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Why Is My Cat Breathing Through Its Mouth and Not Eating?
Mouth breathing in cats is abnormal and suggests nasal blockage or labored breathing. If appetite is also lost, a veterinary visit is best. This article explains the common causes.
What to Do When a Cat Breathes Through Its Mouth and Drools
Mouth breathing with drooling in cats is usually linked to oral problems, but not always. Observe the overall symptoms to identify the cause. This article covers common causes and what you can do.
Why Does Your Cat’s Breath Smell Bad?
Cat bad breath often points to dental plaque, gingivitis, digestive trouble, or serious disease such as kidney failure, feline leukemia, or diabetes. Have a vet clean the teeth, adjust the diet, treat the underlying illness, and use antibiotics to control infection.
What Distress Signals Does a Cat Show?
Cats are born to hide pain—a survival instinct—so owners may miss early discomfort. But in severe distress they do send signals. Here are a cat's distress signals.
Rabbit Sialorrhea (Excessive Drooling): Causes and Treatment
Sialorrhea simply means a rabbit drools. Healthy rabbits don't drool, so drooling means illness. Here are the causes and treatments of rabbit sialorrhea.
Why Meat Rabbits Lose Hair (and How to Prevent It)
Rabbit hair loss splits into pathological and non-pathological causes. This guide covers normal shedding, barbering, friction, malnutrition, plus mites, fungal, and bacterial disease—and how to treat each.
How to Remove Tartar Buildup in Dogs
If your dog has tartar, failing to address it promptly can lead to oral health problems. Once you notice tartar buildup, deal with it right away—the longer it is left, the more serious the oral issues become and the harder they are to treat. Here is how to handle dog tartar properly.
Signs of Periodontitis in Dogs
Unlike us, dogs are not brushed every day—often just twice a week, and some owners never brush their dog's teeth at all. This easily leads to oral diseases such as periodontitis. You may not know much about it, so let us take a closer look at periodontitis in dogs.
Why Dogs Scratch Their Eyes Constantly
Constant eye-scratching usually means irritation—ingrown lashes, inflammation, a foreign body, or periorbital skin disease. Find the cause at a vet and always use an Elizabethan collar to stop the scratching.
Infectious Stomatitis in Rabbits
Infectious stomatitis (also called 'salivation disease') is a contagious viral disease of rabbits, especially 1–3-month-old kits, often infecting a whole litter at once. It causes drooling, mouth blisters and ulcers, and can kill kits within a week without prompt treatment; isolation, topical antibiotics and good hygiene are key to control.