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How Much Should a 2-Month-Old Corgi Weigh? Corgi Weight Chart
A 2-month-old Corgi normally weighs about 5 jin (2.5 kg). Well-fed dogs may be overweight, and many are underweight. This article shares a Corgi weight chart by age and what to do if underweight.
What Causes Watery, Foul-Smelling Dog Stools with Blood?
When a dog has watery stools with a bloody, foul smell, diarrhea, or blood in the stool, many owners first fear infections like parvovirus or coronavirus. But not only infections cause watery stools. This article explains the possible causes of bloody, foul-smelling diarrhea in dogs.
What Causes Acute Enteritis in Dogs and What Are the Signs?
Acute enteritis comes from bad food, chills, antibiotic overuse, or infections and parasites. Signs are diarrhea, vomiting (sometimes with blood), mucus stool, fever, and dehydration. Withhold food 24h, give fluids, and treat the root cause.
Common Causes and Medications for Cough in Dogs and Cats
A cough in dogs and cats can be dry or productive and stems from viruses, bacterial respiratory infection, parasites (heartworm, roundworm), irritants or foreign bodies. Treatment targets the cause — antivirals, antibiotics, dewormers, bronchodilators and cough suppressants — while vaccines, regular deworming and a clean, dust-free home prevent most cases.
Causes of Regenerative Anemia in Dogs
Regenerative anemia means the bone marrow still makes red cells but too slowly to keep up—driven by toxin, infection, blood loss, or parasites. Most causes are preventable with deworming, tick control, and keeping toxins away from the dog.
My Cat Has Diarrhea (Yellow Stools), Is Lethargic, Belly Cramps, Looks Nauseous, and Breathes Rapidly
This may be panleukopenia, parasites, GI disease, or diet. Deworm and test first; gastroenteritis or pancreatitis also fit. Severe cases like panleukopenia can be fatal within a week—see a vet promptly.
My cat is in good spirits but has diarrhea
Diarrhea needs a clear cause for targeted care. Low odds of panleukopenia given good spirits; internal parasites (roundworm, coccidia, tapeworm, hookworm, giardia) need dewormer; indigestion or gut disorder may become gastroenteritis — fast a day, give probiotics, anti-diarrhea, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Overeating, cold, or chilling also cause diarrhea; avoid excess food and keep warm.
How is Revolution (Selamectin) at killing fleas?
Revolution's active ingredient selamectin kills fleas, lice, ear mites, scabies mites, roundworms, hookworms, and prevents heartworm. It disrupts the flea nervous system, causing paralysis and death. Effects last a month for ongoing protection. Safe for pregnant/nursing dogs with few side effects, but follow vet dosage.
How good is the Punadu dewormer?
Punadu is an internal dewormer by Pu'ante with GMP certification; its fenbendazole targets roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and lungworms gently over three days. It is very cheap, about 4 yuan a month.
A 20-day-old kitten sleeps all day and vomited worms two hours after goat-milk formula
Worms in the vomit mean a serious parasite infection—roundworms, tapeworms, coccidia, hookworms. Have a vet identify the type; 20-day kittens have no suitable dewormer, so treat the gastritis and wait until 50 days to deworm.