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My Holland Lop rabbit jumped from 1.6 meters and its mouth is bleeding. What should I do?
Check where the blood comes from, because an impact injury and an internal injury need different treatments. Open the mouth to check for wounds. If it is only an external mouth injury, clean with saline and use an oral anti-inflammatory spray. If internal injury is suspected, see a vet.
My rabbit convulsed, then went stiff with a purple mouth; is it dead?
Convulsions with a purple mouth may be low blood sugar, low calcium, seizures, coccidia, or poisoning; stiffness suggests death. Check temperature and heartbeat; no breath at the nose confirms death.
My bird is listless with fluffed feathers and an open beak
Listlessness and fluffed feathers suggest a chill, pneumonia, or other disease. Severe cases block nostrils and cause mouth breathing; use bird cold medicine or oxytetracycline and treat promptly to avoid pneumonia.
My cat breathes through its mouth while sleeping, sometimes coughs repeatedly like something is stuck, is lethargic, has poor appetite, sleeps constantly, and has soft diarrhea.
Mouth breathing with cough, diarrhea, and low appetite may signal panleukopenia, acute enteritis, FIP, or rhinotracheitis; mouth breathing means a blocked nose or cardiopulmonary issue. Screen for infectious disease if unvaccinated; if vaccinated, try symptomatic meds.
My dog cannot close its mouth and keeps drooling; why?
An inability to close the mouth and drooling can come from heat dissipation, eating irritants, or oral disease. Dogs pant with tongue out after exercise to cool down, which is normal. Irritating foods like chili, bitter melon, or pepper can trigger drooling. Swelling, pain, or red mucosa suggests oral disease such as a salivary cyst, gingivitis, or ulcers.
There are five young kittens just weaned; their mother is a neighbor’s cat but they’ve been in my yard since weaning. This afternoon my brother found a small orange cat lying down, listless, tail puffed and trembling; by evening it had died. I got home at night and found another small orange one foaming at the mouth. I tried to grab it for soapy-water induction but couldn’t catch it. What should I do, what could be the cause, and could it affect the other three tabby kittens? Thank you!! First photo is an older cat photo; the last two are the dead kitten.
In a shared litter, one dead and another foaming at the mouth suggests an infectious disease or poisoning from something eaten. Foaming can come from common digestive disease or poisoning — panleukopenia, enteritis, parasites, or food/drug poisoning. If others vomit, the most likely cause is food poisoning or contagious panleukopenia; all littermates are at risk. Separate them, watch closely, go to the vet, and disinfect the home; store toxins out of reach.
Why Does My Dog Foam at the Mouth on an Empty Stomach?
Foaming before breakfast often means too little or too much food, a throat object, or enteritis. Feed small, frequent, easily digested meals; remove any object; and fast plus use probiotics for enteritis, seeing a vet if it worsens.
Is a parrot afraid of cats? Does it need warmth? Why does it breathe through its mouth? Does it need a nest? Does it sleep standing? What if it bites? Why does its head drop when flying?
Answers: parrots fear cats, so keep cats away to avoid stress; they feel cold, so warm them in low temperatures; mouth breathing is from a stuffy nose due to cold or heat relief; they need a breeding box only when breeding, otherwise a cage; they usually sleep standing; biting is from fear, so let them adjust and build trust; a head drop in flight may be a bump causing brief daze, keep watching and see a vet if other signs appear.
It Started Foaming at the Mouth This Afternoon; It Was Fine This Morning, Then White Drool Hung at Its Mouth, It Defecated and Vomited, and Did Not Respond When Called
There are many causes of white-foam vomiting in cats, and the right treatment depends on the cause. When you notice white foam, first withhold food and water and check for any irritating food, medication, or foreign objects.
My just-opened-eyes puppy is listless and just lies down, what is wrong?
A listless, motionless newborn puppy may be sick if it also refuses food and has diarrhea, dry nose, discharge, or fever; see a vet. If it eats, drinks, and defecates normally, it may just be resting; watch closely.