Vomiting with esophageal tube

Hi, last week my cat (12, male, indoors, neutered) had an esophageal tube inserted due to hepatic complications that caused anorexia. He's always been prone to vomiting so I was worried this would happen, but just now he vomited. I know this can displace the esophageal tube, but he doesn't show any signs of discomfort or excessive swallowing, the tube didn't come out of his mouth and he doesn't seem to be in pain. He's actually purring right now as a matter of fact. My question is, does vomiting always displace esophageal tubes or is it possible for the tube to actually stay in place after vomiting occurs?

Hello!  It may be possible for an esophageal tube to luckily stay in place during vomiting, but it is certainly worth calling your healthcare provider for instructions before feeding again.  Best of luck.

To give some more detail here, the concerns are, for example, that vomit could move up the tube as well as food moving down it, and that the top of the tube may be very close to the airways which can cause a greater threat of aspirational pneumonia, for example.   Judgements about this are best made by the vets who put the tube in.  In general, it sounds as though the tube has worked well for him thus far, but would always advise caution and following your vets' instructions.