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What to do about cat stomatitis?
Treatment by cause: mechanical, chemical, nutritional, bacterial, viral. Tartar causes ulcerative stomatitis - dental cleaning. Viral: antibiotics, interferon, symptomatic. Feed soft/soaked food, avoid dry/hard.
Can metronidazole treat cat stomatitis?
It helps by inhibiting oral anaerobes, but stomatitis has many causes; some need antivirals like herpesvirus. If no relief, see a vet.
Cat’s chin unknown issue; started like black chin, shaved fur, found black scab-like; now applying iodine. What skin issue, what medicine?
Black chin with secondary bacterial folliculitis needs local disinfection and anti-bacterial ointment, careful near mouth. Fungal infection possible - Wood's lamp/skin scrape; if fungal, oral itraconazole but avoid mouth. Use Elizabeth collar, add nutrition.
What medicine treats dog gum inflammation?
Use antibacterial drugs plus oral care, e.g. metronidazole-based meds and lysozyme sprays. Regular oral cleaning prevents recurrence.
My cat keeps licking and scratching itself, with several bald patches
The photo shows crusting and breaks from over-itching skin disease. Causes include parasites (fleas, mites), fungal/bacterial dermatitis, allergies, anxiety, poor nutrition, or hormone imbalance. Get a skin exam to find the cause.
My Cat Has an Unhealed Open Wound on Its Upper Lip – What Could It Be?
The photo shows a large unhealed wound on the lip, usually ulcers, swelling, and infection. Black coal-like specks around the lip may be lip-fold inflammation like black chin. Causes also include allergy, injury, stomatitis, or eosinophilic granuloma. See a vet; if not, use oral antiseptic spray and anti-inflammatory meds.
I suddenly found one of my cat’s eyes is red and has shrunk. What should I do?
The red, narrowed eye is likely conjunctivitis, bacterial or viral. Use an E-collar, apply cat-specific eye drops 3-5 times daily with antibiotics like neomycin or tylosin; if no improvement in 3 days, see a vet for virus or scratch.
My dog’s skin is red and itchy; the vet said eczema but the medication isn’t helping — what should I do?
According to the dog's lab report, it is a coccal (bacterial) infection. Cocci are bacteria that proliferate when the environment harbors many bacteria and the dog's skin resistance is weak.
My hamster has two red, mildly balding, very itchy spots for two weeks, weighs 55g – how to treat?
For hamster skin disease, get a skin test first to identify bacterial, fungal, parasitic, nutritional or allergic causes. If unable, trim hair, clean with saline, disinfect with peroxide or iodine, then spray hamster-specific skin spray twice daily and use a small collar.
My dog has a small patch of black dots on its back — my boyfriend says it’s flea dirt; after washing, the skin is hard and red. What’s going on?
Black dots on a dog are usually caused by fleas, but can also be folliculitis or melanin deposits. Place the dots on a damp white tissue; if it turns red, it's a flea infection.