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Common Rabbit Poisoning: Causes and Treatment
Rabbit poisoning often comes from pesticide-tainted feed, toxic plants mixed into hay, or excess salt. Know the signs and the right first-aid, and always prevent by managing feed carefully.
Cat Vomiting and Diarrhea? Watch for Colitis
Colitis is a group of large-intestine diseases—acute, chronic, or ulcerative. It comes from parasites, bacteria, viruses, irritants, or primary causes. Treat vomiting/diarrhea with an antiemetic-antidiarrheal and probiotics, and prevent dehydration.
Bacterial Infections in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms and Medications
Bacterial infections in dogs and cats range from leptospirosis and Lyme disease to E. coli, brucellosis, pasteurellosis, staph, and salmonella. This guide summarizes each disease's signs and the drugs and prevention that matter most.
Is Yellow Watery Stool in Cats a Sign of Feline Distemper?
Yellow watery stool can mean feline distemper, especially in unvaccinated cats, but also bacterial gastroenteritis, parasites, or indigestion. Learn to tell these conditions apart.
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.
Kitten passes white sticky substance; was pale yellow then white – cause? What medicine? Urgent!
White sticky stool may be shed intestinal mucosa from enteritis (parasites, virus like panleukopenia/corona, acute bacterial gastroenteritis). Find cause; if can't visit, fast half a day, give pet anti-inflammatory and probiotics; if no improvement, see a vet.
Dog vomits yellow liquid and has bloody diarrhea but is energetic – what?
Likely acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. If energetic, fast 24h, then probiotics and gut/anti-vomit meds; after, small soft food. If continues, consider parasites, foreign body, or infection - see a vet.
My cat suddenly vomited bright red blood – what should I do?
Vomiting blood is serious and needs urgent veterinary care. Causes include gastritis, ulcers, tumors, internal injury or poisoning, often from bones scratching the gut.
My dog is vomiting and has diarrhea, throws up everything within minutes, and has bloody stool; might be coccidia. Given smectite, Yunnan Baiyao, omeprazole, then coccidia meds; now energetic.
These signs suggest acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis from digestion, toxins, parasites, or infection. Unvaccinated dogs need a virus screen; vaccinated ones can be observed. With frequent vomiting, withhold food and water six hours before medicating.
My dog has vomiting, diarrhea, runny nose, lethargy, no eating/drinking, and bloody stool for two days
These symptoms strongly suggest an infectious disease such as distemper, coronavirus, or parvovirus, or possibly acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. Get a blood test and PCR to find the cause; infectious diseases are life-threatening, so treat promptly.