How to syringe feed a cat

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Sara Fritsch

Sara Fritsch

10 жыл бұрын

Lucy was diagnosed with Hepatic Lipidosis. She needs to be fed three times a day until she decides to eat on her own. This video is showing how we managed to get her to syringe feed. She started off a lot more panicked during feedings than this video, but we stuck with it and she very quickly calmed down.
I crush up her medication and add it to wet canned food, then I mix in just enough water that it is movable through the syringe.
I hope this video helps anyone who is feeling overwhelmed by trying to force feed your cat. Just stick with it and stay calm - your cat is feeding off of your energy!

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@blissfulinsomniac5711
@blissfulinsomniac5711 6 жыл бұрын
This was quite helpful! Poor baby. She seems very calm, though.
@SabreTV
@SabreTV 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, 5 years since you posted it. You just assisted us with Sonja our little girl cat, she's battling lymphoma.
@bcvr4lb
@bcvr4lb 5 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful. Thanks for sharing. I hope you all are well.
@NoMoreTears64
@NoMoreTears64 10 ай бұрын
I had to do this for a few days with my sweet "Carmel" who had Triaditis, but sadly he got worse and had to be put to sleep. That was 3 weeks ago and now his brother seems to be following in his foot steps. I began syringe feeding "Mocha" this morning. This is incredibly hard to still be grieving and now watching brother being so sick too.😢
@elscout3700
@elscout3700 7 жыл бұрын
great video!!! this is very helpful
@elftails
@elftails 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sara, I'll ask my vet.
@ian.ambrose
@ian.ambrose 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@johngray1253
@johngray1253 3 жыл бұрын
These videos make this look easy my cat does not want to be force-fed I try she wants no part of it actually I need someone to help me but I don't have anyone she hasn't eaten in a number of days she drinks water but she doesn't eat I tried this but it didn't work she wouldn't let me feed her and I had a veterinarian who failed miserably only thing he ever did for 12 years was give her booster shots and look her over and says she's fine and when she became 12 years old he never said change your food he never gave her blood work to see what was happening June of last year he said she's fine and a few months later she was in full-blown kidney failure tell me that veterinarian shouldn't be out of business money money money that's it as I said the symptoms to him he said I suspect his kidney failure he knew but he could have known earlier blood work should be done on an older cat to make sure there's nothing coming on all he said when he found out she had kidney problem was change the food this is what we deal with all all veterinarians are not that way of course there's some wonderful veterinarians compassionate, and caring but the one I got well I never liked him anyway but he failed my cat miserably he said she was hard to work with so get a specialist he said that's what he told me when I was ready to leave my cat is a little bit hard to get along with with the veterinarian because she doesn't like him and she doesn't like what he does to her and I know I know how compassionate that person is are they sense it but Arnot veterinarians trained to treat cats of all nature he just didn't want to so I'm angry about it but it's water under the bridge now and I'm going to lose my cat my beautiful Siamese Jasmine she is just going to leave me and there's not really anything I can do I tried everything all of you have problems with your baby cats I wish you so much good luck that they will become well because my cat that's all I had left in this world I lost my husband 4 months later my only sister then I found out my cat has kidney failure lost a neighbor and friend to covid virus within six months I wish all of you good luck with your pets because it's a terrible heartbreak when you lose them God bless everyone treating them this is mrs. John Gray using my deceased husband's phone
@BabySealCIubber
@BabySealCIubber 3 жыл бұрын
so easy looking but my cat doesn't stay in place like your lovely kitty
@randyjohnson7734
@randyjohnson7734 6 жыл бұрын
You are so gentle a mama.Thank you for video I am trying to make sure my kitty does not get that hepatic lipidosis(did I say that right?)not wanting to make her say,abut getting to where maybe hafta.Anyway,from your video I can tell,its not so bad.She is a little older,&seems to sense even though its not comfortable when we are doing something for her own good.Thanks for sharing so much!!
@ebadulhaquebarbhuiya528
@ebadulhaquebarbhuiya528 5 жыл бұрын
Very helpful
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 5 жыл бұрын
Ebadul Haque Barbhuiya I’m so glad to hear, I searched for a video to help me feed her when this all started and I found nothing that actually worked so I’m happy to know this is helping other people.
@elftails
@elftails 8 жыл бұрын
Its nice to see people be so gentle with their animals, my syringe looks to be a size smaller, I wonder where you found the larger size?
