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What happens if a Golden Retriever eats onions?
Onions can poison dogs by breaking red blood cells and causing hemolytic anemia, with vomiting, blood in urine, and even kidney failure. Induce vomiting and rush to a vet if ingested.
Cat’s Belly Got Huge but No Other FIP Signs, Died in Two Days After Probiotics; Could It Be Non-Inflammatory Ascites?
A rapidly enlarging belly with death in two days could be ascites, tumor, constipation, bloat, torsion, pyometra, or foreign body. Non-inflammatory ascites includes liver, kidney, heart, or nutritional types, all needing urgent care or they can pressure breathing or cause heart failure.
My cat ate nothing this morning, then vomited after being fed biscuits at noon, now listless. The vomit was yellow with undigested food. Only vomited once, no diarrhea.
Vomiting and lethargy after biscuits may be acute gastroenteritis from improper feeding, especially after a long fast. Fast and give probiotics; but pancreatitis, foreign body, hairball, or infection are also possible, so see a vet for tests if unsure.
Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is a friendly, intelligent and devoted sporting dog originally bred in Scotland to retrieve waterfowl. Highly trainable and gentle, it is one of the most popular family companions and service dogs in the world.
My Dog Threw Up Everything, Three Times, the Last with Only Thick Foam
Dogs vomit for many reasons: fast eating, overeating, gut upset, foreign objects, kidney failure, gastroenteritis or viruses. Persistent vomiting needs a vet; mild cases may need fasting and probiotics.
My cat hasn’t eaten for two days, vomits yellow fluid, and is low in energy; what is wrong?
Yellow vomit and not eating may be distemper/coronavirus, obstruction, hairballs, parasites, acute gastroenteritis, or internal disease (hepatitis, kidney failure, pancreatitis). Get a vet infectious-disease and blood check. Withhold food 0.5-1 day; if frequent vomiting, fluids and anti-emetics; do not force feed.
Vomiting for two days, occasional episodes, now lethargic with no energy, not eating, only drinking water
A cat that vomits, is lethargic, and loses appetite may have acute gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, a foreign object, hairballs, kidney failure, hepatitis, parasites, poisoning, FIP, or panleukopenia, among many causes. The best step is to take the cat to a clinic for exams and tests to confirm the cause, then treat accordingly.
My 13-year dog vomits after eating and now is incontinent
A 13-year dog with vomiting and incontinence likely has elderly issues: gut problems like gastritis, pancreatitis, or hepatitis, and urinary issues like cystitis, stones, or kidney failure. Get full exams including blood, urine, and imaging; use senior prescription diet.
What happens if a dog gets hepatitis?
Canine hepatitis causes gut issues like vomiting, diarrhea, bloating and poor appetite. Acute and late chronic hepatitis cause jaundice, yellowing the eyes, ears and gums, and harm skin and coat with itch and shedding.
What happens if a dog goes 2 days without water?
Two days without water can cause dehydration, shock or even acute renal failure and death. A strong dog in mild weather may only have mild dehydration with sunken eyes and low skin elasticity, recovering with water. A weak dog can go into shock and acute renal failure, threatening life.