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What to Do If Your Cat Eats a Poisonous Plant
If a cat eats a toxic plant it can fall ill and die, so owners with many plants should beware—keep plants like lilies, which poison cats, out of reach, preferably outdoors. Here we explain what to do.
What Are the Signs of Dog Kidney Failure, and How Is It Treated?
Early signs are dehydration, diarrhea, odd urine, thirst, drowsiness, vomiting, and weight loss; long-term brings bleeding, high blood pressure, blindness, lung fluid, and seizures. Treat by cause with fluids, blood-pressure drugs, diet, and anemia care; avoid high-phosphorus food.
Why Is My Cat Breathing Through Its Mouth and Not Eating?
Mouth breathing in cats is abnormal and suggests nasal blockage or labored breathing. If appetite is also lost, a veterinary visit is best. This article explains the common causes.
What to Do When a Cat Breathes Through Its Mouth and Drools
Mouth breathing with drooling in cats is usually linked to oral problems, but not always. Observe the overall symptoms to identify the cause. This article covers common causes and what you can do.
Why Is There Blood in Your Dog’s Urine? (Causes and What to Do)
Blood in your dog's urine can be caused by several issues — heat (estrus), poisoning, or urinary system diseases. The exact cause must be judged from your dog's symptoms. Below we break down the reasons behind bloody urine in dogs.
Since arriving home it has had diarrhea with a bit of blood and won’t eat; with kibble soaked in goat milk it only drinks the milk and leaves the kibble, and ignores canned food too
Bloody diarrhea has many causes: food, gut, parasites, stress, infection. A newly arrived dog may get acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis from intolerance or stress, needing IV fluids with anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, and anti-diarrhea drugs. Unvaccinated dogs need infection checks.
How can I treat feline calicivirus at home?
Calicivirus is a viral respiratory disease hard to treat fully at home; best to take the cat to a vet for injections or fluids with interferon. For mild cases under a vet's guidance, use antivirals and antibiotics, acyclovir eye drops, and vitamins.
Can I force-feed a cat with feline rhinotracheitis that won’t eat?
Cats with rhinotracheitis lose appetite, but nutrition is essential for recovery, so force-feeding may be needed via syringe with slurry or paste. If it refuses to swallow, take it to the vet for fluids.
Two days ago a hard lump appeared on the head; I thought it was a bug and pulled it off, then it bled. I applied iodine; now it’s starting to pus. What should I do about a pus wound on a dog’s head?
Shave the area, rinse daily with saline or hydrogen peroxide, squeeze out pus, then disinfect with iodine and apply pet wound medication. For heavy pus, see a vet for anti-inflammatory injections.
What reactions occur when a dog eats rat poison?
Rat poison causes severe reactions depending on type and dose; it can damage the nervous system or blood clotting. Nervous damage brings limb twitching, weak paddling, lying on side, seizures, foaming. Clotting damage causes uncontrolled bleeding and death. If eaten, induce vomiting if recent; if symptomatic, rush to the vet for lavage and fluids.