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What to Do If Your Cat Has a Seizure
Feline epilepsy is an intermittent, brain-origin disease marked by convulsions; after an episode the cat often staggers and circles. Let's learn about it.
How to Treat Dog Stomatitis Quickly
Don't think a dog chewing bones happily means it's easy! A dog's mouth is fragile; improper feeding or rough eating that scratches the mouth causes redness and stomatitis. What if a dog gets stomatitis? Let's learn the treatment.
Should You Clean a Male Hamster’s Scent Gland?
Male hamsters have a scent gland near the navel that marks territory and attracts females; if they don't clean it, secretions build up and inflame, so check it regularly and clean gently with saline and diluted iodine.
Why Are My Rabbit’s Eyes Red and Tearing?
Red, tearing rabbit eyes are usually irritation from dust or feed particles, diet-related 'heat,' or a bacterial infection. Remove the irritant, adjust the diet, or clean and treat with rabbit eye drops depending on the cause.
Why Is My Dog Leaking Urine?
Dog urine leakage has four common causes, neurological disease, urinary tract disease, excitement or submission, and declining body function, each with its own fix from diapers to surgery to training.
Why Does My Dog Have White or Cloudy Urine?
White or cloudy sediment in a dog's urine usually means excess urate or phosphate salts from low water intake, or inflammation of the urinary or reproductive tract. The dog's sex and neuter status help pinpoint the cause, and a vet visit is needed if urination becomes painful.
What to Do When Your Dog’s Hind Legs Give Out from Calcium Deficiency
A dog with no injury suddenly can't stand on its hind legs; a vet visit reveals calcium deficiency - only then do owners realize how serious it is. How can we prevent it? This article covers the harm of calcium deficiency and how to supplement calcium.
Does Calcium Deficiency Reduce a Dog’s Appetite?
Like people, dogs can run low on calcium from poor nutrition or weak digestion, which can indirectly affect appetite. How to improve it? This article covers the causes and solutions.
Why Does My Dog Have Sores Around Its Mouth?
If sores appear around a dog's mouth, the owner should check for other abnormalities, because many things cause them. Hair loss and frequent scratching there suggest fungal infection. But besides fungus, mouth ulcers and traumatic infection can also cause them. Read on for details.
Don’t Assume Your Dog’s Mouth Ulcer Is Just ‘Heat’—Other Causes
When we get canker sores from heat or biting our tongue, dogs do too. But don't assume a dog's mouth ulcer is from heat. Let's learn the other causes with us.