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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.
Why does my cat keep squatting like a brooding hen?
Not always illness; analyze with eating, energy, temperature, breathing, pain. FIP causes it with fever, fluid, no appetite; pancreatitis causes abdominal pain; acute gastroenteritis; kidney/stone/blockage also. See a vet if energy/appetite are off.
My dog hasn’t been eating well these days, then vomits yellow fluid and yellow foam, and has soft, loose stools.
Vomiting yellow fluid and loose stools may indicate gastroenteritis or gastric ulcers; unvaccinated dogs could have a viral disease. Use broad-spectrum antibiotics, anti-diarrhea and anti-vomiting meds, and probiotics; see a vet if no relief.