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My cat has repeated urinary blockage for over two months; used ampicillin, ribavirin, furosemide with little effect; blocks about every 5 days; white discharge blocks the urethra.
Repeated blockage is likely idiopathic cystitis or urinary stones; with weak antibiotic effect, get X-ray, ultrasound, and urinalysis. Stones may need surgery; urethritis needs catheterization and fluids. After recovery ensure ample water to prevent recurrence.
Symptoms and Prevention of Gastroenteritis in Rabbits
Rabbit gastroenteritis starts with poor appetite and mucus in the stool, then anorexia, watery foul diarrhea, and in late stages dehydration, toxin buildup, and even death. Treatment focuses on clearing the gut, rehydrating, and antibiotics; prevention is timed portions, fresh food, and a clean environment. This article details it.
How to Get a Turtle to Eat
A turtle may refuse food because the water is below 15°C (it wants to hibernate), the water is below shell level (young turtles need water pressure to eat), it is bored of one food, or it is ill. Warm the water, raise the level, vary the diet, or treat illness. This article explains the four factors.
Why Does a Cat Tear Up While Eating?
A cat that cries while eating may be reacting to a strong smell, have a blocked tear duct (common in flat-faced breeds), an eye infection, or ingrown lashes. Most cases are harmless; infections need a vet. This article explains the four common causes.
Appetite dropped, everything else normal, energy fine, but it won’t let me touch a small bump. What is it?
A small gum bump may be from a minor injury while eating or gingivitis from bacteria or heat. Keep the diet light and soft to avoid irritating it, and use an anti-inflammatory oral spray; the bump should fade.
My dog’s foot is red and swollen with pus bumps; what is going on?
Redness, swelling, and pus bumps suggest interdigital dermatitis or pyoderma; one wound even has maggots, meaning deep infection. See a vet; possible bone injury from trauma. Use an Elizabethan collar, clean, disinfect, drain pus, and keep dry; supplements help recovery.
There is black stuff in my cat’s claw; the claw split down the middle and the area around it is red and swollen.
A claw splitting down the middle with redness is usually a scratch while playing; the black stuff may be dirt or blood. Check for pus, drain if needed, clean with peroxide or chlorhexidine, apply ointment, and use an Elizabethan collar. Trim nails regularly.
There are hardened yellow-liquid particles in the ear that cannot be picked; the cat keeps scratching its ear. I put anti-mite drops yesterday and today they appeared.
The cat may have ear inflammation or ear mites; check for discharge, which suggests mites causing itch and scratching with redness and scabs. Other parasites like ticks or fleas also itch. Find the specific cause for targeted treatment.
I came home to find my cat not moving its hind leg; the next morning an X-ray showed a fractured femoral neck. What should I do?
A femoral neck fracture usually needs surgery, typically femoral head excision; the muscle forms a false joint, slightly less flexible but normal walking and jumping remain. Delaying risks muscle atrophy and even paralysis, making later surgery much harder.
What causes black scabs on a male cat’s testicles?
Black scabs may come from accumulated secretions, or from a wound that bled and crusted. If no other symptoms, use pet antiseptic and an Elizabethan collar. Scrotal inflammation from trauma, over-licking, or infection is also possible and needs cleaning plus antibiotic ointment.