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My dog has a fever and convulsions in both front legs and one back leg, with whimpering, rapid breathing, normal appetite, and can still walk. How should I handle it?

Fever with convulsions may be nerve abnormality, epilepsy, or distemper. Immune activation and dehydration/electrolyte imbalance from fever can trigger seizures. These are dangerous; take the dog to a vet promptly for cause-based treatment.

Please check if my hamster has wet tail?

Wet tail signs: wet tail, lethargy, poor appetite, hunched back, dehydration. Watch stools; frequent diarrhea likely means wet tail. From bacteria/parasites/fungi or dirty environment; highly contagious - isolate. Treat with gentamicin, probiotics, anti-diarrhea; delay is fatal.

Cat has pimple-like bumps on the body – is it panleukopenia? Not sure.

Panleukopenia infects the gut, causing vomiting, diarrhea, blood, fever, low appetite, lethargy - not skin bumps. The bumps may be nipples or pimple from skin/parasite infection. If eating/stools/energy normal and no vomiting/diarrhea, panleukopenia is ruled out.

How to handle dog tartar?

Mild: brush, plus powder/mouthwash to clear debris and prevent. Offer chew sticks. Severe: ultrasound cleaning at a vet.

What medicine for cat bad breath?

Causes: diet, oral disease, gut, poor cleaning. Debris causes bacteria/tartar and odor, even gingivitis/ulcers. Clean mouth, remove tartar. Gut (indigestion/dysbiosis): probiotics.

Why does my dog have very bad breath?

Causes: debris between teeth growing bacteria/tartar; indigestion/dysbiosis; smelly food; stomatitis/gingivitis. Find the specific cause to fix it.

Cat has diarrhea for days.

Many causes. Food (unsuitable or sudden food change): easy food plus probiotics/kaolin. Parasites (roundworm, coccidia, Giardia, tapeworm): deworm. Acute gastroenteritis, panleukopenia, corona: see a vet.

Hamster suspected wet tail plus diarrhea; tail wet for days, bottom fur wet and yellow.

Wet tail signs: diarrhea, yellow bottom, perianal wetness, poor appetite, lethargy. High mortality - isolate and treat with antibiotics and anti-diarrhea; oral glucose for fluids. See a vet promptly.

Cat’s belly keeps sucking in, no appetite, hasn’t eaten kibble for two days.

Belly sucking in may be big abdominal movement or retching from pain, heart/lung disease, fluid, or gut issues; description varies, so see a vet or film it. Two days without food is pathological - get fluids or force soft food to avoid hypoglycemia/fatty liver.

Cat often shakes head, poor appetite, occasional mild twitch, brooding-hen squat – what?

Head shaking may be ear infection/foreign body; twitching suggests neuro issues like vestibular disorder. Poor appetite/squat may be gastroenteritis, FIP, infection, poisoning. Many signs, need a vet exam.

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