Force-feeding treif to cats

[richardf8]

Well, finally got something like a diagnosis on Grendel: he has pancreatitis. We switched his diet from Hill's I/D to Hill's W/D, which is basically pork liver. It's actually real low in fat and should therefore help relax the pancreas. He'll need to be force fed for a while and subcutaneously hydrated. Hopefully we can get it under control before it does much damage. I'd hate for him to wind up diabetic from this.

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[kevinjdog.livejournal.com]

Poor guy. Get well soon, Grendel....

[makovette.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank goodness you have a diagnosis, that's a critical step.

Good luck to your little furry pal!

Mako

[timtylor.livejournal.com]

Here's wishing him well.

[parilous.livejournal.com]

Yay! Knowing there's a diagnosis makes it easier to control the symptoms. I was just thinking about your cat two days ago when I had a dream about my cat (who we put to sleep after a year of chronic kidney failure -- he finally just got too sick to get better). Glad he's doing ok.

Have you ever heard the Marillion song "Grendel" (http://www.marillion.com/discog/script/grendel.html)?

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[richardf8]

Expose your throats to my righteous claws
And let the blood flow, and let the blood flow, flow, flow, flow.


This is what he seems to be thinking every time we force feed him. :)

What type of music is it?

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[lordrunningclam.livejournal.com]

I can sympathize, somewhat, as I'm taking care of a geriatric dog. However, the thought of force-feeding a cat is... unthinkable. I do hope Grendel gets well soon.

Force-feeding cats

[morgan1.livejournal.com]

Horribly, we've been doing it long enough now to have gotten it down to a science. Things got a lot better after the vet tech showed us the proper technique for wrapping a cat in a towel. But I still keep a bottle of Betadine (TM) around in case he gets loose. The first time we did it, I pretty much ended up taking a bath in runny cat food.