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My cat has normal spirits and eats, drinks, and sleeps, but has diarrhea; it started as soft yellow stool and now is black watery stool.
Black loose stool can come from improper diet, indigestion, parasites, gastroenteritis, protein intolerance, or intestinal bleeding. Offer easy food and water and use pet anti-diarrhea and mucosa medication; if no relief, get a fecal exam.
My rabbit lost weight, bones show, no meat, and is weak
Weight loss alone is nonspecific in rabbits; consider parasites if not dewormed. A fecal exam at the vet identifies the parasite and guides treatment.
My cat vomited its food, then had diarrhea with pink-tinged water
Vomiting with pink-tinged fluid may be a foreign object scratching the gut or parasite/panleukopenia infection. A fecal exam and X-ray are recommended; give glucose water if it hasn't eaten.
My dog keeps vomiting yellow fluid, has blood in dark diarrhea, and lies down all day
Recurrent yellow-fluid vomiting with blood in the stool may be canine parvovirus, especially if unvaccinated. A parvo test, fecal exam, and ultrasound are recommended to confirm the cause.
I found my hamster’s tail wet with soft yellowish stool containing white strands — are those worms?
Soft stool with white string-like matter strongly suggests internal parasites. Have a vet do a fecal exam and use the prescribed dewormer. Keep the cage and dishes clean to limit spread.
What to Do When a Budgerigar Vomits? Which Medicine?
Budgerigar vomiting ranges from harmless (regurgitating to a mate, or overeating) to illness (partly digested food with mucus from bad feed, dirty cups, or parasites). If the bird stays bright, ease the gut with less food and probiotics; if it is lethargic or has diarrhea, get a fecal exam and never dose at home.
What does blood in a Teddy’s stool look like?
Blood in stool means bright red or dark red blood appears in the feces. Causes include digestive diseases (gastritis, ulcers, intestinal inflammation, parasites), anal diseases (proctitis, tumors, anal sac issues), infectious diseases (distemper, parvovirus), or food poisoning. A fecal exam at the vet is needed.
I Always Fed Timothy Hay, but Ran Out; From Monday Night to This Morning I Gave Fresh Grass, Vegetables, and a Small Pack of Rabbit Pellets. Yesterday Afternoon It Ate Less, but Was Active at Night; This Morning It’s Lethargic, Lying Down, Not Eating, Tiny Sticky Smelly Droppings, Very Yellow Urine
Likely digestive disease from diet change or fresh greens. Poor appetite and lethargy = illness. Fast the rabbit, give little or no water, feed probiotics or lactase to regulate flora; then gradually return to old food, avoid greens and fresh grass. If no recovery, vet fecal exam for parasites or flora.
What Does It Look Like When a Cat Has Worms?
Symptoms: abnormal appetite (up or down), weight loss, soft stool, diarrhea, bloody or jelly-like mucus stool, vomiting, abdominal pain, rough dull coat. Untreated - anemia, weakness. Tapeworms or roundworms may be visible in stool or around anus. If suspected, get a fecal exam at the vet.
My cat’s stool was like mud, then diarrhea with mucus and blood—what disease is this?
Mud-like stool with mucus and blood likely means enteritis or parasite infection. First, bacterial or viral enteritis—if unvaccinated, panleukopenia risk is high, so get a test and blood work. Second, coccidia or Giardia damage the gut lining and cause bleeding; diagnose by fecal exam and abdominal ultrasound, then deworm and treat with anti-inflammatories.