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Several of my dogs are vomiting white foam/mucus and two are lethargic; the local vet’s medicine isn’t working – what’s wrong?
Several dogs vomiting mucus and being lethargic likely points to a viral infection or poisoning. The prescribed medicine targets parvovirus; if an antigen test confirms parvovirus, oral medicine alone usually fails - there is no specific cure, and treatment is fluids, anti-inflammation, antivirals, and gut repair with interferon and monoclonal antibodies. Isolate the dogs to avoid cross-infection.
Cat vomits yellow fluid, white foam at mouth, won’t eat or drink, no energy
Yellow vomit, no eating/drinking, and low spirits can come from many serious diseases: gut dysfunction, infectious disease, liver disease, pancreatitis, or hairball-caused acute gastroenteritis; white foam does not rule out poisoning. First do infectious-disease and blood screening at the vet; frequent vomiting causes dehydration, so IV fluids may be needed. If no visit, use anti-vomit and antibacterial meds.
Is it dangerous if a cat eats ibuprofen?
Cats must not eat ibuprofen; even one pill can poison them, severely irritating the stomach lining and causing ulcers, bleeding, even perforation. Signs include bloody vomit, vomiting, jaundice, tremors. Overdose can kill within hours. If eaten, rush to the vet for induced vomiting and symptomatic care.
My Dog Is Shaking, Sometimes Having Seizures, with Yellowish Urine—Appetite Is Fine and Stools Are Normal
Shaking and seizures in dogs can stem from low temperature, severe calcium deficiency, epilepsy, poisoning, encephalitis, or neuritis. Prompt veterinary examination is recommended to determine the cause and provide targeted treatment.
What happens if a dog eats cured/salty meat?
Salty meat can cause thirst, drinking, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration. Dogs metabolize salt poorly, and curing uses lots of salt, which irritates the gut. Severe cases: salt poisoning (thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, tremors, coma). Excess salt burdens kidneys and raises blood pressure, risking heart disease or stroke.
Hamster keeps twitching its legs
Hamster twitching is mainly considered to be caused by fright, cold, or disease, and the response differs by cause. Their ideal temperature is 20 to 25C, and low temperatures can trigger twitching.
My cat was motionless and crying, now motionless and silent, limp when picked up, eyes open and mouth open
Motionless limpness can come from poor nutrition, anemia, low blood sugar, dehydration, poisoning, or nerve/brain issues. See a vet at once; the worsening state is urgent and life-threatening without prompt care.
What happens if a pet cat eats salty food?
A little salt is fine since cat food already meets needs, but regular salty food causes hair loss, dry coat, tear stains, bad breath, and strains the kidneys, risking disease. A sudden excess can poison, with vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, drooling, dehydration, even heart failure.
My hamster accidentally drank alcohol and started peeing blood-like urine. What should I do, will it be okay?
Blood in urine after alcohol points to kidney or hemolysis problems and is urgent; a vet urinalysis is needed. Hamsters can't process alcohol and even a little poisons them, so keep alcohol away.
What happens if a dog smells mosquito coil (incense) smoke?
Burning coils release pyrethroid chemicals that irritate a dog's airways (sneezing, cough, rapid breathing). Toxic coils in a closed space risk poisoning—drooling, lethargy, poor appetite; severe cases cause weakness, tremors, eye twitching, even organ damage.