Patients with oral feeding difficulties deserve special care but may not receive it. (politics.co.uk)
If the dog refuses to swallow food delivered this way there is a risk for aspiration pneumonia, so oral feeding attempts should cease. (cedarbayouanimalclinic.com)
Macwan, K; Shareef, M; Albert, V; Drenckpohl, D. «Initiation of Oral Feedings in Infants Less Than 34 Weeks to Facilitate Early Discharge from NICU» Pediatric Research October 2004; 56, p. 672. (verywellfamily.com)