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What Causes Sunken Eyes in Arowana, and How to Treat It?
If the keeper finds the arowana's eyes sunken, treat at once, as it can be fatal. What causes it and how to treat? Our veterinarian explains sunken eyes in arowana.
Should You Stop Feeding a Rabbit with Soft Droppings?
Should you stop feeding a rabbit with soft droppings? Not necessarily. If mild, just reduce the amount; if severe with blood, stop feeding at once. Let's learn about rabbit soft droppings with our veterinarian.
How to Treat Arowana Tail Rot Disease
Tail rot is a common arowana disease; without timely treatment it is hard to cure and may threaten life. What causes it and how to treat and prevent? Our veterinarian details the methods.
Is a parrot afraid of cats? Does it need warmth? Why does it breathe through its mouth? Does it need a nest? Does it sleep standing? What if it bites? Why does its head drop when flying?
Answers: parrots fear cats, so keep cats away to avoid stress; they feel cold, so warm them in low temperatures; mouth breathing is from a stuffy nose due to cold or heat relief; they need a breeding box only when breeding, otherwise a cage; they usually sleep standing; biting is from fear, so let them adjust and build trust; a head drop in flight may be a bump causing brief daze, keep watching and see a vet if other signs appear.
What causes a Teddy to cough?
A Teddy's cough can come from viral or bacterial infection, allergy, or respiratory disease. It may be a cold from big day-night temperature swings without warmth; frequent cough with yellow-green mucus and fever may be distemper, so see a vet for diagnosis and targeted treatment.
What makes a stingray grow fast?
To speed growth, feed live food like small fish, shrimp, loach, bloodworms, and mealworms, which are nutritious. Also provide a comfortable environment with good water and suitable temperature; with good conditions and enough food a stingray can reach 50 cm in a year.
Why do guppy colors fade?
Fading guppy color can come from unsuitable temperature, poor water, poor nutrition, or lack of light. They prefer 22 to 26 C; low temperature causes discomfort and fading, so use a heater. Poor water and nutrition also dull color, so keep water good and feed balanced food, and give about 3 hours of light daily.
In what environment do goldfish like to eat?
Goldfish eat best with clean water and suitable temperature; cloudy water or wrong temperature lowers appetite. Change water regularly and use filtration to keep it clean, and keep temperature at 18 to 28 C to protect appetite and digestion.
My cat started screaming at noon yesterday, then convulsed and vomited yellow; it happened again at noon today; duration two days; no hospital check; gave a gut probiotic
Screaming, convulsions, and yellow vomiting may be from digestive issues, poisoning, or nervous-system problems. Screaming signals pain, convulsions are neurologic, vomiting is digestive; analyzing alone risks misdiagnosis and wrong medicine could be fatal, so urgently fast the cat and take it to a vet for a full exam and tests, with treatment possibly including medication, fluids, and antibiotics.
I have kept an old pignose turtle for over ten years; suddenly it has many bumps on its back and will not move or eat — how can I help it?
Bumps on a pignose turtle's back are likely shell rot or skin rot. Gently brush the shell with a soft toothbrush, disinfect wounds with peroxide or iodine, and apply erythromycin ointment. Keep the water at a constant 28 to 30 C and raise hardness to about 7.5 to 8 with fine substrate and beneficial bacteria; avoid leaving shrimp or meat in the water and feed veggies, fruit, and pellets.