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Can Cats Get Fatty Liver Disease?
Fatty liver, or hepatic lipidosis syndrome, is the most common liver disease in cats; obesity is the main trigger. It is highly fatal, so treat promptly. Here we introduce symptoms and treatment.
Since arriving home it has had diarrhea with a bit of blood and won’t eat; with kibble soaked in goat milk it only drinks the milk and leaves the kibble, and ignores canned food too
Bloody diarrhea has many causes: food, gut, parasites, stress, infection. A newly arrived dog may get acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis from intolerance or stress, needing IV fluids with anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, and anti-diarrhea drugs. Unvaccinated dogs need infection checks.
How can I treat feline calicivirus at home?
Calicivirus is a viral respiratory disease hard to treat fully at home; best to take the cat to a vet for injections or fluids with interferon. For mild cases under a vet's guidance, use antivirals and antibiotics, acyclovir eye drops, and vitamins.
Constant Diarrhea, Negative for Panleukopenia but Positive for Coronavirus, Fluid in Abdomen on Ultrasound—Could It Be FIP? (Kitten Too Small to Draw Blood)
The signs are suspicious for FIP, which is hard to confirm. Try 'reverse' treatment—improvement essentially confirms it. FIP care needs immune suppression, anti-inflammatories, infection prevention, and support; severe cases may need surgery.
The puppy got constipated the second day after arriving home; it drank goat milk formula.
Puppy constipation after goat milk formula is often from internal heat due to overly concentrated mixing. Control the powder-to-water ratio, encourage drinking, and add pumpkin, greens, or banana after 3 months to aid digestion.
How to treat cat calicivirus?
Principles: antiviral, antibacterial, fluids, symptomatic. Interferon, antibiotics, lactoferrin and vitamins, chloramphenicol eye drops and oral spray for eyes/nose. Disinfect the home to reduce spread.
My dog has been unwell for four or five days; thought it ate something bad, gave gut medicine, but worse – diarrhea, vomiting yellow fluid, very yellow urine, can’t stand, legs tremble, lies all day, won’t eat even when offered, only drinks a little.
Unwell for days needs a vet promptly; self-diagnosis and drugs worsen it. Not eating for days then unable to stand suggests hypoglycemia, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance; yellow urine and no eating may indicate liver or pancreas issues. Get fluids and diagnosis.
My cat keeps vomiting yellow fluid and sits in a crouch; started today, vomited four or five times; want to watch before the vet — what is it?
Yellow vomit has many causes: poor feeding, belly chill, hairballs, parasites, viral/bacterial infection, organ issues. If spirits are okay after vomiting, fast and give mild fluids like diluted glucose; if anorexia, fever, or diarrhea appear, see a vet.
Ate spicy liver on 5/30, diarrhea and vomiting, improved after a vet shot; bathed 6/1; vomited again 6/2, tests ruled out panleukopenia, diagnosed gastroenteritis
Diarrhea and vomiting after eating irritating food is usually acute gastroenteritis, needing anti-vomiting and anti-inflammatory shots, plus fluids if fasting long. A bland diet aids recovery.
What are the symptoms of liver ascites in dogs?
Common signs include lethargy, reduced appetite, a swollen belly, fever, yellowing skin, and breathing difficulty. Diagnosis requires imaging and blood tests, and treatment often involves draining fluid and supporting the liver.