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Why Does My Cat Vomit Then Drink Heavily?
Heavy drinking after vomiting is the cat replacing lost fluid; common triggers are acute gastritis, kidney trouble (diabetes or failure), or food poisoning. Withhold food briefly and see a vet if it continues.
Foods Hamsters Must Not Eat
Keep hamsters away from pits and stone fruit, onion-family and nightshade vegetables, toxic plants like daffodil and azalea, and chocolate or coffee, which can be fatal.
How to Help a Dog Digest Bones Quickly
Dogs are smart and sneaky and may steal bones, but they can hardly digest them; buildup can block the esophagus. How to help? This article explains.
What to Do When a Dog Has Blood in Stool and Vomits After Eating Bone? What Medicine?
Blood in stool and vomiting after bones means a gut scratch and a lodged bone; untreated it can cause inflammation or shock from blood loss. This article covers treatment.
What Harm Do Fleas Do to Dogs?
Fleas are hard, flat, nearly invisible, move through fur, and jump to people - harming both. This article covers the harm.
What to Do When a Dog Can’t Pass a Swallowed Bone
A dog's digestion can't handle large bones; if swallowed whole they may lodge and never pass. How to help it out? This article explains.
What You Should Know About Dog Vaccines
Most owners know dogs need vaccines, but details are fuzzy. This article covers what to know.
Why Does My Rabbit Have Dull, Unfocused Eyes?
Dull, unfocused rabbit eyes often mean vitamin A deficiency causing night blindness and dry eye; enrich the diet with vitamin-rich greens, add a probiotic for weak digestion, and give older rabbits an easy-to-absorb supplement.
Common Urinary Diseases in Cats and Dogs
Urinary disease in cats and dogs hits the urethra, bladder, and kidneys, causing pain, blockage, or failure. Know the main types, urethral injury and stricture, cystitis, kidney failure, and stones, and the usual antibiotic, diuretic, and surgical care.
Care Tips for a Pregnant Cat
Some owners want 'many descendants' and skip spaying; an unspayed female outdoors easily gets 'accidentally pregnant.' As the owner, you're responsible for the kittens. Here are pregnancy care tips.