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My Corgi puppy ate dozens of dried apricots, started vomiting last night and is still vomiting, expelling many apricots — how to relieve it, should I go to the hospital, is a probiotic okay?
Frequent vomiting after a puppy eats many dried apricots should not be managed at home with probiotics alone; take it to the vet for anti-emetics and antibiotics. If you cannot go at once, stop all food, let the gut rest, and only after vomiting stops give a little probiotic, watching closely; see a vet if vomiting persists or brings pain, diarrhea, or poor appetite.
My dog was excited before eating, then lethargic after, lies still, eats only a little meat, passed soft stool with faint blood, then whines, sits restlessly, and keeps pawing at its face
Based on the signs, the dog likely has an esophageal or gastrointestinal blockage from eating too fast or hard food like bones, causing throat pain and restlessness (hence pawing the face). If choking, use the Heimlich maneuver; it may also be allergy or acute gastritis, or parasites/parvovirus. See a vet for a full check.
My cat vomits long white worms; I looked it up and it seems parasitic — how to treat it? It usually won’t eat or drink, foams, and occasionally passes worms.
Long white worms are likely roundworms, common gut parasites spread via feces or food. Treat with a suitable dewormer such as pyrantel, praziquantel, or albendazole per the vet. Since the cat won't eat and foams, it may have secondary gastroenteritis needing fluids, anti-emetics, and gut repair. Deworm every 3 months and clean the environment to prevent reinfection.
My dog went out to play, came home and stopped eating, vomited the next day, only drinks water, sleeps more, and is less lively with low energy lately
Vomiting yellow fluid with no eating or drinking is usually a serious gastrointestinal disease and needs a confirmed cause before medication. For indigestion, give probiotics; for gastroenteritis with frequent vomiting, withhold food and give pet anti-inflammatory and anti-emetic plus probiotics; if no improvement, get IV fluids. Distemper or parvovirus also cause yellow vomiting and need early hospital care.
My dog started coughing last night, then retching, then vomiting clear sticky fluid with white foam; stool not loose but a bit black; gave anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, and probiotics; still coughing and vomiting about every ten minutes, sometimes productive, sometimes not
Coughing up white foam is usually phlegm from a respiratory infection caused by chills, bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, or chronic bronchopneumonia; retching may be throat discomfort or gut infection. Have the vet diagnose the cause; if not, try doxycycline for cough, plus pet anti-inflammatory, and keep warm. If weak, poor appetite, lethargic, or feverish, check the lungs and rule out contagious disease.
My dog vomited dog-food-like stuff yesterday, then refused food, ate once at noon, then refused, vomited yellow fluid at night, then water, and had diarrhea this morning and won’t eat
This may be a digestive problem: indigestion, gastroenteritis, parasites, foreign-body blockage, or distemper, parvovirus, coronavirus, or other infection. See a vet soon. If not, briefly withhold food and water, then feed small frequent easily digested soft meals, and watch symptoms; give pet anti-emetic, anti-inflammatory, and antidiarrheal per the vet's guidance.
My cat started having diarrhea on July 18; it was mild at first, got very loose around the 20th, and has improved in recent days
Improving diarrhea is a positive sign, but keep watching and help the cat recover. Suggestions: briefly withhold food and observe frequency, color, and texture; if it keeps improving it may be mild digestion or diet, but see a vet if it worsens. Feed easily digested low-fat food and water, add probiotics, and see a vet if it persists with vomiting or pain.
Why does my dog keep vomiting yellow fluid with white foam?
There are many causes of vomiting; if yellow fluid and foam persist with low energy and appetite, see a vet to find the cause first. Common causes include prolonged hunger (excess stomach acid and bile), swallowed indigestible objects, bacterial gastroenteritis, infectious disease like distemper or parvovirus, liver disease, food-change upset, and others like poisoning, parasites, or stomach tumors.
What can’t hamsters eat?
Hamsters cannot eat fruit pits and pungent vegetables such as apple cores, pear cores, celery, ginger, garlic, and chives; the pits contain cyanide that can cause vomiting, diarrhea, or poisoning, and pungent vegetables irritate the gut and cause gastritis. Also avoid too much high-fat food and high-water fruits and vegetables.
How is rabbit coccidiosis transmitted?
Rabbit coccidiosis spreads mainly through the feces of sick rabbits, and also through their belongings and soil or lawns contaminated by them. Treat promptly with an anticoccidial drug such as diclazuril solution, and after deworming add probiotics to regulate the gut, since the drug can disturb gut flora.