My cat has fatty liver. When will feeding tube improve lethargy?

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My cat has a fatty live he is almost 4 years old, we got his feeding tube in late Wed. at 4pm, about how long should the food start to help him feel less lethargic? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 3 years and 9 months old | 10 lbs

Dr. B. DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) · Accepted Answer

Expected recovery time is typically 6-12 weeks, with an average time of eight weeks. The lethargy should start to improve before then but may take 7 to 10 days dependent on how sick your kitty was at diagnosis. Also it will depend on why your kitty developed hepatic lipidosis in the first place. If there was a disease process to treat then this will have to improve as well prior to improvment in clinical symptoms. These kittys need a lot of supportive care so hopefully your vet gave you medications for nausea, to treat infection, etc. Also you should have been provided with a feeding schedule with the volume of food to feed and how many times a day. I hope this helps and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

My cat has fatty liver. When will feeding tube improve lethargy?

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