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What to Do When Dogs and Cats Have Diarrhea? Keep These Fast Antidiarrheals on Hand
The medical term for diarrhea is diarrhea, which usually refers to changes in bowel habits and stool characteristics, generally manifested as frequent defecation, increased stool volume, loose stools, and bloody stool. Most diarrhea in dogs and cats is caused by gastrointestinal discomfort, but it may also be a concurrent symptom of other diseases. Today we discuss knowledge about diarrhea in dogs and cats.
Does an Overweight Hamster Need to Lose Weight?
When hamsters gain weight, their bellies grow round — especially in species like the three-lined, pudding, and silver fox hamsters. So does an overweight hamster need to diet? Here's the answer.
Why Is My Dog’s Urine Cloudy?
Cloudy dog urine usually signals an underlying problem, ranging from harmless pigment in food to serious issues like liver or kidney disease, urinary stones, or infection. The color of the urine (red, yellow, or white) helps narrow down the cause, and a veterinary exam is often needed to confirm.
Why Is Your Cat Yellow and Feverish?
Yellow skin, eyes, or ears with fever, vomiting, and anorexia signal cat hepatitis and jaundice. Causes include poor food, pesticides, and human drugs. Treat within a 'golden 14 days' with a vet-guided liver supplement and a light diet.
How to Improve Your Dog’s Malnutrition
Start with a vet exam to rule out disease, then a tailored diet and activity plan. Mild cases improve with diet, supplements, and exercise; severe cases need IV fluids and supportive care. Most effects are reversible if caught early—otherwise organ damage can follow.
Cat post-birth over a month, listless, won’t eat; before this I didn’t know what happened, often away; now home, haven’t eaten all day, ignores snacks. Related to birthing (1.5 months ago)? Also ate but stayed thin before – related?
Postpartum listlessness/refusal has many causes including stress and hidden disease; pre-birth low eating/thinness suggests consuming disease like FIP, parasites, liver. Postpartum hormone/env stress also; if favorite food refused, likely sick - uterine infection, severe malnutrition. See a vet.
My cat started vomiting white foam last night and is weak all over; sometimes it cannot bring anything up. What is wrong?
Vomiting white foam with limb weakness in a cat is considered likely caused by poisoning and requires urgent veterinary care. Many causes exist, but foamy vomiting with whole-body weakness should first rule out toxic poisoning.
Dewormed once but cat still eats little and loses weight
Poor appetite and weight loss have many causes from stress to disease like parvovirus or liver issues. If sudden and unclear, a vet check is best.
Dog vomited half-digested food, then white foam, now clear water with foam
Vomiting undigested food then foam suggests fast eating, overeating, or foreign objects; fast and give probiotics. If it persists, seek a vet for deeper causes.
A stray tortoiseshell mother cat—unknown when she got pregnant, belly has been huge for at least four months but no signs of labor. What should I do?
A cat's pregnancy is only about 2 months (65-69 days for purebreds). Four months without delivery is abnormal and may indicate ascites (FIP, cardiac, or liver), digestive issues (constipation or blockage), obesity, an abdominal tumor (common in senior cats), or hypoalbuminemia. See a vet to determine the cause.