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Hello. Our dog seems to have eaten moldy kibble, then vomited white material, had diarrhea with blood, lost appetite, and become lethargic. What’s the cause and how to treat it?
Vomiting, bloody diarrhea, poor appetite, and lethargy may be acute gastroenteritis triggered by moldy or spoiled food. Because symptoms are serious, get a blood count and biochemistry to check for liver damage, then treat by severity.
Hamster has diarrhea.
Causes: bad diet, indigestion, gastroenteritis. Too much watery fruit/veg causes it - stop those, observe. Give probiotics; if no relief, oral smectite; if still bad, see a vet.
Its belly keeps twitching and its mouth is slightly open.
Poor appetite and dry heaving may come from hairballs, digestive issues, or parasites. Hair buildup can block the gut and cause vomiting; give hairball paste. Gastroenteritis or indigestion can also cause this, so see a vet if unsure.
Lethargic, refusing food, and foaming at the mouth.
Lethargy, no eating, and foaming at the mouth can stem from infectious disease, poisoning, or gastroenteritis. This is dangerous; see a vet quickly, as poisoning can cause kidney failure and death, and delays make treatment hard.
Suddenly became lethargic and likes to stay alone in a corner, wants to vomit but can’t.
Dry heaving and lethargy in a cat may be caused by hairballs, a gastrointestinal foreign body, throat obstruction, or gastroenteritis. Take the cat to a vet for X-rays to check for foreign objects and decide if surgery is needed.
Cat has diarrhea for days.
Many causes. Food (unsuitable or sudden food change): easy food plus probiotics/kaolin. Parasites (roundworm, coccidia, Giardia, tapeworm): deworm. Acute gastroenteritis, panleukopenia, corona: see a vet.
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.
Cat often shakes head, poor appetite, occasional mild twitch, brooding-hen squat – what?
Head shaking may be ear infection/foreign body; twitching suggests neuro issues like vestibular disorder. Poor appetite/squat may be gastroenteritis, FIP, infection, poisoning. Many signs, need a vet exam.
Dog vomits yellow liquid and has bloody diarrhea but is energetic – what?
Likely acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. If energetic, fast 24h, then probiotics and gut/anti-vomit meds; after, small soft food. If continues, consider parasites, foreign body, or infection - see a vet.
Turtle hasn’t eaten for days and keeps floating at the top – why?
Floating and not eating has causes; common two: gastroenteritis (float, low appetite) treat with oxytetracycline/amoxicillin; pneumonia/cold (side-floating, mouth breathing, bubbles) - improve water quality and see a vet.