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My cat vomits right after eating and goes to the litter box around it, worse at night; what is wrong?
Frequent vomiting after eating suggests hairballs or gastroenteritis. If energetic, fast a day, use an antiemetic and probiotics, then give hairball paste or cat grass. If no improvement, see a vet; brush the cat often to prevent hairballs.
My dog had leg pain and I gave it human dipyrone, which burned and swelled the pylorus; what should I do?
With pyloric edema, fast the dog first, then use acid inhibitors and mucosal protectants plus IV fluids and antibiotics. Since it took human dipyrone, check liver and kidney with blood work and ultrasound and treat any damage.
My hamster has blood from its bottom and yellow, smelly diarrhea; what is wrong?
Hamster diarrhea with blood has many causes: heaty food like too many nuts or mealworms, sharp indigestible items injuring the gut, or a dirty environment causing wet tail. Seek a vet for wet tail.
How Often Should an Adult Bichon’s Food Be Changed?
Change an adult Bichon's food every 3-4 months to avoid pickiness and single-nutrient diet, but not too often to protect the gut; use a 7-day transition. If the food is complete and high-quality, keeping one brand with toppers is fine.
Benefits and Risks of Spaying or Neutering Your Rabbit
A rabbit in season can spray urine, chew furniture and wires, turn irritable, and even bite. Spaying or neutering curbs these behaviors and also prevents over-breeding and lowers the risk of reproductive cancers, extending a doe's life. The procedure does carry surgical risks—anesthesia, wound infection, and slowed gut motility—but they are low in experienced hands, and timing matters most.
What Happens If a Dog Drinks Perfume?
Perfume can irritate the gut (vomiting, diarrhea, pain) and, with alcohol, phenol or formaldehyde, poison the dog; some ingredients cause skin allergy. Watch closely and see a vet for abnormal signs.
What Happens If a Dog Eats Human Meals?
Human food is too salty, oily and spiced, burdening the gut and causing vomiting, diarrhea, poor appetite, malnutrition, hair loss and tear stains; chocolate, grapes, onion and garlic are toxic. Feed balanced dog food or plain cooked meat and veggies.
What Happens If a Dog Eats Too Much Dewormer?
Too much dewormer irritates the gut and can poison the dog, even threatening life. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, blood in stool, fever, then lethargy, coma, fast breathing, dilated pupils and seizures. See a vet at once.
What Happens If a Puppy Eats Oil?
Puppies have fragile guts; too much oil causes diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and even pancreatitis, plus weight gain and high cholesterol. Avoid excess oil.
How Long Should a Dog with Gastric Ulcers Take Ulcer Medication?
Ask the vet how long to give ulcer medication after an exam; do not use it blindly. Until healed, avoid irritant or hard-to-digest food and feed small frequent meals to ease the gut.