Nina I don't have much experience of successful assist feeding/ideas to contribute, but I hope the other ideas you're getting are helping get food into Gypsy. It is so distressing to watch them refuse food, and such a relief when they do eat. I'm sending positive vibes for Gypsy, and hoping she gets the nutrition she needs today. love and hugs to you both, Kerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Belinda Sauro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@vlists.net> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 11:25 AM Subject: Re: Update on Gypsy > Nina, > If Gypsy doesn't mind the syringing too much you should try to get > more food into her, not baby food but real food. You can blend it to > get it liquidy enough. She really needs nutrition or she will not make > it. Even if you just try syringing her a bit to get her started every > hour or so, but if she isn't eating enough, a tablespoon or two of food > is not enough food to live on. You might want to join the FAF group > (Feline Assited Feeding), many on there assist feed or syringe and some > have made an art of it and are quite good at it and their kitties have > gotten used to it. > > Here is the group address if you want to check into it: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-Assisted-Feeding/ > > -- > Belinda > Happiness is being owned by cats ... > > Be-Mi-Kitties ... > http://www.bemikitties.com > > Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens > http://adopt.bemikitties.com > > FeLV Candle Light Service > http://www.bemikitties.com/cls > > HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting & web design) > http://HostDesign4U.com > > ----------- > > BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) > http://bmk.bemikitties.com > > >
