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How can I tell if my cat has a fever?
A temperature above 39.5 C indicates fever, along with low energy, hiding, and rapid breathing. See a vet, or use pet fever reducers and cooling at home if a visit isn't possible.
While I Was Out, My Parents Hit the Cat; I Came Back to Find a Protruding Eyeball and Trouble Closing the Eye—What’s Wrong?
Eye-closing trouble can be trauma, eye disease, or respiratory illness. If hit, it's likely trauma with bacterial infection—clean with eye drops. If also sneezing/tearing, suspect cat flu or bacterial conjunctivitis; use antibiotics and an E-collar, and get an eye exam if the eyeball is abnormal.
Can a cat that has feline rhinotracheitis (cat flu) still be kept as a pet?
A cat with cat flu can absolutely still be kept. Cat flu is curable; although a recovered cat carries the herpesvirus for life, with good management it may never relapse.
My Cat Was Bitten (Probably by a Dog) – What Should I Do?
The wound is deep with possible muscle tearing and needs urgent vet debridement and stitching, or it will fester and necrose. After stitching, change dressings daily, follow antibiotic guidance for over a week, and keep an Elizabethan collar on.
My dog has brief episodes of rapid breathing while sleeping lately
Rapid breathing while a dog sleeps can be related to hot weather, obesity, bad dreams, pneumonia, heart disease, and other factors. Owners can make a preliminary judgment based on the dog's physical condition and environment.
I adopted this cat and did not know it was sick; its neck is scratched and losing hair on both sides — is this a serious contagious disease?
The photo of the cat's neck is blurry and skin details cannot be seen, so it is hard to determine the exact skin condition; a definite answer cannot be given yet. Shave the fur around the area, keep an Elizabethan collar on, disinfect with povidone-iodine, and take the cat for a skin test.
I am not sure if my dog’s leg is a wound or an infection
Based on the photo, the affected area appears infected, with hair loss, discharge, and redness, usually from a bacterial infection, though the exact cause of the wound is unknown and it could be interdigital dermatitis.
Corgi skin disease; what is this medicine, and it seems useless, what to do?
Oral skin medicine may fail from wrong drug or poor care; the photo does not show the drug or confirm the infection. But heavy belly dandruff suggests fungus, so first do a skin scrape. Care: clear scale and use the right topical by pathogen, twice daily, with weekly medicated baths. Use an Elizabethan collar during treatment.
A bit whitish
The photo is too dark to see the eye clearly; if the eye shows abnormal signs, take the cat to the vet for a cause-based exam. A cloudy, whitish eye may come from conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, or retinal degeneration, so the cause must be found first. Do not blindly medicate without a diagnosis.
Woke up this morning and its eye won’t open; don’t know if it’s internal heat or what
From the photo, the dog seems to have an eye problem; take it to the vet for a targeted exam. Eye infection, conjunctivitis, keratitis, or viral disease can cause an eye that won't open and redness; blind medication can harm the eye. First put on an Elizabethan collar to stop scratching, then see the vet soon.