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Why is my dog not eating and lethargic?
Not eating and lethargy accompany many canine diseases, such as indigestion, internal parasites, anxiety, or infectious disease. Check the body, interact more, and adjust the diet; if it persists, see a vet.
Why does a dog lick the wall?
Licking walls may come from lacking micronutrients causing pica, leading to licking or chewing foreign objects; internal parasites or digestive issues and restlessness can also cause it.
The dog was fine one day, then the next morning vomited the previous day’s food and became lethargic; first food, then white water, and whimpering at night.
These symptoms may be from indigestion, parvovirus, internal parasites, or pancreatitis. Simple indigestion needs fasting and diet adjustment; an unvaccinated dog likely has parvo and should see a vet.
What medicine should I give a dog that is vomiting?
Vomiting has many causes and sometimes needs no medicine: hunger, indigestion, gastroenteritis, foreign body, parasites, virus, or weather. Hunger needs scheduled feeding; indigestion needs fasting and probiotics; other symptoms need a vet.
My dog vomited and now has jelly-like sticky stool; what should I do?
Jelly-like mucus in the stool often indicates gastrointestinal mucosal ulcers, possibly from bacterial or viral enteritis or parasites. See a vet for targeted treatment; if mild, withhold food and water and use medication.
My dog has been vomiting white foam since March 21.
White foam may come from gastrointestinal blockage, dysfunction, parasites, a cold, or infectious disease; the exact cause needs a clinical check. See a vet; a blockage may need surgery, and dysfunction may need probiotics.
My dog makes weird loud noises and vomits white liquid
White vomit with weird noises may be pancreatitis, parasites, or gut blockage; see a vet. A respiratory infection with throat phlegm can mimic it; if also sneezing, try cold and anti-inflammatory medicine.
My dog Wangcai keeps panting heavily
Panting is either physiological or pathological; if long-lasting it is usually pathological: heart disease in old/obese dogs, lung infection, heartworm, or abdominal pain/fever. Press the belly and check temperature, then see a vet.
My dog has a red patch of skin and licked off the fur there
Red skin can come from poor cleaning, parasites, injury, allergies, or bacterial/fungal infection. If it worsens, get a vet skin check; infected skin needs antibacterial medication.
My dog is lethargic, not eating, and has diarrhea
Lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea in dogs can come from gastroenteritis, indigestion, parasites, or infectious disease. Fast briefly and use broad-spectrum antibiotics and probiotics; see a vet if no improvement.