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What should I do if my dog won’t eat or drink and vomits yellow fluid?
Not eating, not drinking, and yellow vomit may be gastroenteritis or distemper/parvovirus. Unvaccinated dogs should be tested; contagious cases need prompt vet care. For gastroenteritis, use dog-specific anti-emetics and probiotics.
How Is a Cat’s Encephalitis Treated?
Encephalitis needs prompt vet care - serious, high mortality, may leave sequelae. Treatment: medication (kill pathogens, relieve symptoms - antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals) and supportive care (maintain vitals - nutrition, fluids, oxygen). Plan by condition; follow vet. Keep diet and environment clean during treatment.
What to Do If a Dog Has a Runny Nose After a Bath
A runny nose after a bath usually means the dog caught a chill. Some dogs dislike baths and their immunity drops, so in low temperatures they catch colds. What should you do? Our pet care specialists answer.
What Causes Guinea Pigs to Miscarry?
Guinea pigs miscarry for many reasons — sudden fright, a chasing male, disease, temperature swings, bad diet, falls, toxins, or parasites. After a loss, isolate and clean the mother, check for surviving pups, and give a warm, quiet, nutritious recovery space.
What to Do If a Red-Eared Slider Has Shell Rot
If the water for keeping a red-eared slider is substandard or infected, shell rot easily develops. It's a common disease in red-eared sliders, change water often to keep it clean and prevent it. But what if your slider gets shell rot? Our pet care specialists introduce the symptoms and treatment.
My hamster was stepped on; the next day its eye crusted over, later red and swollen, its mouth is crooked, and there is a hard lump on the left cheek pouch (none on the right)—looks like cheek-pouch inflammation per online images.
Hamster cheek-pouch inflammation signs: bad breath, drooling, difficulty eating, swollen pouch, hard lump when touched. Compare symptoms to judge. If so, rinse pouch with saline to remove sticky secretions/food, apply a little anti-inflammatory; add vitamin B to water to aid recovery. Feed soft food to reduce irritation. Per your description, the lip redness may be from trauma—check pouch for inflammation; if none, it's lip swelling—disinfect with iodine and apply anti-inflammatory.
My hamster keeps making cooing noises, sneezing, eats and drinks normally but is listless and weak; it’s hunched, lost weight in two days. What’s wrong?
Cooing/rumbling from the respiratory tract or nose in hamsters likely indicates a respiratory infection (cold or pneumonia), with sneezing, eye/nose discharge, cough; severe cases cause lethargy and weak limbs. Seek vet care if possible; at home give anti-inflammatory/antibacterial meds, keep warm, boost immunity to avoid fatal worsening.
How to Treat Shell Rot in Turtles
Shell rot is a common external disease in pet turtles. The symptoms are obvious and easy to diagnose, but it's tricky to handle, and many beginners are at a loss. Poor handling can worsen or even kill the turtle. Today our pet care specialists detail the treatment methods, hoping to help.
My cat fell and broke its distal femur—is surgery the only option?
Distal femur fracture is best treated with timely surgery; it is the best method, and delay can cause lifelong disability. Internal fixation with a plate is usual; without surgery the chance of recovery is very low and healing is imperfect. The surgery is not very hard; with good post-op care and rehab the cat usually recovers well.
What’s wrong? I just saw him run down the stairs, and when I came over his eye was swollen
From the photo, the cat's eye symptoms are likely conjunctivitis, conjunctival and eyelid edema from trauma, foreign-body irritation, or bacterial infection — an inflammatory reaction. If a vet is reachable, go promptly to avoid missing a hidden cause. You can also try pet-specific anti-inflammatory eye drops several times daily; recovery takes about one to two weeks. Use an Elizabethan collar and trim nails to prevent scratching; disinfect the environment weekly.