Placement of canine and feline esophagostomy feeding tubes.
Esophagostomy feeding tubes may be used to provide nutrition to animals with insufficient calorie intake. This column describes tube placement and use in the feline patient.
Kahn
S Anthony
SA
Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, 197 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls, NJ 07722, USA. sakahn1@gmail.com
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004946:Esophagostomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*