The cat remained in the intensive care unit for 2 days after surgery.

Treatment with sucralfate (Antepsin suspension; Chugai) (250 mg orally every 8 h)

and ranitidine (Zantac suspension; Glaxo) (3.5 mg/kg via the feeding tube q12h)
was initiated. Antibiotic therapy with cephazolin (Kefzol; Lilly) (20 mg/kg
intravenously q12h) and intravenous uid therapy with an isotonic crystalloid
solution (Isolec; Ivex Pharmaceuti- cals) (2 ml/kg/h) were administered. Analgesia
was provided with buprenorphine (Vetergesic; Alstoe) (0.01 mg/kg intravenously
every 8 h). A complete nutritional supplement (Fortol; Arnolds) was given by feeding
tube commencing 24 h after surgery. On the second day, intrave- nous uid therapy
was stopped, antibiotics continued as an oral preparation (cephalexin (Ceporex;
Schering-Plough) 20 mg/kg via feed- ing tube q12h) and small amounts of food were
gradually introduced.
The cat progressed well, was eating voluntar-ily, and was discharged 2 days
later. Treatment with sucralfate and ranitidine was carried on a further 2 weeks and
the owner advised initially to feed blended or kitten food. The feeding tube was
removed 1 week later, by the referring veterinary surgeon. Interestingly, the cardiac
arrhythmia was not noticed following surgical removal of the foreign body. The
authors suspected that was likely to be a sinus tachycardia, which is a common
stress related disorder in cats.
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