Search Results
504 results for “Overfeeding”
Is Your Hamster’s Diarrhea a Sign of Wet Tail?
Is your hamster's diarrhea a sign of wet tail? Many owners treat any loose stool as wet tail, but diarrhea is not always caused by it. Owners should identify the real cause before treating. Let's look at the common causes of hamster diarrhea.
Why Is Your Turtle Vomiting?
Turtle vomiting can follow post-surgery weakness, big temperature swings, spoiled food, gut damage from overfeeding, or toxin ingestion. Fixes range from rest and warm water to antibiotics, probiotics, or induced vomiting for poisoning. This article covers the causes and treatments.
Symptoms and Causes of Malnutrition in Turtles
Malnourished turtles grow slowly and may show eye disease and soft-shell disease. Common feeding mistakes are feeding seawater fish (too salty), cheap low-quality feed, overfeeding, or making dried shrimp the main diet. This article explains the signs and the feeding errors to avoid.
What to Do When a Turtle Is Constipated
Turtles constipate from low fiber, overfeeding, or cold season changes, showing no stool, poor appetite, and less activity; severe cases risk obstruction. Treatments: cooler water, pediatric enema, or edible oil; see a vet if these fail. This article explains how to tell and fix it.
Why Your Arowana Keeps Getting Sick: Common Mistakes
If your arowana keeps getting sick, you may be falling short in a few key areas. Disease in arowana is driven by physical, chemical, biological, and human factors, and getting these right is the foundation of keeping your fish healthy.
My Cat Vomited Three Times After Eating Fish, Throwing Up the Meat With Yellow Fluid, Then Refused Food and Water and Slept Lethargically
Not eating/drinking and vomiting have many causes, usually digestive disease. After eating fish, possible improper diet or indigestion causing acute enteritis. Poor gut, spoiled/raw/salty food can cause vomiting. Overfeeding or discomfort also. Give probiotics and an antiemetic. If worsening, vet urgently - long fasting needs IV fluids; rule out panleukopenia.
What Happens If a Dog Drinks Brown Sugar Water?
A small amount is fine and provides water and trace elements that help health. Too much can cause digestive upset - diarrhea, vomiting. Excess sugar leads to obesity, raising risk of diabetes, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease. Also harms oral health - cavities, gingivitis.
Why Is Your Rabbit Breathing Rapidly?
Rapid breathing in rabbits is not always illness; it can follow heavy exercise, heat, or stress, or from overfeeding. If other signs like low energy appear, it may be asthma or infection needing a vet.
My one-month-old kitten vomited white curd-like matter at 10am; after fasting a few hours I gave milk, then at 7pm it vomited yellow with yesterday’s food, plus diarrhea, formed stool, poor appetite but still energetic
A one-month kitten vomiting but lively may have feeding error, indigestion, spoiled formula, chill, or parasites. White curd vomit suggests undigested formula or food; fast half a day, give probiotics, keep a single diet in small meals, and watch two days. If vomiting continues, consider gastritis, infection, or parasites and see a vet.
What happens if I feed my Golden Retriever meat?
Golden Retrievers can eat meat for protein, minerals, and fat, but avoid excess (indigestion, obesity), always cook it (raw meat carries parasites and bacteria), and balance it with kibble, vegetables, and fruit to prevent picky eating.