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What to do when a dog vomits and has diarrhea?
Vomiting and diarrhea severely irritate the gut and can cause dehydration or death, so treat or give fluids by cause. Causes include bad food, distemper, parvovirus or foreign bodies.
What medicine treats canine parvovirus?
Parvo is treated with supportive care: antiviral injections (parvovirus inhibitory protein, interferon), targeted antibiotics, anti-vomiting/diarrhea medicine, fluids, and pain relief. Vaccinate to prevent it.
What Medicine Helps When a Dog Vomits?
The right medicine depends on the cause over-eating, irritants, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, parasites, or viruses like distemper and parvovirus. Probiotics help with indigestion; vet fluids and probiotics for gastroenteritis; targeted dewormers for parasites; IV treatment for viral infections.
Postpartum diet for mother cats
After giving birth, a queen needs extra nutrition to produce milk and support her kittens. Feed cat food or canned food as the base, supplemented with goat's milk, egg yolk, chicken, beef, and calcium; add favorite foods if appetite is low.
My dog ate a large amount of body wash and is vomiting blood — is there any hope of recovery?
Based on the description, the dog likely ingested body wash causing toxic reaction and acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. Early induction of vomiting and prompt hospital care give a good chance; even delayed cases need urgent vet assessment.
Why is my dog vomiting and having diarrhea?
Usually acute gastroenteritis from bad diet, bacteria, virus, toxin or worms. See a vet to avoid dehydration; treat with anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrhea and anti-vomit meds plus fluids. Virus needs interferon; parasites need deworming after; toxin needs induced vomiting and lavage.
What if a spayed female cat won’t eat, drink, or do anything but sleep?
After spaying, a female cat may refuse food and sleep due to surgical pain (the incision is large, most painful for 2–3 days). Offer tasty foods like goat milk or pate; see a vet for fluids if she won't eat for long.
How can I tell if my dog has parvovirus?
Watch for lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and, severely, bloody stool or shock. A vet parvo test strip confirms it; get professional care and fluids promptly.
How Long Can a Dog with Uremia Survive?
A dog's life expectancy with uremia depends on disease stage, how quickly treatment begins, age, constitution, and nursing care. Early-stage dogs can live a long time with active treatment, while late-stage uremia is usually irreversible and may be fatal within days to a month.
My cat had loose stools after eating thawed canned food and is now lethargic with no appetite
Sudden canned-food change can cause gastroenteritis; fast briefly, use probiotics and anti-diarrhea meds, and see a vet if it worsens.