https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/19487/mega-oesophagus Hiya, Just wondering if anyone has any experience of caring for a cat with Mega oesophagus? I now have a 9 week old kitten with this condition and wondered if anyone has any tips. Humphrey is taking his food well by syringe, and is putting on weighten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/136461?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:06:16 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8d989261-4206-40b8-bd8d-9d28f572264eSteph Worsley<p>i would try and treat like a dog with megaoesophagus, try forming meatballs and feed from a height and then hold vertical for 5-10 mins post feeding to try to decrease risk of regugitation and hence aspiration pneumonia.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/136460?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:04:47 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:7920fd2d-f5ed-44a0-b658-b6afabbe1b31Julie-Anne Wilson<p>Never dealt with an animal with it but the main thing I always remember from college is that they should be fed whilst standing on their hind legs. &nbsp;Might be a bit harder to do with a tiny kitten but I think it&#39;s the gravity that helps.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>