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What happens if a Teddy bites you?
A Teddy's sharp teeth can break skin, cause redness, bleeding, and infection. If unvaccinated it may carry rabies. Wash with soap and water, disinfect with iodine, and get the shot within 48 hours.
Cat has thrown up yellow bile with foam once daily for 2-3 days, now slight soft stool but energetic – what to do?
Energetic with yellow bile and soft stool suggests acute gastroenteritis from bad diet/indigestion. Use pet GI anti-inflammatories and gut-restoring meds; if unvaccinated consider virus/parasites; see vet if no relief.
Red spots on dog’s body, scratching, hair loss at wound sites, low energy, slight trembling
From the photo, the skin issue likely comes from an allergy with possible infection. Get a skin scraping at a vet and use an Elizabethan collar meanwhile.
What is a cat’s spine like?
The spine is made of vertebrae (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, caudal), more than humans, each with body, foramen, and processes. It supports the body, protects organs, and carries nerve signals; injury, fracture, dislocation, tumor, or inflammation can occur, so keep a safe environment.
Eyelid redness, tearing, lots of discharge, sneezing since yesterday; energy and appetite normal, stool normal. Almost a week of saline washes and Pfizer eye ointment at onset; better for a day then red/swollen again.
The photo suggests conjunctival edema, inflammation, and mild corneal ulcer, possibly bacterial or herpesvirus. Bacterial cases improve with antibiotic drops, but long duration suggests virus. Get a vet eye exam for targeted treatment.
What happens if a dog licks athlete’s foot?
Athlete's foot is fungal; licking brings bacteria/fungi into the mouth causing oral inflammation, and fungi can enter the gut causing vomiting/diarrhea, and spread to skin via grooming causing itch, hair loss, and rash.
What happens if a dog has ingrown eyelashes (trichiasis)?
Ingrown lashes irritate the conjunctiva, causing blinking, tearing, and redness, then infection. They can scratch the cornea and harm vision, even causing ulcers or perforation. Remove them regularly or use laser/electrolysis at a vet.
Why are my hamster’s chin and nose red and swollen?
Redness may be skin inflammation or allergy; over-cleaning or dry air can trigger it, as can allergens in food. Adjust diet to light and keep the environment suitable; see a vet if it worsens.
Eye redness, swelling, crusting, and hair loss, but no tearing.
Rabbit eye redness may be bacterial infection, meibomian inflammation, allergy, or tooth-root inflammation; see a vet to confirm. If not possible, rinse with saline and use small-pet antibacterial drops and ointment; keep the environment clean.
My hamster’s eye has been inflamed for a month; levofloxacin drops didn’t help. A red bump grew on its belly.
Hamster eye inflammation is usually bacterial; if levofloxacin fails, rinse with saline and switch to neomycin drops, and keep the cage clean. For the belly red bump, apply antibiotic ointment like erythromycin.