As I am feeling bad and searching this, I ended up here. After watching this video, KZbin suggests me: 10 signs your cat is dying. Thank you for making me even more depressed corporation Alphabet!!!

Thats a giant cat

Am syringe feeding my cat. It’s not as easy as this video shows and my cat is not nearly as accommodating, but wrapping them in a towel helps tremendously. For those of you going through this with your pets, I’m going through it too and my heart goes out to you.

I was in tears when i was watching this video. My cat is very important to me and we all thought he is gonna pass but his doing way better now but we are going to take him to the vet tomorrow to anybody whose cat is sick just stay strong because thats what i had to do i cried so much today ngl. Just stay stong

Thank you!

my cat has stage 4 kidney failure, and she hasnt been eating for a week or so. my vet told me not to force feed her, in case she chokes, or the food goes into her lungs instead. i feel like im not doing enough, am really thinking to force feed her right now

Instructions unclear my cat is vomiting nonstop and I'm out of food cans

My cat is refusing to eat and i had to ask my vet to prescribe me Mirataz and Hills A/D because she's so thin that she can't walk, i hope anybody going through the same thing can ask for these from their vet and have it help. My cat sadly has cancer and it will not cure her... it can only help her die in less pain

Thanks for your video! I just adopted a cat from a shelter and it’s my first time adopting and sadly I didn’t have a good experience. The place was really filthy and smelled terrible! But still I figured it would be better to adopt than to buy a kitty. And when I met him he was fine and they even neutered him before I brought him home, but now he was an URI and it’s so depressing! Especially because I have another cat that I’m trying to keep from catching his URI! They did say at the shelter that this was a possibility but now I have to deal with him not eating on top of everything else. He’s still drinking water, quite a lot of it. But not eating food. I even tried wet food, treats and Churu, but nothing. So now that I saw your video I’m going to try this! I’m also trying to not stress him out more than he already has been stressed out. He’s only been at my place for 1 week now…but he’s super friendly and sits on my lap and tries to snuggle with me! So I’m really hoping I can get him to eat in this way! Thanks again for your video Dr! You’re a godsend! 🙏🏼😻 And thanks to all other fur baby parents for your encouragement to not give up! 🥰

I was watchin all sorts of videos but after making an appointment to get a nice lesson I feel 100% better I’m the type who needs to be shown In person Plus I needed a psychological pep talk ahhahaha I was like “there’s seriously little to no nerve endings here ?!” Ahhahaha Another helpful tip was to grab skin with two fingers not all 4

Me and my family watched this video just moments before my cat became limp and later died 😢 this video has a deep connection with me

My cat has a cold for weeks he hasn't been eating

Forced feeding idea is questionable. Cats are very intuitive, if they refuse to eat maybe it is the reason.

I'm so glad I found this video last week. Now she's eating on her own and is almost fully recovered

Thank you.

thank you so much. my cat is sick and refuses to eat, so i am looking for a tutorial on how to correctly force feed a cat :( hope our cats will get soon 🙏🤍

I'm betting he didn't leave a tip.

This is a great video! Former vet tech here and was searching for a decent example and this one is great y’all!!!!

Thank you so much for this video. ❤

That was so helpful! Thank you so much!!

Going to try this. My poor baby ate the cap of a white out correction tape and had to have surgery for an obstruction. She had the surgery on Friday, we’ve been at the vet everyday other than Saturday since last Tuesday (it’s Monday). We’re so much money in the hole right now and it’s just one thing after another. She has pneumonia now and we’re just trying to get her to eat. She’s on 5 medications including something for nausea, something to increase her appetite, antibiotics, everything. Praying she starts getting better😕 Praying for all your babies too❤

This video is a literal life saver

Je dois faire ça pour mon chat malade😿

My other cats are very nice in taking vitamins but this cat of mine who currently has gallstones and in catheter is very difficult when it comes to medication or force feeding he is not eating but atleast drinking lots of water. We tried thick towels but he will flip and runbackwards we are scratched a lot. I manage to give him medicines but not all of the prescribed ml goes in. Huhu

thank you so much for posting. my kitty is really struggling. please send prayers and good thoughts her way. her name is Nina.

wtf? that's not a cat, that's a tiger

Earth is flat

Thank you agressivepigeon.

I just wanted to share what a lifesaver this video was for me at a really low point when I was bawling my eyes out and feeling so overwhelmed and alone. I really encourage others who are here not to give up and lose hope. In my case, our 13-year-old male Siberian cat had peed a big puddle outside his litterbox in a place he never had which I realize now was an alarm bell. I noticed for the rest of the day he proceeded to sit perched like a rotisserie chicken for an entire 18 hours without stretching out or moving from that spot and I started to really worry about him. I thought maybe he had kidney stones since he has a history of that so I took him to the emergency vet and they ran blood tests, a urinalysis, and x-rays and the only thing they could tell me was it appeared he was constipated. They loaded me up with meds and instructed me to give him Miralax water, but on day four of no eating and drinking on his own, very little peeing, and no pooing I was beyond stressed. That's when I found this video and began force-feeding him wet food mixed with Miralax. I wasn't able to get him to eat nearly enough and he was becoming increasingly weak, but it was enough to keep him alive for the 9 days it took for him to finally pass that stool that was stuck. In those 9 days, he lost 15% of his body weight and without me would have literally starved himself to death, but I kept this hope that if I could just help him pass that poo that he would want to start eating again and my prayers were answered. Immediately after it passed he was roaming the kitchen looking for food and he has turned a big corner ever since. It's been two weeks since he passed it and you would never know we went through this ordeal. He is eating on his own with gusto and is his active self again. With my vet's advice, I am mixing 1/4 teaspoon of Miralax in with his wet food each meal, in addition to the dry food he's eating. When I tried to stop for a while his poo became tiny hard pebbles again with less frequency so I think this is just his new normal to staying regular in his old age. I'm just thrilled to have a working solution when we were so close to putting him down. Keep up the faith. Going through this alone is not easy, but I want you to know your hard work and stress might just have a happy outcome like ours. ❤

help , my cat wont eat it , she keeps on trying to get it out by forcefully vomitting the food out and sometimes making a lot of saliva just to get the food out … she has difficulty in breathing also because of her flu

Great video! ...very detailed. Thank you. Oh yeah, Kudos to Boodah! 😃

Thank you. I guess I'm not the only one crying over my cat...sprained leg have vet appt this aft. Thinking he won't eat and how will I get this feeding done. But your video calmed me a great deal.

