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It vomited yellow foam in the morning and now is vomiting clear water. What causes this?
Yellow gastric fluid vomiting has many causes, most commonly gastroenteritis such as parasitic, bacterial, foreign-body or viral types, and in older cats liver, kidney or pancreatic disease. The color hints at the location.
Has not eaten for two or three days, keeps sleeping and will not get up, passes yellow water and is incontinent.
Yellow watery stool, lethargy and no eating may be feline distemper, parasites, poisoning or gastroenteritis; take the cat to the hospital for fluids promptly. The cat is critically dehydrated and incontinent, and without electrolyte fluids it may suffer organ failure or death.
My Malinois accidentally ate a whole bar of soap. What should I do?
Take the dog to the hospital promptly to avoid delay, and watch for discomfort such as vomiting, loss of appetite, drowsiness, diarrhea or lack of stool. Gastroenteritis symptoms last about a week and need plenty of water or fluids plus mucosal protectors, antiemetics and antidiarrheals.
What happens if a puppy eats a dead chicken?
If the chicken only just died, eating it usually has little effect. But if it has already begun to rot and smell, the dog may develop diarrhea and vomiting, and in severe cases gastroenteritis leading to dehydration and even death.
My cat has not eaten or drunk for two days, won’t get up, seems weak in the legs, and looks near death.
Two days without food or water with weakness is dehydration from disease; long starvation causes electrolyte loss and can be fatal. Causes include distemper, gastroenteritis, nutritional deficiency, parasites, or poisoning. Give glucose water and see a vet at once.
My dog is foaming at the mouth and has blood in its stool.
Vomiting and bloody stool have many causes needing targeted treatment. First fast and withhold water, give cimetidine for vomiting and bismuth for diarrhea, then see a vet. Causes include swallowed sharp objects, acute gastroenteritis from bad food or parasites, and viral diseases like parvovirus.
My dog had a slight fever that went down, now listless, not eating, and sometimes trembling.
Listlessness, fever, and poor appetite signal disease; trembling may be from cold or pain. Check for vomiting, diarrhea, runny nose, cough, or breathing trouble and see a vet if found. Offer favorite food and probiotics, and keep warm; trembling when warm suggests pain needing prompt diagnosis.
My dog ate honey, vomited all night, and now has dark purple stool. What should I do?
Dark purple stool is a sign of hemorrhagic enteritis, possibly bacterial or viral. If the stool is foul-smelling and vaccines are incomplete, test for parvovirus or coronavirus. If viral infection is ruled out, it may be diet or parasites.
What happens if a Golden Retriever eats too much?
Eating too much can cause Golden Retrievers to suffer indigestion, vomiting, and soft stools, and over time may lead to chronic gastroenteritis. Overeating also causes obesity, raising the risk of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, seborrheic dermatitis, and joint problems. When overfed, you can give pet probiotics and gently massage the abdomen to aid digestion.
What Happens If a Dog Is Starved?
A starved dog is weak, unsteady, may raid trash or bark, or lie still. Long hunger causes low blood sugar, even death, and binge-eating harms the gut.