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Placement of canine and feline esophagostomy feeding tubes

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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.

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Figure 1: Pre-measure the feeding tube from the point of insertion in the mid-cervical region to the eighth intercostal space.
Figure 2: Placement of the grasping instrument (a curved hemostatic forceps is shown) into the oral cavity and to the level of the caudal aspect of the wing of the atlas.
Figure 3: Use of the forceps to draw the tip of the tube out through the oral cavity.

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