Syringeable enteral diet for animals in a hypermetabolic state caused by the stress of medical and surgical illness

摘要

Disclosed herein is a nutrient composition suitable for enteral feeding of an animal in a state of metabolic stress. The composition is in the form of a suspension having a yield stress of about 1800 to about 5800 dynes/cm2 wherein it is syringeable and capable of being administered to the animal directly through the oral cavity.