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What Happens If a Puppy Overdoses on Dewormer?
Overdose may cause poisoning - nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, poor appetite, difficulty breathing, weakness, liver and kidney damage; severe - life-threatening. If ingested, go to vet for induced vomiting, gastric lavage. Follow dosage instructions next time.
My Dog Was Fine Just Now but Now Can’t Stand Up; Not Sure What’s Wrong
Many causes; can't diagnose from one symptom - go to vet. Weak or unsteady standing may be calcium deficiency; severe deficiency - limb weakness. Hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, arthritis pain also cause inability to stand - need X-rays. Also neurological disease, hypothermia, low blood sugar, poisoning.
My Kitten Suddenly Became Paralyzed, Head Tilted to One Side; Its Limbs Move When Lifted but It Cannot Stand or Walk Normally
Limb paralysis with head tilt may be neurological or near-death. Neurological: encephalitis, CNS damage, lumbar nerve compression, poisoning, low calcium - cause limpness, paralysis, ataxia, opisthotonos. Head tilted back plus stiffness often from poisoning, stroke, encephalitis, or dying. Pupil dilation, low temp - suspect poisoning (foaming, seizures, incoordination). If not poisoning, critical or near-death. Treatment usually too late, but take to vet to ease suffering.
What Causes a Cat’s Limb Weakness?
Limb weakness may be from poisoning, calcium deficiency, or disease. Normally cats walk lightly; calcium deficiency causes weak hind legs, unsteady gait - supplement calcium and aid absorption (calcium-rich food, supplements, sunlight). Poisoning or panleukopenia also cause weakness - see vet.
What Disease Causes a Duck to Lose Feathers?
Many causes: normal molting (3 times from hatch to maturity); water shortage; unbalanced feed nutrition. Also illness - duck plague, necrotic enteritis, poisoning, parasite infection can cause feather loss.
What Happens If a Puppy Drinks Dirty Water?
Puppies have sensitive guts; dirty water may cause: bacteria, parasites, viruses - intestinal infection - diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia. Some pathogens - infectious disease - fever, cough, raised temperature. Large amounts of pesticide or chemicals - poisoning, even death.
What Happens If a Dog Eats Cooked Onions?
Cooked onion can poison a dog; it contains propyl disulfide, which destroys red blood cells, causing hemolytic anemia. Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, bad breath, weakness, lethargy, rapid breathing, blood in urine, fast heartbeat. Large amounts - seizures, foaming, death. If fed onion, seek vet for induced vomiting and detox.
My dog has weak limbs, stands unsteadily, walks unsteadily, and periodically rubs its head
Weakness and unsteady stance have many causes—brain injury, nerve damage, poisoning, calcium lack, or distemper after-effect. The periodic head rubbing suggests a rhythmic head-nodding tremor, usually nerve damage, likely a distemper after-effect. See a vet; meanwhile nerve nutrients (mecobalamin, B12), protein, and calcium may help.
What should I do if my cat vomits white foam?
Foaming can come from gut issues, viral infection, poisoning, or other disease; hairballs, blockage, gastroenteritis, distemper, or poisoning all can cause it—treat by cause. If only foam with normal energy, it is likely gut-related and easier to recover.
I just rescued a stray cat; it won’t eat or drink, looks weak, and sometimes passes bloody water—what is wrong?
A stray cat that won't eat or drink and has bloody stool may have an intestinal scrape, parasites, a virus, or poisoning. See a vet for a fecal test or other exams to find the cause.