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My Dog Keeps Whining and Dry-Heaving – What Could It Be?
Dry heaving suggests something stuck in the throat or a digestive issue. Check for a foreign object or seek an X-ray. Probiotics may help; persistent cases need blood tests.
A Greyhound Has a Bony Callus on a Toe; How Is a Callus Treated?
After a fracture forms a callus, limit activity and rest, with pain relief, anti-inflammation, and bone-cell support per vet advice. Confirm the callus via X-ray; healing time varies, and avoid intense exercise once it has some support.
Last Night I Gave Her a Sausage, Some Pork, and Two Chew Sticks; She Vomited Several Puddles and Is Now Hiding Under the Bed and Won’t Come Out
When a dog vomits, first identify the cause. Overeating or a mixed diet can cause indigestion and vomiting; you can fast the dog for a day, then feed probiotics to aid digestion. For frequent vomiting use an anti-vomiting and anti-inflammatory medication, and avoid giving people food and snacks.
There Is a Large Ulcerated Area, but My Cat Still Eats Normally with No Loss of Appetite
It is recommended to open your cat's mouth and check the oral mucosa. If the mucosa looks normal without drooling, bad breath, or swollen painful gums, the problem is likely not a mouth ulcer or stomatitis. A single swollen or ulcerated lip is usually considered an eosinophilic granuloma, a skin inflammation in cats that may be allergy-related.
Why Is My Cat Coughing Up Phlegm?
Coughing up phlegm in cats is usually caused by a respiratory infection, with common causes including bacterial bronchopneumonia and herpesvirus-induced infectious rhinotracheitis. Your vet can run viral tests and bacterial cultures on nasal secretions to identify the infection and choose the right antibiotic. If a clinic visit is not possible, you can temporarily give your cat anti-inflammatory and respiratory-support medication at home while keeping it warm.
What happens if a dog’s anal glands are not expressed?
Un-expressed anal glands fill with fluid, causing bacterial inflammation and swelling. Express them about monthly, or have a groomer do it; treat inflammation with cleaning and antibiotics.
What medicine should I buy for vomiting?
Cat vomiting has many causes; for a single episode with normal appetite, fast and observe, then use probiotics and an antiemetic. If it worsens with other symptoms, suspect serious disease and see a vet.
I found my dog has difficulty swallowing, and large lumps near its genitals and mouth.
Difficulty swallowing can be local or systemic - nerve disease, myasthenia, trauma, inflammation, or a mass. See a vet at once; long-term cases cause weight loss and dehydration.
Dog is listless, has diarrhea, and will not eat or drink
Bloody diarrhea has many causes: 1) swallowed sharp foreign body damaging the gut - X-ray and surgery; 2) parasite gut inflammation (normal energy or appetite) - deworm plus probiotics and anti-inflammatory; 3) parvovirus or corona causing bloody tomato-like stool, vomiting, dehydration, low spirits - high mortality, go to vet.
What happens if a dog eats chicken bones?
Chicken bones can cause esophageal blockage, constipation, blood in stool, indigestion, vomiting, and in severe cases pierce the gut causing gastritis and vessel blockage. Brittle bones splinter into sharp points that cut mouth or gut and cause infection. Bone calcium is poorly absorbed, so do not feed bones.