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Difference between cat stomatitis and calicivirus?
Different diseases in symptoms, cause, treatment. Stomatitis is oral inflammation from tartar/bacteria/virus, treated by cleaning, meds, diet. Calicivirus is contagious viral; early signs resemble stomatitis but add respiratory, conjunctivitis, pneumonia; treated symptomatically/supportively.
How to handle rotting, smelly dog teeth?
May be mouth ulcers or oral disease. Open the mouth, check red gums, loose/broken teeth; loose teeth may need extraction. Much tartar: vet cleaning; if inflamed, anti-inflammatory.
Best treatment for kitten stomatitis?
Remove cause, medicate, care. Causes vary; antibiotics like amoxicillin/metronidazole, vitamins, oral spray. Viral: antivirals.
Best treatment for cat stomatitis?
Consider cause, severity, overall health. Pain makes chewing hard, so feed soft/easy food. Clean mouth, medicate with anti-inflammatories/antibiotics. If no improvement, see a vet.
Dog bad breath and rotting gums – what to do?
Anti-inflammatory, oral cleaning, diet, vitamins, care. Give anti-inflammatories and clean; if much tartar, vet ultrasound cleaning; if roots damaged, likely extraction.
Dog coughs, sneezes, eats favorites; unsure pneumonia or bronchitis.
Suspected pneumonia needs a vet: temp, lung sounds, X-ray, maybe lavage. Pneumonia is acute/chronic inflammation of lung and bronchi, so they co-occur; your X-ray suggests white lung and heart enlargement - ask the doctor, do an echo to rule out heart disease.
Kitten passes white sticky substance; was pale yellow then white – cause? What medicine? Urgent!
White sticky stool may be shed intestinal mucosa from enteritis (parasites, virus like panleukopenia/corona, acute bacterial gastroenteritis). Find cause; if can't visit, fast half a day, give pet anti-inflammatory and probiotics; if no improvement, see a vet.
Why does my kitten have mucus in its mouth?
Many causes: oral disease, poisoning, poor hygiene, vitamin lack. Check for red, ulcerated, smelly mouth and treat. If with lethargy, suspect poisoning/serious disease - see a vet.
What medicine helps cat mouth ulcers?
Clean mouth first, then treat by cause. Oral disease/virus/nutrition/trauma all cause it. Stomatitis/gingivitis: amoxicillin or metronidazole. Nutritional: supplement. Viral (herpes): vet care.
My dog has a lump on the lower eyelid; looked like surface but extends inside. How to handle?
Likely mosquito bite, stye, meibomian inflammation, or eye tumor; treat with meds, physical therapy, or surgery. Small bump: conservative - clean, light diet, antibiotic drops, observe a week. If persistent, may be tumor needing laser/surgery.