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How Many Days Can a Cat Go Without Food?
A cat given only water can survive about a week; with no water at all, fatty liver and kidney strain set in fast. For solo owners, keep water topped up and use an auto-feeder, plus a healthy diet and exercise to stay resilient.
What to Do When a Mother Cat Won’t Eat After Giving Birth
A new mother cat may refuse food due to exhaustion, stress, a noisy environment, or a postpartum infection. Brief fasting is normal, but prolonged refusal needs a vet check for retained kittens or infection. Soft, nutrient-rich meals and a calm space help her recover.
Why Is My Cat’s Belly Making Noise?
Gurgling or rumbling from a cat's stomach is usually normal gut motility, but frequent or loud noise can signal digestive trouble. It often precedes diarrhea and may point to a chill, stress, diet change, parasites or unbalanced gut flora. Watch for accompanying signs and adjust diet or seek care as needed.
My cat got diarrhea right after eating its kibble. What causes this?
First check the stool for worms or blood; if none, diet is the likely cause—most often a food change or something indigestible, such as certain cat cans. Withholding food for a day or giving an anti-diarrheal usually resolves it.
Dog Has Diarrhea but Still Acts Fine — What’s Going On?
A dog with diarrhea but normal energy still needs the cause found — usually parasites, a reaction to new food, bacteria, a swallowed object, or a drug side effect. At home, rest the gut with a 12–24 hour fast (water only), then a bland boiled-meat-and-rice diet reintroduced slowly over four days, plus probiotics and fiber; see a vet if it persists or a chronic issue like kidney disease is suspected.
Which Dewormer Is Good for Dogs
Internal parasites such as tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, heartworm, and Toxoplasma disrupt digestion and cause vomiting, weight loss, and bloody stool. Common oral options include broad-spectrum tablets, spot-on selamectin, and combined inner-and-outer products; the right one depends on your dog, given on a plan and by the label dose.
How to Travel Abroad with Your Pet
Taking a pet overseas takes planning: get its rabies vaccination and health certificate (the pet's “passport”), complete a full health exam, exchange the certificate at the airport, and prepare for the flight with motion-sickness medicine and fasting before boarding.
What to Know Before Your Pet’s Surgery
First-time surgery owners can feel lost. Routine procedures (spay/neuter, dental) can be booked by phone; pathological ones (lump removal, fracture, pyometra) need an exam first. Fast 8 hours (6 for young animals) and withhold water 2–3 hours, and avoid scheduling during heat.
Dog Rumination: What It Is and How to Treat It
Rumination is when a dog brings food back up and immediately re-chews and swallows it—unlike vomiting, where the food is simply expelled. Manage it by fasting, identifying the cause (overeating, eating too fast, ulcers, gastritis, or something toxic), and seeing a vet if bile, blood, or persistent vomiting appears.
What to Give a Dog for Diarrhea (and What Works Fast)
Diarrhea treatment starts with identifying the cause from the stool: loose yellow stool usually means a chill, yellow-black stool with debris calls for a 24-hour fast, and black soy-sauce-like stool points to a sugary diet. Puppy diarrhea has six common triggers — from overfeeding to parvovirus — and the right fix is gut rest, fasting, and medication rather than blind dosing.