Generally, other tests are then performed to determine why the cat quit eating. If the cause for anorexia is treatable or resolved, the prognosis is reasonably good. This disease is very treatable, but treatment of the FLS requires that the cat receive nutritional support until the appetite returns. A consistently high quality diet will allow the liver to resume functioning so it may remove the fat. Therefore, a method of force feeding must be used to allow you to feed your cat at home.
Several routes are available for feeding the cat.
Esophagostomy Tube -which is a small rubber tube that enters through the cat's skin in the neck. It goes into the esophagus so that food can be delivered to the stomach. It does not go into the stomach because of complications that can arise. Gastrostomy Tube -which is a tube that enters the stomach directly through the body wall. A special food mixture, listed below, is syringed through the tube three to five times per day.