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Common Eye Diseases in Dogs and Cats: Conjunctivitis, Keratitis and More
Eyes are vital to dogs and cats; disease lowers their quality of life and can cause blindness. Learn the signs and treatments of the most common eye conditions.
What to Do When Your Dog Has a Fracture
Dogs love to romp and can easily break a bone. Fractures affect health and normal life and need prompt treatment. Today we share precautions about dog fractures.
How Long Does a Female Cat Take to Recover After Spaying?
Owners may hesitate about spaying, fearing risk and post-op issues. Here we discuss spay-related knowledge.
Why Is My Cat Lethargic After Neutering?
Owners neuter cats for health, but some show mild side effects—lethargy being common. Here is why a cat may be low-spirited after neutering.
What to Do When Your Dog Won’t Eat After Neutering
Neutering is a small, common surgery at a proper clinic, with few after-effects. Refusing food and low spirit afterward is usually post-op pain. Here are the reasons and what to do.
Will a Cat Pass a Swallowed Object on Its Own?
A cat may pass a small, smooth object, but larger or oddly shaped items can block the gut and cause serious harm. Watch for poor appetite, lethargy, vomiting, drooling, or belly pain and see a vet; diagnosis may use endoscopy or X-ray, with treatment from monitoring to surgery.
Can a Cat’s Spay/Neuter Wound Infection Heal on Its Own?
A mild, infected spay/neuter wound may heal at home with cleaning and care, but severe pus or neglect won't self-heal and risks complications. Watch the wound daily, clean with saline, apply antiseptic, use an Elizabethan collar, and see a vet if it's serious.
My dog keeps bleeding from its private area, the vulva is red and swollen, the inner flesh seems everted, and there is a fishy smell; at first there seemed to be pus
From your description, the dog's private area is red and swollen with pus and blood, already an open infected wound, considered caused by pyometra. Given severity, surgery to remove the uterus is advised over conservative care, plus antibiotics and post-op care.
My cat went outside and came back with an injured eye.
From the photo the eye is likely already necrotic. Seek veterinary care for possible conservative treatment; severe necrosis or ulcers mean enucleation, followed by disinfection and infection control, plus an Elizabethan collar.
What to do about a fracture?
X-ray shows the puppy's distal femoral head fractured; recommend internal fixation since it's near the joint. Post-op: rest, calcium, weight control to protect bones/joints.