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What eye drops for a dog with red eyes and crusty discharge?
Red eyes with crusty discharge likely mean an eye infection. See a vet for an eye exam. If inconvenient, clean with warm water and cotton, then use antibacterial drops/ointment like ofloxacin or erythromycin. Use an E-collar.
How Should I Treat Purulent Eye Discharge in My Cat?
Purulent eye discharge signals eye inflammation from a foreign body, bacteria, or virus. Rinse with saline for irritants; use antibiotic drops (e.g., chloramphenicol) for bacteria or antiviral for virus.
Something Looks Off on My Cat’s Head
Mild hair loss there may be normal scent-rubbing; with itching, suspect folliculitis or fungus. Folliculitis needs cleansing plus antibacterial spray; fungus needs antifungals.
How Is Cat Gingivitis Treated?
Cat gingivitis is usually managed with pet-specific broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory to control infection, plus an oral antibacterial spray to ease symptoms. Feed soft/wet food, avoid dry hard food. Causes differ; tartar-induced gingivitis needs a dental cleaning.
About a Week Old, Umbilical Cord Was Cut Manually; the Scab Feels Swollen. Mother Had Five Kittens, Three Died from Cord Issues—Will These Two Survive?
A swollen scabbed cord may be infection from bad cutting or incomplete navel closure. A vet can diagnose; mild cases use iodine and antibiotic ointment, severe ones need surgery. Home care is possible if a vet visit isn't feasible.
Looks a bit like pus, and there are many
The photo shows pyoderma. Treatment: shave and clean with peroxide/alcohol, disinfect with iodine, apply antibacterial spray/ointment like erythromycin. Deep pyoderma needs oral antibiotics; keep the coat and environment dry and clean.
My Cat’s Nose Is Dry, Hard, and Crusted, with Some Hair Loss
A hard nose crust can come from injury or infectious skin disease. A natural healing crust falls off on its own—just disinfect. Bacteria, parasites, or ringworm need a vet skin test to confirm and treat.
My dog was shipped from Guiyang to Fujian; day one it was fine, day two it vomited and had diarrhea, day three it stopped eating and drinking, and this morning the hospital found parvovirus. How should I treat it?
Parvovirus treatment is antiviral, symptomatic, and dietary: inject monoclonal antibody or hyperimmune serum, then IV fluids, electrolytes, antibiotics, and prevent secondary infection. Feed soft or liquid food and disinfect the environment.
Brownish, fairly large, two or three patches, mainly on the rear of the body, on the skin. Parting the fur and touching it makes the dog flinch in pain.
From the photo the dog shows scabs or dandruff; with pain it may be from trauma, or a mixed bacterial and fungal infection. Shave the area, spray a wound spray, use an Elizabethan collar, and see a vet for a skin test if it spreads.
Kitten passes white sticky substance; was pale yellow then white – cause? What medicine? Urgent!
White sticky stool may be shed intestinal mucosa from enteritis (parasites, virus like panleukopenia/corona, acute bacterial gastroenteritis). Find cause; if can't visit, fast half a day, give pet anti-inflammatory and probiotics; if no improvement, see a vet.