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 8 жыл бұрын
We got a few different sizes from our vet and used the bigger size for her food and a smaller one for water. The larger ones with the food were hard to handle at first but I got used to them and it saved a lot of time.
@elftails
@elftails 8 жыл бұрын
Btw the bathroom counter is another great place for those who can't handle sitting on floor
@scottslotterbeck3796
@scottslotterbeck3796 4 жыл бұрын
I syringe fed my cat for several months. We actually became very close.
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 4 жыл бұрын
Scott Slotterbeck that’s amazing, I remember being so worried she would hate me after I force fed her and it actually made us so much closer. How is your cat doing?
@scottslotterbeck3796
@scottslotterbeck3796 4 жыл бұрын
@@sarafritsch7956 She handled the feeding very well, after a week or so.
@jakethehitman-187
@jakethehitman-187 Жыл бұрын
If it gets stuck in the syringe make sure you blend it
@johndoig8003
@johndoig8003 Жыл бұрын
cat's not eating is a common problem more than you think i have a 16 year old cat always healthy and eating then that suddenly that stopped tried different dry and wet foods nothing worked, then i thought i know they like the treats so i got a couple of bags thinking if he don't take this well he's done for he'll starve well when i shook the bag he knew what it was and wanted it ,i took out a handful he gobbled it down then i tried it again same thing ate it all next i'm going to try grinding it up and adding to their food thought you'd liked too know
@cjcunningham8645
@cjcunningham8645 4 жыл бұрын
This is a very helpful video! I have two cats who recently had their first vet check-up in over a decade and had to get their teeth cleaned. One had to get some teeth pulled and now both are one antibiotic. Right now, it is incredibly difficult to give them their medicine since I feel like I am hurting them and they truly hate me. Did you feel the same way? And is there any way to combat that?
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 4 жыл бұрын
Court Love I felt EXACTLY the same way, I felt like she would never forgive me. But, when it came down to it, I knew I was saving her life so I calmed down when I was doing it surprisingly so did she. This ended up being an extreme bonding experience for us and she was even more loving and sweet after she started eating on her own. I talked to her a lot in a calm quiet voice while I fed her and that seemed to really keep us both calm. I promise, it’s hard but it’s worth it.
@cjcunningham8645
@cjcunningham8645 4 жыл бұрын
@@sarafritsch7956 Thank you so much, I'm glad someone understands what I'm going through. I will definitely try to stay calm during the process, that probably will help! Thank you again!
@sundaswaqaas3008
@sundaswaqaas3008 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Sara, hope you’re doing great and your cat too. Did your cat recover? Can you guide me a little about this? My cat too has hepatic cyst in his right liver. Please if you could help, I am really worried. He eats but only a little, I also got him treated through antibiotics but still appetite is very less.
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, Lucy recovered and lived another four years after this. I cannot give you any advise, aside from talk to your vet. For our Lucy, the main thing was getting food into her so I force fed her like this 5 times a day until she began eating on her own a few months later. I am so sorry you are going through this.
@Arman-ol3iy
@Arman-ol3iy 2 жыл бұрын
She was a good girl. What do you do with bad boys??
@tamaraspillis612
@tamaraspillis612 5 жыл бұрын
I'm taking care of my 13 yr cat the same way. One month and four days into it. We have to give her subQ fluids (ringers lactate) to keep her kidneys from failing. Did Lucy have to have that? And did she have to continue on meds after the hepatic lipidosis crisis ended? It is a challenge but she would surely die if you had been negligent.
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 5 жыл бұрын
Tamara Spillis I’m so sorry you are going through this. Lucy only had to do sub-q fluids a few times since she got so much water in the mixture I fed her. We spoke with our vet after about a month and decided to take her off all medications and she did great without them but that was only in her specific case. Sending good wishes that your cat is ok through all of this. You have saved their life.
@jonathansikvano9192
@jonathansikvano9192 11 ай бұрын
I need someone who force feed my cat like that 😅
@ellyposthumus
@ellyposthumus 10 жыл бұрын
Just wondering... Did she started eating on her own again?
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 10 жыл бұрын
Yes she did. I had to syringe feed her for about a month. After a couple of weeks, she slowly started to eat her dry food on her own so I tapered off how much I syringe fed her until she was eating completely on her own.
@ellyposthumus
@ellyposthumus 10 жыл бұрын