My cat was diagnosed yesterday with the Feline Leukemia virus, and he’s still not eating or using the restroom. Such a strong and robust cat, now he's docile as a lamb. After 4 days outside, now this happens. No bite wounds, just an eye infection. This is blowing my mind but I'm thankful he came home! Just trying to figure this stuff out as I go along. The more and more I think I'm an expert in cats, the more and more I learn everyday! God bless your cats!!

I'm crying at the comments. I feel so helpless. Usually my mother and I would feed our cats and give them their meds. But now I feel so helpless. My grandmother just died, mother's on her wake and I'm on my own, figuring out how do I do these alone. I feel so frustrated and I wanted to cry

I can't describe the horror me and my cat are enduring with this. I'm in tears constantly, and the poor cat is starving to death right in front of me. She's had a blood transfusion, she's had fluids, she's had every bit or vet care possible.. and now we're down to watching this video. Gods help us. 😭😭😭😭

i feel bad for my sick cat because he cant swallow properly maybe his throat is hurting but i have to force feed him 😔 im crying so much already and i dont wanna lose him. send help ;(

All of the comments on this video have given me so much hope, and have made me feel less alone. My 1 year old cat had to go to the vet after 36 hours of not eating and acting lethargic. Turns out he had swallowed a piece of black thread and they had to open his intestines at 6 different spots. The first night back, he had appetite and was bright and alert, but today, he's lethargic again and won't eat. As per the vet, I am force feeding him, but it's difficult, especially with the medications I also have to give. All that to say that the video was helpful to me, but I would go as far as to say that the comments helped even more. Thank you.

My cat always seems to feel the needle and he's terrified now. And so am I. We're both totally miserable 😢 I accidentally pricked myself with it and it was painful! 😖

That's a really good video to explain the procedure to us. Thank you for that! The issue I'm facing is - he's not swallowing, but trying to push food, or even water out again with his tounge. Any adive?

This cat is like are we doing the temperature thing too...no only food cool. But to all whose cat is sick or not sick I pray for them and you. Thank you.

I came here for help Not imagining that my furry friend would pass away few days later 😞

you dont have to replace the needle when trying again?

I just went thru this with one of my cats, Miss Mittens. But, there is a caveat...Miss Mittens is feral. When I took her in, I had to decide whether to put her in the feral trap or the regular cat carrier. I decided to try the regular carrier, it was easier to handle. When I grabbed her, she didn't even struggle or hiss or fight. I know her well enough to know what "normal" is for her and this was NOT normal. The vet normally only takes walkins for emergencies...and they said this WAS an emergency after I explained what had happened. It was the fleas...and I knew she had a lot because she actually allowed me to flea comb her. Before anyone gets on me about "neglect"...she is a FERAL! Ever tried to put flea medication on a feral? She had anaemia from the fleas. But...the vet was able to get a Capstar in her mouth and...well...she wasn't putting up much of a fight. That night, she did something else unusual. The vet said her body temp was REALLY low...like he didn't know how low because it was below the range of the thermometer. That night, I picked her up, sat on a chair and covered her with a blanket to try to get her warmed back up and feeling better. She would slowly doze off, then start dreaming. Around dawn, she gave me a weird look and then she got down. It was a kind of "wait, what am I doing here again?" kind of look. Her follow-up appointment is going to be interesting. The vet is going to meet Miss Mittens the ANGRY Feral.

I have been using smaller 3 ml syringes, making making the food thinner with water to draw it up. Its a longer process but they gag much less with a smaller size syringe. Its ok to take breaks..

The hard part for me is not doing the actual feeding. It's having to do it in the first place. It just breaks my heart seeing my little friend starve himself. He knows I want him to eat, and he just licks the food a little bit and takes a single bite, and then he looks at me with sad eyes, like he's saying "See. I did that for you. Am I a sweet cat now?". Yes, Bruce. You are a VERY sweet cat, but now I have to force you to eat a proper meal, so we can be together for some more years.

Going back here after my cat died, he stopped to eat, I force feed him with hand but he ended up vomited, I'm such a dumbass for not going to vet earlier. For anyone who read this, I hope your cat get well soon and hope this works for you

I wish my vet gave me a bigger syringe so I have to refill it many times. My little buddy got really sick this time, Vet prescribed me treatment but have to keep him eating and drinking cuz he got badly dehydrated. Y’all wish us luck, I’m so scared he’s not gonna pull through 😢

My 8 month old cat isn't eating anything . I'm so worried, the vet said ita fine and gave a pet liver tonic but she's loosing too much weight and I'm at my wits end. Hopefully tomorrow this process works

My cat ate my Christmas tree and she is vomiting and won't eat or drink. Her stomach is swollen and she just lays there. ARE THERE ANY HOME REMEDIES FOR MY BABY?? 😢

Wish I’d seen this video before we started syringe feeding our cat. We were doing it way too fast. Our poor cat is just getting weaker, the next step is tube feeding but I hope it doesn’t get that far.