Winzig was diagnosed with pancreatitis a few months back and due to his vomiting and general not feeling well he wasn’t eating as much as he should.  Winzig has always been a picky eater, only eating a few pieces of kibble at a time and eating no treats but the original Party Mix. To make up the deficit in his calories, we started tube feeding him.

At first he struggled a bit but being the good kitty he is, eventually he gave up and let us tube him 1 can of A/D a day.  This was made much easier thanks to a “how-to” video sent by my Aunt (thanks again Aunt Pam!)

Now he comes and finds us when he is hungry and meows until we tube him.  I was a bit concerned about this so I called the vet and told her that I didn’t think he was eating on his own anymore. She said as long as he is alerting us he is hungry and we are tubing him its ok.  So 3 times a day, we push 60 cc of food down his throat.

On top of that Pothole is not eating as much as she should – we think still some side effects from her vestibular disease – so the vet has approved tubing her as well.  She is much more fighty and is definitely eating on her own so the most we do her is 2 times a day.  And its messy.

With all the cats being tube fed, Brutus – who loves to eat – thought that maybe if he sat nice on the feeding towel he could get a tube or two as well.