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What medicine should I give a dog that is vomiting?
Vomiting has many causes and sometimes needs no medicine: hunger, indigestion, gastroenteritis, foreign body, parasites, virus, or weather. Hunger needs scheduled feeding; indigestion needs fasting and probiotics; other symptoms need a vet.
My hamster has diarrhea, watery stool.
Diarrhea comes from diet, stress, gastroenteritis, and other causes. A hamster's gut is fragile; too much water causes diarrhea. Fright causes stress diarrhea. If spirits are normal, it is likely dietary. Fast briefly, adjust diet. If no relief, see a vet.
These two days the stool is a bit soft with watery stool and a bit of blood, but spirit and eating are normal. Yesterday after defecation there was watery stool like the picture, this morning I did not feed kibble. What is the problem, a bit worried.
Soft stool has many causes: indigestion, kibble intolerance, gastroenteritis, viral infection, and parasitic infections. Recall diet changes. Avoid overeating. If persistent or other symptoms appear, see a vet.
My cat has vomited for three days, almost no hair, and after giving cat grass it vomited green water.
Causes of vomiting include eating too fast, parasites, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, and panleukopenia. Do not feed cat grass as it burdens the gut. Give probiotics and cimetidine to stop vomiting; if no improvement, see a vet for an antiemetic injection.
What should I do if my cat will not stop vomiting?
Persistent vomiting has many causes, including food poisoning, acute gastroenteritis, parasite infection, and hairballs. First withhold food and water to ease the stomach and observe. If it improves, give pet probiotics. If it continues or other signs appear, see a vet.
My dog is lethargic, not eating, and has diarrhea
Lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea in dogs can come from gastroenteritis, indigestion, parasites, or infectious disease. Fast briefly and use broad-spectrum antibiotics and probiotics; see a vet if no improvement.
My dog’s belly is large, hard, and it is shivering all over
A hard, swollen belly with full-body shivering may be gut trouble, acute gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, or obstruction, all causing severe pain. Seek urgent vet care.
My dog arches its back with vomiting and diarrhea and abdominal pain
Arching the back signals abdominal pain; with vomiting, diarrhea, and pain, suspect acute or viral gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, or other abdominal disease. Do not medicate blindly; see a vet.
My dog vomited food scraps wrapped in black liquid
Vomiting food scraps usually means overeating or gastroenteritis. Black liquid in the vomit is concerning for blood, so watch for melena and see a vet if it persists.
My dog had diarrhea, got better, then relapsed after food
Recurrent diarrhea with egg-drop-like stools suggests indigestion, gastroenteritis, parasites, or parvovirus. Fast and use probiotics; if unvaccinated, see a vet promptly.