So
I decided to go with the nasal feeding tube for a couple of weeks after all after talking to the vet. Buddy will be able to walk around like he always does and won't be lying around with a giant tube down his throat like I pictured. The vet said sometimes this happens with cats, they just decide to stop eating. But she said that in about 90% of the cases once they start getting fed again, it's like a switch flips in their brain and they go back to eating normally. He's also got serious issues with his mouth again because of his auto-immune issues but his internal organs are all apparently healthy. Something just didn't feel right about putting him to sleep.
We'll have to use a syringe to squirt food into the tube. An upside of this is that we can crush his medicine and squirt it down there, too. I never thought I'd do this, but hell, it's worth a shot. If he doesn't eat normally after a couple of weeks, then I'll decide where to go from there.
I was up all night and am so exhausted, but my cousin Becca, her baby, and her significant other are moving into my mom's house. I have work 10-6 tomorrow and should get all my laundry and stuff out of here.
We'll have to use a syringe to squirt food into the tube. An upside of this is that we can crush his medicine and squirt it down there, too. I never thought I'd do this, but hell, it's worth a shot. If he doesn't eat normally after a couple of weeks, then I'll decide where to go from there.
I was up all night and am so exhausted, but my cousin Becca, her baby, and her significant other are moving into my mom's house. I have work 10-6 tomorrow and should get all my laundry and stuff out of here.