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How long after anesthesia can a dog drink water?
Usually give a little water 6-8 hours after anesthesia; no food for 8 hours, food after 12. Anesthesia slows gut motility and irritates it; early feeding harms absorption and causes vomiting, even choking on vomit.
What happens if a cat drinks milk?
Cats drinking milk often get bellyache, diarrhea, vomiting from lactose intolerance - low lactase, poor absorption. Goat milk is better absorbed and more protein. Pet-specific goat milk is ideal.
How long does a dog stay asleep after anesthesia?
Sleep time depends on dose, type, and condition. Light anesthesia wakes in about half an hour, but full awareness may take 2 hours. Gut motility drops, so feed after 12 hours, water after 8.
How protective is the Langqing (Wolf-green) dog?
The Langqing is very protective, even more than a German Shepherd. Bred in northern China from improved wolf dogs, it is fierce, loyal, but slow to bond. Because of its strong aggression, train it well to obey.
Vomiting and diarrhea for a day, I don’t know what happened.
Cat vomiting and diarrhea have many causes - gastroenteritis, viral infections like panleukopenia, pancreatitis, hepatitis, internal parasites. Get a hospital test; once panleukopenia is ruled out, treat routinely with an anti-emetic, anti-diarrhea medicine, and antibiotics, then probiotics.
Cat went into heat, sent to stud, came back less active, eats little, yellow diarrhea – why, what to do?
Cat diarrhea has many causes - parasites, diet, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, panleukopenia. Stress from a new environment or stud trip can lower immunity and cause bacterial enteritis; FIP is possible if appetite/spirit drop and it thins. If no hospital, try gut antibiotics and probiotics; deworm after.
Puppy won’t eat, low energy, vomited water-like stuff a few days ago, today yellow fluid.
Vomiting, low spirit, poor appetite have many causes; if weak, go to hospital. Could be acute gastritis from bad food - use cimetidine, fast 6-8h, then probiotics and antibiotics. Also foreign bodies, parasites, or distemper/parvo if unvaccinated.
A three-month-old rabbit bought from the market, switched food too fast, won’t eat or drink and has diarrhea; after calming it accepted new food but drinks little and has urinary calcium. What to do?
Switching food can upset the gut, so do it gradually. Try probiotics and honey water to aid motility and drinking. Long-term low water causes constipation, dehydration, urinary calcium - add watery veggies like carrot and cabbage. If it won't eat/drink, see a vet.
I wanted to get my cat spayed; I gave an internal dewormer the day before, and took it for spay the very next day. Any serious consequences?
Don't spay right after internal deworming; observe 3-5 days first, since the dewormer irritates the gut and spaying soon after may worsen the burden and cause diarrhea. For external deworming, a 1-2 day gap is usually enough.
Dog hospitalized a week, diagnosed with hepatitis and pancreatitis, symptoms vomiting and bloody stool; discharged after a week of IVs, won’t eat, vomited again, watery stool, a bit of blood today. How to treat?
Possible reasons: 1) hepatitis/pancreatitis not fully healed or relapsed - return for recheck; 2) weakened gut from long treatment damaging the mucosa - with okay spirits, use broad-spectrum antibiotics, bismuth subsalicylate, probiotics; 3) hidden disease like hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, foreign-body scratch, tumor - need further tests.