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What happens if a dog eats too much fat or oil?
Too much fat can cause indigestion with poor appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea, and in severe cases pancreatitis, marked by severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Untreated, it can lead to infection, complications, or death. Excess fat also causes obesity and diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis.
Is it okay for dogs to eat raw broccoli?
Broccoli supplies vitamins, trace minerals, and fiber and aids digestion. But raw broccoli contains thioglucosides that suppress thyroid function, worsening thyroid disease. Too much at once can cause indigestion, diarrhea, and vomiting. Cook it and feed in moderation.
My dog has mouth ulcers and angular cheilitis
The photo shows mouth ulcers and cheilitis; use a mouth spray and iodine glycerin, oral antibiotics and vitamins A/B. Feed soft food and rinse after; if no improvement in a week, check for oral cancer.
My dog has red, cracked, scabbed mouth corners
Red, cracked, scabbed mouth corners may be stomatitis or oral cancer; if fast-growing, get a cell check. Meanwhile rinse with potassium permanganate or boric acid, use a mouth spray and iodine glycerin, and oral antibiotics and vitamin B.
My dog’s skin bump did not improve with iodine and erythromycin
The skin issue may be mites or allergic rash; get a skin scrape. Improve the environment, use flea control for mites (ivermectin, selamectin), and antibacterial spray plus allergy ointment; see a vet if no improvement.
My dog makes weird loud noises and vomits white liquid
White vomit with weird noises may be pancreatitis, parasites, or gut blockage; see a vet. A respiratory infection with throat phlegm can mimic it; if also sneezing, try cold and anti-inflammatory medicine.
My dog vomited foam and food residue at night and barely eats
Yellow vomit can come from gastritis, infection, indigestion, liver issues, or bloat. Watch for diarrhea, fever, pain; dehydration is dangerous. Offer sugar-salt water; if it drinks, give pet anti-inflammatory and anti-vomit meds, but see a vet if vomiting worsens.
My dog is sneezing and has a runny nose
For a cold with sneezing and runny nose, give pet cold and anti-inflammatory medicine like Shuanghuanglian or doxycycline; never human cold medicine. Keep warm, feed light food, and see a vet if severe.
My dog has a very large belly and is constipated
A large belly may be gas, constipation, or ascites. If it has not defecated for a long time, constipation is likely; add probiotics, fruits, vegetables, and belly massage. Fluid waves suggest ascites needing a vet.
My dog has a soft pink bump on the lower chest with no pain or discharge
Rule out skin-disease lumps; it may also be a skin cyst on the abdomen. Watch for itching; if present, get a skin scrape. Infected abscesses need antibiotics and skin ointment.