Purrsonally, I have had no experience but my good friend has. Her kitty, Luba, had cancer in the gall bladder and had an operation to remove the GB. For about 8 weeks following the op, Luba did have a feeding tube in directly to her stomach. Twice a day her Meowmie had to give her pureed food through the tube with a syringe. It has to be given slowly with some water in between. Meaning: first insert the syringe with food and give a bit, then insert the syringe with water and give a bit; alternate until all food and water is gone. I'm not sure of the measurements. If the food is inserted too fast or too much then poor kitty will vomit.

I was present during one feeding and it was a piece of cake. Also during this time, Luba would be tempted to eat on her own, but she refused. She was a tortie with "tude" and I guess she figured "why exhaust energy walking to the food dish when I can just lie here and get stuffed"..LOL she's a funny kitty. It did take about 8 weeks before she could get off the feeding tube and completely eat for herself.

This all happened in January, 2004 and as of today she's in total remission.

I'm sending lots of positive vibes and prayers out for Onyx tonight. Please keep me updated.