Sentences with phrase «require feeding tubes»

So much that they require feeding tubes and more.

Permanent brain injuries to the extent that they may be confined to a wheelchair for life, might require feeding tubes because they can't take food orally, and will generally require constant care 24/7 for the rest of their natural lives (which will inevitably be shorter and more painful than they otherwise would have been).

This may require a feeding tube if the cat is not eating on his or her own.

Story: Designated as «Rescue Only» due to pancreatitis requiring feeding tube and hospitalization.

Not exact matches

For example, a majority of respondents considered bowel and bladder incontinence (124 [68.9 %]-RRB-, requiring a breathing tube to live (121 [67.2 %]-RRB-, relying on a feeding tube to live (100 [55.6 %]-RRB-, and needing care from others all the time (97 [53.9 %]-RRB- as health states the same or worse than death.

Two people are often required for this task; one starting the siphon and feeding the tube into the empty bottle, and one keeping the siphon at the right position in the jug on the countertop.

Many of them require supplementation or feeding tubes.

Also babies with significant disabilities are more likely to be formula fed, whether because they can't nurse efficiently (heart defects, cleft lip / palate), need higher calorie nutrition than breast milk, have allergies or milk protein intolerances that require specialized formula, or need to be tube fed.

Until the age of 32 to 34 weeks gestational age, most babies are unable to feed by bottle or breast alone, and even when they no longer require total parenteral nutrition or a feeding tube, many require scheduled regular feedings until the age of 37 weeks gestation age.

A tube was attached to Hoffman's breast to stimulate milk production during nursing and she was required to «pump» in between baby feedings while her son slept.

Preemies often require feeding through IV or gavage feeding (in which they are fed milk through a tube).

Finally, Fejzo confirmed the results in a non-23andMe cohort of hundreds of women with hyperemesis who required IV fluid therapy or a feeding tube.

Often this required you to be fed intravenously or through a tube.

He's also started to eat again on his own; he's now off the feeding tube that was required to help him gain nourishment while he was in the hospital.

This may require tube feeding at first if eating is difficult or impossible.

Sick kittens may require emergency treatment such as subcutaneous fluids, antibiotics, or tube feeding to get them over the hump.

A few cats that stop eating due to pancreatitis will develop fatty liver disease (hepatic lipidosis), which may require a temporary feeding tube.

In severe conditions, tube feeding, intravenous administration of nutrients and forced feeding can be required.

Does the pet require assistance to eat, such as a feeding tube or hand feeding?

Additional treatment is supportive and may require: fluid therapy, respiratory support, maintenance of body temperature, and / or the use of a feeding tube.

Patients with prolonged anorexia may require enteral feeding via jejunostomy tube or total parenteral nutrition to maintain their metabolizable energy requirements.

And these make some people squeamish, but some pets may need to wear diapers, have a feeding tube, or require needle injections.

Puppies are likely to require bottle - feeding or tube - feeding for very small whelps.

Esophagostomy feeding tube Placing an esophagostomy tube (E tube) requires general anesthesia.

Our facility is equipped to hospitalize surgical or debilitated patients that require IV fluid therapy, feeding tubes, multiple injectable medications, or urinary catheters.

If and when the condition stabilizes, the kitten may be too weak to suckle and may require tube - feeding.

These poor guys require true intensive care and monitoring, often requiring supplemental oxygen therapy, serious pain control, (multiple) surgeries, and temporary feeding tubes.

Joey, «The War Horse Kitten,» spent many of her first days at The AMC being treated for an esophageal problem that required placement of a feeding tube to provide her with adequate nutrition and several procedures to stretch out her esophagus using a balloon dilator.

Dogs requiring a jejunostomy tube are fed a liquid diet delivered by a slow continuous drip.

This typically requires three to six weeks of tube feeding.

Also, infection can occur at the incision requiring removal of the feeding tube.

An esophagostomy / pharyngostomy tube is a better alternative to the nasogastric feeding tube, but it does require anesthesia to place.

Dogs with severe pancreatitis can require antibiotics, steroid medications, plasma transfusions, feeding tubes, or even surgery.

Sometimes a cat requires tube feeding while the mouth heals.

Sucrose solution is often fed to plants to help them grow; the transfer of nutrients requires the same basic systems, whether that system be roots or medical tubing.

Zoloft's ostensible effects on newborns have included complications requiring prolonged hospitalization, respiratory support, and tube feeding.

This requires attending to residents who need help eating or tube feeding those who can not eat at all.