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A stray cat has small red spots on its front leg with no fur around them; what is it?
Red spots signal skin disease; use a Wood's lamp at home (green fluorescence suggests ringworm) or get a skin scraping at a vet. Treat with E-collar, shaved and disinfected area, and antifungal spray; keep the environment dry and clean.
What Happens When Cat Lice Leave the Cat?
Lice seek new hosts and can spread diseases like feline parvovirus, tapeworm and cat-scratch disease, and may bite humans. They also leave eggs in the home, reinfecting the cat; treat the cat and disinfect the environment.
How to Choose the Right Rabbit Cage
Pick a rabbit cage that is roomy (at least about 3 m² of floor for an adult, tall enough to stand on hind legs), with a solid plastic or wood base rather than a wire mesh floor that causes sore hocks. Wood is safe to chew but harbors bacteria; for metal cages check the paint is non-toxic with no sharp wires.
What to Do When a Blood Parrot Fish Loses Its Red Color?
A blood parrot cichlid that loses its red color is usually responding to insufficient light, poor water quality, temperature stress, or an unbalanced diet. Restore vivid color by keeping the pH at 6.5–7.0, doing regular water changes, feeding color-enhancing food rich in astaxanthin and carotene, providing 2–3 hours of daily light, and holding the temperature near 28°C with swings under 2°C.
My husky had distemper, hospitalized 7 days, now home on meds, energetic and eating. How long until cured, will it relapse?
Recovery needs clinical signs, blood tests, and antigen tests. The course is 1-3 months; after 30 days stable with no neurologic signs, it has passed the worst, but full virus clearance takes 6 months. Avoid outings until then to prevent relapse or spread.
There is a small very red spot on his leg with a black dot in the middle, which feels like a scab and is slightly raised.
The photo is too blurry to give an accurate diagnosis. If the cat's skin has formed a scab but shows no dandruff or intense itching, it is usually a skin injury that became infected, then formed a scab after scratching and bleeding. The owner should first prevent the cat from scratching and can treat the wound topically.
My long-haired cat has several lumps, as big as a date or as small as a peanut, but is active and eating well. What should I do?
Lumps on a cat are a symptom of skin disease, possibly scabs formed after the cat scratches the skin raw. First do a full check; at home you can use a Wood's lamp to see if it is ringworm, or go to the hospital for a skin scrape to identify the type before treating it.
My cat has a black, slightly broken spot but seems active and normal. What is it?
This is a scab from frequent scratching due to skin disease, possibly fungal, bacterial, or parasitic. Take the cat to a clinic for a skin scrape and microscopy to find the cause.
What happens if a cat scratches you?
A light pet cat scratch is usually fine, since rabies spreads mainly from bites of rabid mammals and cat claws rarely carry saliva. But a severe scratch risks tetanus or cat-scratch disease, so rinse with water, wash with soap 15 to 20 minutes, apply iodine, and see a doctor if inflamed or feverish.
What Are the Risks of Sleeping With Your Dog?
Sharing a bed can spread parasites and skin disease, especially to weaker owners. Dogs may also become bossy and overly clingy, losing independence.