Seaman R, Legendre A M
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37901-1071, USA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1998 May 15;212(10):1576-8.
To describe owner experiences with gastrostomy tubes used at home.
Telephone survey.
20 cats and 5 dogs.
Owner's opinions obtained by phone interview.
Although 32% (8/25) of owners were initially reluctant to feed their cat or dog through the gastrostomy tube, 92% (22/24) of owners became comfortable with the procedure. Eighty-four percent (21/25) of owners were able to feed their dog or cat unassisted; 16% (4/25) required another person to help. Median time required for feeding was 19.8 minutes. Ninety-six percent (24/25) of owners believed their dog or cat was comfortable with the procedure. Eighty-four percent (21/25) of owners experienced complications or difficulties. Most problems involved bandage maintenance, administration of food through the syringe and tube, or acquisition of syringes and special foods. Ninety-six percent (22/23) of owners would be willing to use a gastrostomy tube again.
Most owners had positive experiences with the feeding experience and would be willing to use gastrostomy tube feeding again. Difficulties encountered by owners were not serious and could be avoided by specific client instruction.
描述宠物主人在家中使用胃造口管的经历。
电话调查。
20只猫和5只狗。
通过电话访谈获取主人的意见。
尽管32%（8/25）的主人最初不愿通过胃造口管喂养他们的猫或狗，但92%（22/24）的主人对该操作感到放心。84%（21/25）的主人能够独立喂养他们的狗或猫；16%（4/25）的主人需要他人协助。喂养所需的中位时间为19.8分钟。96%（24/25）的主人认为他们的狗或猫对该操作感到舒适。84%（21/25）的主人经历过并发症或困难。大多数问题涉及绷带维护、通过注射器和管子喂食，或获取注射器和特殊食物。96%（22/23）的主人愿意再次使用胃造口管。
大多数主人对喂养经历有积极的体验，并且愿意再次使用胃造口管喂养。主人遇到的困难并不严重，通过对客户进行具体指导可以避免。
