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How is Nourse Samoyed dog food
Nourse Samoyed-specific food has modest ingredients: duck meal, chicken meal, corn, wheat, rice, chicken oil, fish oil; protein from meal, starch from grains, low cost. But it adds many coat ingredients and chondroitin/probiotics for coat, joints, and gut.
How is Caviar dog food
Caviar is a US imported dog food about 27 yuan per 500 g with dehydrated lamb and coconut, meeting crude protein and fat standards. Lamb benefits the liver and stomach, and it adds lecithin and prebiotics.
Hasn’t eaten for two days, very yellow urine, vomiting yellow fluid, poor spirits; the other Corgi is fine
Not eating with yellow-fluid vomiting and low spirits can be gastroenteritis or parasites. Try pet antidiarrheals and probiotics; see a vet if it worsens.
My rescued kitten ate cat food and sweet potato, then vomited and won’t eat; now vomiting yellow fluid
The vomiting is likely from improper diet; kittens should not eat sweet potato, which irritates the gut. Give appropriate probiotics to aid digestion.
What does normal cat stool look like
Normal cat stool is cylindrical, smooth, and yellow-brown or black. Abnormal color or very foul smell suggests a gut problem; adults defecate 1-2 times daily.
My cat only drinks water, won’t eat kibble, and vomits undigested kibble
Poor appetite with undigested-food vomiting suggests a stomach problem like blockage, indigestion, or gastroenteritis. Fast it and give probiotics; see a vet if no improvement.
My cat vomited its food, then had diarrhea with pink-tinged water
Vomiting with pink-tinged fluid may be a foreign object scratching the gut or parasite/panleukopenia infection. A fecal exam and X-ray are recommended; give glucose water if it hasn't eaten.
My cat ate about six cat grass sticks and now has soft black stools with blood
Blood in the stool after cat grass may be fiber irritating the gut. Give antidiarrheals, anti-inflammatories, and probiotics; see a vet if it does not improve.
Why can’t dogs eat raw eggs?
Raw eggs can irritate the gut and cause vomiting or diarrhea, and may carry Salmonella or E. coli. Cook eggs before feeding, and limit the amount because of the high cholesterol.
My cat will not eat, sleeps all day and vomits once or twice each night – what’s wrong?
Lethargy and vomiting can be hairballs, parasites, gut disease or infection. Try hairball paste; see a vet to confirm the cause.