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What is the red area under my puppy’s eye? I’m about to get this dog but its eye looks off
The red under the eye is tear staining, often from oily, salty food causing excess tears that oxidize, or congenital blocked tear ducts. Adjust to low-fat, low-salt food, clean the eyes often, and use care eye drops like honeysuckle drops to reduce stains and fight bacteria.
My cat has a red swollen lump on its thigh with bruising that hurts when pressed
A red swollen lump with bruising on a cat's thigh can have many causes; get a full veterinary exam. It may be trauma from impact, falls, or bites causing subcutaneous bruising and infection, or a tumor. Treatment ranges from wound drainage and antibiotics to surgery.
How should this be treated?
A rabbit's red, swollen eyes may be conjunctivitis from dust, fur, or hay irritating the eye; clean with saline, apply anti-inflammatory eye drops, and fit an Elizabethan collar, and it should recover in a few days. If infection or another disease is the cause, treat the underlying illness too.
My cat has constant clear eye discharge that I can’t wipe away and sometimes glues the eye shut
The photo shows conjunctivitis, with causes including bacterial, herpesvirus, chlamydia, or mycoplasma infection. Bacterial cases need anti-inflammatory eye drops and oral antibiotics with an Elizabethan collar, recovering in about a week; herpes-driven cat flu needs longer antiviral and immune-support treatment, possibly 2-3 weeks or lifelong.
A month-old Teddy mix lost appetite and became listless a few days after coming home, coughs up saliva with white foam, and sometimes has crusted eye discharge—what disease causes this?
From your description the dog may have a respiratory or other breathing disease. 1. Respiratory infection (canine bacterial cold, distemper, kennel cough) shows poor appetite, lethargy, cough with foam, eye discharge; bacterial cases use cephalexin and doxycycline or nebulization, while distemper is acute and needs vet antiviral and supportive care. 2. Kennel cough (infectious tracheobronchitis) in puppies causes cough and low spirits; antibiotics work slowly, so also boost immunity. See a vet for diagnosis.
What does an alligator snapping turtle like to eat most?
Alligator snapping turtles eat a wide variety but prefer animal-based foods like small fish, shrimp, loaches, tadpoles, snails, bloodworms, earthworms, and organ meat. Live food must be disinfected first.
What does it mean when a cat has many pimple-like bumps on its head?
A pimple on a cat's head may be a bacterial or other skin-infection abscess, or a bump from a mosquito bite the cat scratched open. Since the cat often scratches it open, first put on an Elizabethan collar to prevent further damage and infection, then disinfect with iodine and use a pet antibacterial ointment such as zinc oxide ointment. Clean old medicine with saline before each application and keep the wound dry; also deworm regularly.
My cat’s urine was pink at first, then it barely ate and had no stool; after amoxicillin the pink stopped but it keeps straining with only a little yellow urine, hides under the table, sleeps deeply, and vomited up what I fed—what is going on?
From your description the cat likely has a urinary tract disease. Straining with only a little urine, vomiting, frequent litter-box squatting, dribbling, and a full bladder suggest a blockage causing blood in urine and urinary retention. Long retention leads to toxin buildup and acute kidney failure with vomiting—usually male cats from cystitis, crystals, or bacteria. Rush to a vet for catheterization.
My cat kept scratching and now has a bald patch behind her ear—what could it be?
Hair loss and scratching behind a cat's ears can have several causes. It may be ringworm, a fungal skin infection causing itching, scaling, and redness. It can also be eczema or a parasitic infestation, so a vet visit is recommended for a proper diagnosis.
My one-month-old kitten has no fur under its armpit and red skin; what is wrong?
Hair loss, inflamed skin, and black specks in a young kitten suggest bacterial folliculitis or parasites like fleas. Clean the area and deworm; disinfect the home.