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What are the symptoms of roundworm (ascarid) infection in dogs?
Roundworm infection in dogs shows as malnutrition, weight loss, pale mucous membranes, a rough dull coat, reduced appetite, vomiting or passing worms, and worm-laden diarrhea; severe cases add lethargy, digestive upset, and acute abdominal pain. Mild cases need deworming (e.g., albendazole); moderate cases also need nutrition and easily digested food; severe cases with neurological signs require a vet.
Why Is Your Parrot Refusing to Eat
A parrot that stops eating may be reacting to a new environment, disliking bland or single-note food, feeling stressed or anxious, or being ill. Most adjust to a new home within two to three days; illness brings lethargy, ruffled feathers, vomiting, or long appetite loss and needs a vet. Offer balanced species-specific feed with fruit, vegetables, and grains, give social interaction, and keep the cage clean, warm, and sunny.
What to Do If Your Cat Has Tapeworms
Tapeworms cause belly discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, dull coat, and shedding; heavy infections shed visible segments near the anus, making the cat scoot or lick. Cats catch them by eating infected fleas, mice, or birds, through mother's milk, or from a contaminated environment. Treatment is a dewormer with praziquantel, fenbendazole, or albendazole plus probiotics, and strict flea control plus regular deworming prevents reinfection.
Asian Arowana
The Asian Arowana is a primitive, endangered species known as a 'living fossil' and called 'Dragon Spitting Pearl' in Hong Kong. Resembling the legendary dragon, it is one of the most popular and expensive ornamental fish, distributed across Southeast Asia.
Wuhan Lion Cat
The Wuhan Lion Cat is a goldfish variety with a short, round body whose eyes and mouth are covered by developed head growths, so it is prone to 'head-droop'. It belongs to the Lionhead type.
Iron-wrapped Gold Wen Pompon
The Iron-wrapped Gold Wen Pompon is a variety of goldfish and shares the same habits as goldfish. Its coloration arises from a mutation during the color change of the blue-black Wen Pompon, so the color is very hard to stabilize.
Rose Red Dragon-eye with Tiger-head
The rose red tiger-head dragon-eye is a goldfish variety, so its care and habits are much like other goldfish. It has a very gentle temperament and weak territoriality, and can be mixed with other equally mild ornamental fish.
Flowerhorn Cichlid
The Flowerhorn Cichlid is now very popular and widespread. Its slightly raised head and special shape make it beloved. It is a hybrid; on release it captivated Asia-Pacific hobbyists and sparked a buying craze.
Schooling Bannerfish
The Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes), also called the White Pennant, is a high-value marine ornament from the Indo-Pacific, living on outer reef slopes at 15-210 m. A carnivorous plankton-feeder that schools in groups, it reaches 21 cm.
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a tiny, gentle, and easy-to-keep freshwater fish first discovered on Baiyun Mountain in Guangzhou, China. It is cold-tolerant, schooling, and a classic beginner tropical fish.