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What happens if I don’t get a rabies shot after a dog bite?
A dog bite without vaccination risks rabies, a near-always-fatal disease once symptoms appear. Clean the wound and get vaccinated promptly.
After staying in a cage for a while, the duck passed a lump of blood.
Blood in a duck's droppings may be caused by coccidiosis, a disease from coccidia parasites in the intestine. It is more common from July to October. Anti-coccidial drugs can treat it.
What should I watch for after a rabbit gives birth?
After birth, care for both doe and kits. Keep their environment dry, warm, and quiet to avoid frightening the doe. Clean the cage regularly and change clean feed and water to prevent infection. Give the doe enough nutrition and rest to nurse well. Control stocking density and avoid over-breeding.
Symptoms and Treatment of Parrot Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis is also common in parrots. Even without symptoms, most carry the protozoa and may fall ill under some conditions. As an owner, it is worth understanding this disease. Our team walks you through its symptoms and treatment.
Parrot Eye Swelling: Symptoms and Treatment
Parrot eye swelling (locally known as 'qi yan') is a highly contagious disease that mainly affects peachy-faced lovebirds and can sweep through a flock with often fatal results. This article covers its typical symptoms, local and systemic treatment options, and practical prevention measures.
New Zealand Rabbit
The New Zealand Rabbit is a meat rabbit breed originally from the United States, now promoted worldwide. It is numerous, economically profitable, and highly adaptable to the environment. It is kept in large numbers in China's rural areas, with high meat yield and a large body.
Taihang Mountain Rabbit
The Taihang Mountain Rabbit is a man-made meat rabbit breed, large when mature, with a yellow coat—hence also called the Tiger-skin Yellow Rabbit. It grows fast, has a high meat yield, and tolerates coarse feed, making it well suited to rural introduction and raising.
Precautions for Group-Fattening Meat Rabbits
Group-fattening meat rabbits saves labor and improves finishing, but only if you manage stocking density, separate sexes and group by condition, keep littermates together, run an all-in/all-out system, and maintain strict hygiene, disinfection, quiet, and temperature control. These measures raise survival and finishing rates.
Is Feline Leukemia Contagious? What Every Cat Owner Should Know
Feline leukemia (FeLV) is contagious — but only between cats and other pets, never to people. It's a retrovirus spread through saliva, nasal fluid, urine, and milk that weakens the immune system. There's no cure, so prevention matters: vaccinate kittens, keep cats away from strays, and test and isolate any new cat for two weeks.
Can You Release Unwanted Pet Goldfish Into the Wild?
Pet goldfish should not be released into the wild: they are captive-bred, poor survivors, can spread disease to wild fish, and may become invasive and upset local ecology — and releasing non-native species is banned under Chinese law. Rehome them with a friend, a pet shop, or an aquarium instead.