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Devon Rex: Pros and Cons
The Devon Rex wins fans with its elf-like looks — big eyes, a small face, and a slender body — plus a soft, curly coat. It is gentle and friendly, gets on with people and other animals, sheds very little, is highly intelligent, and is robust and relatively low-maintenance. On the downside, it is pricey, energetic, sensitive to cold, and can carry inherited conditions such as heart and joint disease.
How to Treat Patellar Luxation in Dogs
Patellar luxation causes lameness, pain, skipping while running, a crouched gait, bowed legs, muscle loss, and stiffness, with signs varying by severity. Grades 1–2 often show few obvious symptoms, while grade 3–4 cause clear gait abnormalities that need prompt veterinary care. Mild cases are managed conservatively, while severe cases usually require surgery.
What to Do When Your Cat Has Soft Stools but Otherwise Seems Fine
Soft stools in cats are common and are not usually alarming if the cat is active and eating normally. They are often caused by diet — table scraps, sudden food changes, or overfeeding — or by gut issues such as infections, inflammatory bowel disease, parasites, or unbalanced gut flora. Adjusting the diet, adding probiotics, and deworming usually resolve it, but persistent or watery stools need a vet visit.
Why Do Dogs Develop Osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis in dogs is linked to genetics, rapid growth, and body weight, as well as the overall health of the joints. Fast-growing, heavy puppies are the most likely to develop it. The main signs are stiff joints, pain, lameness, and an unsteady gait. Mild cases are usually managed with medication, while severe cases may require surgery.
Is it true that a pregnant dog eating chicken bones causes the fetuses to dissolve?
There is no scientific basis for the claim that chicken bones 'dissolve' fetuses. Chicken bones can still scratch the mouth, esophagus or gut and cause diarrhea, vomiting or even miscarriage, so they should be avoided.
What if a mother cat has no milk?
If a nursing mother has no milk, check for blocked ducts; if clear, use milk-boosting foods like crucian carp soup, bone broth, goat-milk formula and nutritional paste, and let kittens nurse to stimulate. If still insufficient, bottle-feed with formula.
How can I help a dog with parvovirus at home?
With parvovirus, withhold food and water and give fluids (glucose, vitamins) to prevent dehydration, plus anti-vomit and anti-diarrhea meds. But true treatment needs immune serum and antibiotics at a vet.
What medicine is used for a cat’s inflamed eye?
Use pet-specific antibacterial or antiviral eye drops based on cause. Bacterial conjunctivitis or keratitis needs antibiotic drops; viral needs interferon drops; traumatic inflammation needs wound cleaning and anti-inflammatory medicine.
How should you feed a Corgi puppy?
Under 1.5 months, feed mother's milk or puppy formula; without mother's milk use formula 6 times daily. From 1.5 months wean onto softened kibble 4-5 times daily, gradually firmer until dry kibble at 3 months.
Is it normal for a puppy to eat its own poop?
Puppies eating poop is common and has physical or psychological causes. Physical causes include nutrient deficiency (give supplements) or hunger; psychological causes include mimicking the mother, corrected by prompt cleanup.