-Shepa cat kidneys.

Yes, and a normal veterinarian can advise to feed on the VASIL. This is not terrible, dilute baby food (Agusha or Babushkino Lukoshko, with Tema can sweat) and putting a kitten as a baby in the bend of the hand, gently syringe without a needle introduced into the corner of the mouth, making sure that not choked. Do the same with drinking.

You will not force-feed it. If he is sick and not eating or drinking and it is a LITTLE kitten, he MUST be taken to the vet ASAP! If he is not eating, it means he is sick and there is a reason for it and to cure him you need to understand the reason!!! ! If you care about the kitten, don't drag it out!

Forgive me for being overly emotional, my cat died a few days ago. I had been sounding the alarm for a week, but never got her to a doctor. She stopped eating and drinking too, plus she started vomiting. It was only about a week from the beginning of her illness to her death. But she was almost 13. And a little one is even sadder… .
I could not physically help her myself if I wanted to.
Don't rape the kitten. Get him checked out, and then try to treat him.
How long has he not been eating? A maximum of 2 days, 3 can wait, they sometimes starve themselves, but I repeat – do not pull the rubber band!

P.s. Saw the comment. What does the doctor says the hunger strike? Wait a little while.
Then take him back to the doctor. You should ask your doctor about feeding.

I sympathize with you, and very much, I also had a cat died in March, she was 20 years old, and with a kitten, I have been to the vet today…but nothing is clear yet… Something got in her stomach, no, she was eating yesterday, she just ate less, of course, that's why, and today she is not eating after the shots were given…they gave her antibiotic shots and nosepa. she has a fever of 40.5 this afternoon, now I don't know, they gave her two shots, she needs more. She stopped eating and drinking. And of course, I'm worried…

Have anyone had cases where the cat would not eat, force-feed, and then started eating?

The cat has kidney problems. They gave him IVs at the hospital. He hasn't eaten for four days now We feed him from the syringe.
He is drinking and going to the bathroom. He sleeps a lot.
Has anyone had similar cases? Will she start to eat?

You need to go to "e1" in the theme "we can help you, how we can", they will answer you faster.
As for the topic, I recommend urological Proplan dry food and Proplan spiders. Powders are smelly, attractive to cats, maybe smell it and start eating. And then put some dry food in it. Mine as a bag of spider sees shouting the evil eye, even if it's full. Well as the cat is slowly recovering, it may not have an appetite.

I don't want to scare you, but ours had a similar story. Only with bile problems. When the bile crisis began, we lost our appetite. We fed him by force. Unfortunately, he still died of his chronic illnesses. Look at his mucous membranes. Are they yellow? You should go to the vet with these problems.

They gave recommendations. But he wasn't eating food before, he was naturally fed. Foods tried Hils, and another dry (I forget the brand) – all from the recommendations, not even licks them does not take it at all.

Then try a children's meat puree. I have fed several cats with it after surgeries and illness. Then they started eating the rest of the food