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Treating Dog Vomiting with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Vomiting in dogs comes from a stomach that can't settle and rebels upward — driven by cold-damp invasion, spoiled food, or weak digestion — and TCM sorts it into heat, food-stagnation, and deficiency-cold types, each with its own pattern and formula (Baihu Tang, Baohe Wan, Lizhong Wan). Match the pattern to the remedy rather than treating every vomit the same way.
Foods You Should Never Feed Your Pet
Some human treats are silently deadly to cats and dogs. Chocolate's theobromine builds to toxic levels because pets metabolize it slowly; grapes and raisins cause acute kidney failure; and alliums like onion and garlic destroy red blood cells and trigger anemia. Feed scientifically and keep these off the menu.
Why Dogs Vomit Yellow Fluid and How to Treat It
Vomiting yellow fluid is usually tied to diet or gastrointestinal disease, and the underlying cause is revealed by the dog's body condition, feeding routine, and what the vomit looks like. Once you rule out a gastric foreign body or viral infection, most cases from gastritis or gastroenteritis improve with short-term fasting, antiemetics, and gut support.
How Long Can a Dog with Distemper Survive?
Untreated distemper kills within about a week; it's a highly fatal, contagious disease with vomiting, appetite loss, and respiratory signs, most curable in the early stage. Once nervous signs appear, the odds drop — so treatment (monoclonal antibodies, interferon, fluids, and antibiotics against secondary infection) must start early.
Symptoms and Treatment of Canine Distemper in Dogs
Canine distemper is an acute, deadly contagious disease with a 3–6 day incubation. Early signs are poor appetite, lethargy, thickened paw pads, nasal discharge, cough, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea; middle stage adds refusal to eat and pus from eyes and nose; late stage brings neurological signs — foaming, seizures, collapse — and is usually fatal. Early treatment with hyperimmune serum and good nutrition saves many; late neurological cases are beyond meaningful help.
Symptoms of Vaccine Allergy in Dogs
Vaccination is a necessary part of dog care, but during vaccination some dogs show vaccine intolerance, the most common being an allergic reaction. What should you do if your dog has an allergic reaction after vaccination?
Why Has Your Dog Suddenly Lost Its Appetite?
A dog that used to love meals suddenly eats less - is it the hot weather killing its appetite, or did it overeat last meal and get indigestion? There are several possible reasons a dog suddenly goes off its food.
Pharyngitis in Cats and Dogs
Pharyngitis in cats and dogs is inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa or deeper tissues. Its clinical signs are drooling, difficulty swallowing, and a swollen, sensitive throat. It is especially common in short-faced dog breeds because their long soft palates or everted saccules cause reflux of food or water. Here is a detailed look at its causes, signs, and treatment.
Causes of Hypoglycemia in Cats and Dogs
Hypoglycemia in pets has many triggers: stress, cold, poor nutrition, parasites, overexercise, endocrine or liver disease, and drug side effects (especially too much insulin in diabetics). Mild cases show weakness; severe cases bring coma and death. Rub glucose on the gums for quick relief, and see a vet with the full history.
Symptoms and Treatment of Common Viral Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats
Viruses need host cells to multiply, then spread via blood and lymph causing infection. Here are common viral diseases in dogs and cats.