Sara Fritsch Thanks for the video and the encouraging words to stuck with it and the cat will calm down eventually. I just started syringe feeding my cat yesterday. It's not sure yet why she won't eat. But I hope we figure that out soon. In the mean time she has to eat. And this is the only way. But she's protesting very much, mainly vocally. It seems to me it's very stressfull for her (and me), but she's was a little calmer this morning with the third feeding. So I'm haning on. Thanks again!
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 10 жыл бұрын
el weet je wel I am so sorry you are going through this with. This whole process was very stressful for myself and Lucy as well. I just kept reminding myself that I was doing this for her to live and I noticed as I calmed down during her feedings so did she. Please feel free to ask ANY questions. I am not expert but I researched extensively about this subject and will help any way I can.
@KatarinaS.
@KatarinaS. 3 жыл бұрын
@@sarafritsch7956 what was wrong with your cat? Mine isn't eating, barely drinking, listless and weak. It came on suddenly but she's a senior, about 15. Vet dx pancreatitis and was confident she'd be ok, everything else (heart, lungs, all vitals) was normal except for some mild kidney disease. I don't know what to do, she's withering away. She was less than 6lbs to begins with, very petite, but now she's only 4lbs. This has gone on for about 10 days but getting worse by the day. Had 2 vet visits and she seems better for day after (they gave anti-nausea shots and fluids under the skin each time) but then she rapidly declines again. This has been agonizing to deal with, I obsessively check on her at least every half hour, force feed her, sleep on the couch near her but am only getting a few hours of sleep a night because I wake up to check on her and then wake up really early and can't go back to sleep. I'm so worried and stressed out I'm barely eating myself because I feel sick about her condition and not knowing what's wrong.
@bendavidson5262
@bendavidson5262 4 жыл бұрын
Cute cat homie
@Hollycb12
@Hollycb12 7 жыл бұрын
did she have a hard time swallowing the food at first?
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 7 жыл бұрын
Holly Brown I'm so sorry I missed this comment. She swallowed automatically.
@rsea910
@rsea910 7 жыл бұрын
Did she recover? My cat has this
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 6 жыл бұрын
Mike Santos I’m sorry I missed this - Lucy recovered and is still with us 4 years later :) How is your cat doing?
@aishahowasis8484
@aishahowasis8484 2 жыл бұрын
@@sarafritsch7956 how is she
@mohammedmahameed9082
@mohammedmahameed9082 7 жыл бұрын
hello , i see that you are a very gentle and nice person with animals, i am having a hard time with my sick cat right now. can you please reply to this message and answer some questions of mine. thank you very much :)
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 7 жыл бұрын
Mhmd Kewan Hey, yes I can answer your questions to the best of my ability.
@mohammedmahameed9082
@mohammedmahameed9082 7 жыл бұрын
so my cat has been having a fever and sick for a couple of days, like for the majoraty of the time she's awake happy and playing, but then when she decides to sleeps idk we just get scared and the atmosphere gets gloomy.. so first of all when a sick kitten wants to sleep and rest should i just wake her up and start playing with her, or just let her sleep and rest (a sleeping sick cat is a scary thing for me) and my cat barely eats and she does not drink unless i use your method, which im not very good at :| so if you were me what will you do?! thank youuu
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 7 жыл бұрын
Hey, I'm sorry you are going through that. Although cats do sleep a lot I think if you feel something is off you should take your cat to the vet.
@mohammedmahameed9082
@mohammedmahameed9082 7 жыл бұрын
Sara Fritsch yeah, in took her the vet and he told that sleeping is normal and she needs it and that as long that she keeps active and playing most of the time, i should not be worried, but you know, when you're in this kind if situation you get desperate and scared a lot
@mohammedmahameed9082
@mohammedmahameed9082 7 жыл бұрын
umm for a 1 and a half months old kitten how much water do you reckon he should get a day in ml
@leggoomymeggo
@leggoomymeggo 7 жыл бұрын
How much do you feed your cat in one sitting ?
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 7 жыл бұрын
Megan Morales Hey, for our cat I fed her 3x per day so I divided her daily food (one can) into thirds per feeding.
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 7 жыл бұрын
I also added a little bit of water to make it easier to push out of the syringe. Hope that helps.
@devilnation7704
@devilnation7704 4 жыл бұрын
What is the food name
@sarafritsch7956
@sarafritsch7956 4 жыл бұрын
alif hasan hi I’m sorry I missed this comment, this was prescription food only available through her vet specific to her liver condition.
@zrya9131
@zrya9131 6 жыл бұрын
lm kat me to camera
@tejinderpalsingh5354
@tejinderpalsingh5354 3 жыл бұрын
Why still fed with syringe? Is your cat not well ? Otherwise, She's big enough to eat by herself
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