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My Cat Has Poor Appetite and Low Energy, Keeps Urinating, Drools Thick, Sour-Smelling Saliva
Persistent thick drool has many causes - stomatitis, oral disease, GI disease (gastritis, esophageal foreign body), toxin ingestion, bitter or irritating substances, drug side effects, stress. If stable and sour-smelling, maybe licked acidic household substance - rinse mouth with water and observe. If drooling persists with abnormal behavior (lethargy, no eating, abnormal elimination), gather info and go to vet promptly; don't delay.
My Cat Urinates Very Frequently Lately but Only a Few Drops Each Time; Today Almost Every Few Minutes, With Pink Blood; Drinks and Eats Little; a Larger Cat Was Adopted Half a Month Ago
Frequent urination, little urine, bloody drips indicate a urinary disease (idiopathic cystitis, stones, crystals, infection, tumor). New cat plus low water intake - stress and cystitis. Get ultrasound, urinalysis, bloodwork. Increase water (wet food), use calming agents for environmental stress.
I have a female and male cat; a new male I brought home triggered fighting, and even after removing it the female attacks the resident male whenever she smells a male—now separated, what should I do?
The female may attack from a strong territory instinct feeling threatened, and may hold a grudge; she may also be in estrus. Separate them but not too far, let them hear and sense each other to get used to scents; reunite when she calms. If from estrus, it ends after heat.
How do I train a slender hound to catch pheasants?
Training a slender hound to catch pheasants needs skill. Confine pheasants and dog together so the dog learns the prey's scent, sound, looks, and habits; teach basic obedience first; use a training lead for chase drills to build speed and stamina; on a successful catch, command it to hold.
What to Do When a Cat Won’t Let You Trim Its Nails
If a cat resists nail trimming, use a cat treat or other means to soothe it so it no longer rejects your touch. Or trim its nails while it sleeps. Our pet care specialists detail the methods and precautions for trimming a cat's nails.
What should I do if my cat vomits right after eating?
Vomiting has many causes—gut issues, parasites, liver disease, viruses. Withhold food and water briefly; if no improvement, see a vet. Roundworms, tapeworms, gastroenteritis, and distemper also cause vomiting, so find the specific cause.
What should I do if my cat has diarrhea after eating sweet potato?
Persistent diarrhea—best to fast a while and give pet probiotics to regulate gut. Fragile gut or digestive disease may cause diarrhea after sweet potato, but usually recovers after regulating. If diarrhea persists after probiotics, take to a vet to rule out parasites/other disease.
My cat has had diarrhea since the day before yesterday; once there were undigested vegetable leaves in it, and this morning there was red liquid. The discharge the last two days looks like the picture – with bits mixed in. Its spirits are good.
Based on your description, the cat's diarrhea may be indigestion from improper diet; if there is red liquid it may indicate secondary bacterial enteritis - for instance, the cat ate unclean vegetable leaves. Cats are carnivores, and some raw plants can cause indigestion and diarrhea. In this case, it is recommended to withhold food for one day and give the cat pet anti-diarrheal, anti-inflammatory, and probiotic medication, spacing the probiotics, anti-inflammatories, and anti-diarrheals about 30 minutes apart to avoid affecting the probiotics. After the stools improve, feed only a small amount of easily digestible kibble or staple canned food. Finally, if it keeps recurring without improvement, parasites, the living environment, or contagious disease may be the cause, so take the cat to the vet for tests and treatment.
My cat ran out a few days ago and came back today, but as soon as it returned it kept foaming at the mouth and vomited for almost two hours, then threw up something unidentifiable, and after that started foaming again. What should I do?
Frequent vomiting in cats can be caused by many things, including indigestion, gastroenteritis, liver disease, kidney disease, intestinal obstruction or infectious disease, and food or drug poisoning. Based on your description, the cat vomited continuously after coming home from outside, so it may have accidentally eaten a poison outdoors causing toxicity, or it may have eaten unclean food leading to gastroenteritis or gastrointestinal blockage, or contracted an infectious disease causing frequent vomiting. If the cat vomits whatever it eats, it is recommended to withhold food and water promptly to avoid burdening the digestive tract, and take it to a veterinary hospital for examination as soon as possible. The veterinarian will give a corresponding treatment plan based on symptoms and test results; giving medication at home may worsen the condition. Also, keep the cat in a clean environment and prevent it from contacting harmful substances.
I found a kitten about seven weeks old. I’ve fed it ‘wowo’ brand cat food for three weeks, but since last night it has been retching and vomiting undigested kibble and some liquid, about 8-9 times; tonight it has no appetite and won’t drink, but is still playful, looks pale, and sometimes growls.
There are many reasons a kitten may vomit - it may be gastrointestinal symptoms from improper feeding or indigestible food, and if it hasn't been vaccinated or dewormed, parasitic or viral infection cannot be ruled out. Generally, if the kitten is in good spirits, you can first withhold food and water for observation, and during this period give it some pet probiotics and an acid-suppressing antiemetic such as Puoxidin or probiotics. But if the vomiting does not improve or tends to worsen, it is recommended to take the kitten to a veterinary hospital promptly for examination and treatment.