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What Is Canine Campylobacteriosis
Canine campylobacteriosis is caused by Campylobacter, a bacterium commonly associated with diarrhea in dogs, cats, and humans. In recent years, Campylobacter has gone from an obscure veterinary pathogen to a well-known major cause of human enteritis. This article explains what canine campylobacteriosis is.
Cat Abnormal Bleeding: Diagnostic and Treatment Guide
Abnormal bleeding in cats needs a workup - history, CBC, biochemistry, urinalysis, X-rays, clotting studies, and more - to find the cause (infection, toxin, platelet disorder). Severe cases need IV fluids, transfusion, oxygen, and antibiotics.
Cat Acute Diarrhea: Symptoms and Treatment
Diarrhea is caused by excess water in the stool and is an important sign of intestinal disease in cats. It can affect your cat through severe fluid loss, leading to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance or acid-base disturbance.
Causes and Management of Diarrhea in Cats
Diarrhea in cats at home is something most owners have experienced.
The Relationship Between Cat Asthma and Bronchitis
Cat asthma is also called feline bronchitis, with airway obstruction as its main feature. It can strike cats of any age, most often young and middle-aged. Learn the symptoms, causes, and how it is diagnosed.
Cat has had diarrhea all day and won’t eat
Diarrhea has many causes; find the cause before treating. Parasite infection needs a fecal test and targeted dewormer. If after diarrhea the cat is listless, loses appetite, vomits, or has abnormal temperature, consider acute gastroenteritis or panleukopenia; take it to the vet for exam, diagnosis, and treatment.
I found a stray kitten about a month old; after meals it passes brown soft stools, is energetic and eats well.
Brown soft stools in a young cat may be enteritis—bacterial, stress-related, parasitic, or viral. Good spirits don't rule out a virus not yet full-blown. Get a CBC, biochemistry, fecal, and virus screening; if vet isn't handy, try amoxicillin, bismuth subcarbonate, and probiotics for two days.
My cat has not eaten or drunk for four or five days and now has bloody stool
Bloody stool can come from acute gastroenteritis, panleukopenia, or parasites. See a vet for blood, antigen, and fecal tests; hospitalization may be needed if severe.
How Can I Tell If My Dog Has Roundworms?
Signs: bloated abdomen, poor appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain, vomiting, weakness, dry dull coat. Heavy infection - may pass adult worms. Confirm with fecal or X-ray exam. If positive, deworm (levamisole, albendazole). Don't let dog eat dirty things or raw meat.
My Labrador hasn’t eaten for nearly four days, only drinks water, had a bloated belly, then grayish-white diarrhea, thick eye discharge, and just lies down—what is wrong?
Four days without food plus bloating, grayish-white loose stool, and eye discharge means serious trouble; if unvaccinated it may be distemper, parvo, corona, or worms. Home observation risks dehydration and death—seek emergency vet care with fluids and tests.