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What happens after a Bichon gives birth?
Bichons often show reduced appetite after birth because they eat the placenta and lick amniotic fluid, causing indigestion; feed probiotics and small frequent meals of fish, bone, or goat-milk soup. They may also show postpartum depression - sleepiness, ignoring pups, aggression, over-grooming - needing vet care.
It is now listless, vomiting, and not eating
Vomiting, lethargy, and poor appetite have many causes; if the dog is weak, go to the hospital. It may be acute gastritis from bad food - use cimetidine to stop vomiting, fast 6-8 hours, then probiotics and anti-inflammatory. It may also be a swallowed foreign body, parasites, or distemper or parvovirus - seek vet care if fever or diarrhea appear.
Dog is listless, has diarrhea, and will not eat or drink
Bloody diarrhea has many causes: 1) swallowed sharp foreign body damaging the gut - X-ray and surgery; 2) parasite gut inflammation (normal energy or appetite) - deworm plus probiotics and anti-inflammatory; 3) parvovirus or corona causing bloody tomato-like stool, vomiting, dehydration, low spirits - high mortality, go to vet.
What happens if a dog eats chicken bones?
Chicken bones can cause esophageal blockage, constipation, blood in stool, indigestion, vomiting, and in severe cases pierce the gut causing gastritis and vessel blockage. Brittle bones splinter into sharp points that cut mouth or gut and cause infection. Bone calcium is poorly absorbed, so do not feed bones.
How to leave a dog alone at home?
Give durable chew toys to relieve boredom and stress and prevent destruction. Use an automatic feeder so it eats on schedule even when you are out. Train it to eliminate in a fixed spot to avoid messes.
Lethargic, not eating, no vomiting or diarrhea, no cough, normal temperature, bad breath but no redness or stones; ate cat grass and vomited white foam twice
Not eating with lethargy but otherwise normal may be pickiness; if it refuses favorite food it may be sick. Many causes exist - observe; if it keeps refusing and is lethargic, get a full check-up. Start with active probiotics for the gut and boost appetite; once eating, offer fresh food to improve appetite.
My 4-month-old ragdoll got its 3rd vaccine, then poor appetite, diarrhea, vomiting; tested positive for FPV and coronavirus, no treatment; now suddenly eats well and is energetic. Is it recovered? Still need treatment?
Recommended to care and treat based on symptoms and get a recheck at another professional hospital before deciding on FPV treatment, because FPV and corona rarely self-resolve so fast - the first test may have erred or been a false positive. Recheck FPV and do a stool exam for parasites or gut flora imbalance.
What happens if a cat is not fed raw beef?
Cats should not eat raw beef; it may carry bacteria and parasites harming the gut. Cook it instead, or deworm if feeding raw. Cats can get nutrition from chicken, milk, egg yolk, fish, kibble instead.
What happens if a cat eats cat grass?
A little cat grass causes no obvious reaction, but with hairballs the cat may eat a lot and vomit hair. High fiber also aids gut movement but can cause soft stools; stop feeding if so.
My cat ate a whole raw egg (white and yolk); I’m scared since raw eggs are said to be bad
Raw eggs are not advised due to Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, and avidin reducing biotin. They may carry parasites. If eaten, give probiotics and watch; see a vet if gut issues.