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How to Check If Your New Puppy Is Healthy
Check a new puppy in five steps: mental state (curious, not lethargic), appetite (eating within a day or two), temperature and breathing (38–39°C; over 39.5 is fever, under 37.5 hints at low sugar or shock; 20–30 breaths/min at rest), and stool/urine (formed brown, no blood or diarrhea). Also scan coat, gums, ears, eyes, and gait.
Why Cats Are Prone to Feline Herpes (Cat Flu)
Cat flu (feline rhinotracheitis) comes from feline herpesvirus and hits weak or young cats hard; strays are commonly infected. Signs are sneezing, eye/nose discharge, and fever. The FVRCP vaccine prevents it; isolate suspects and add lysine.
What Is Pseudo-Distemper in Dogs?
Pseudo-distemper describes a dog showing distemper-like symptoms without actually being infected with the distemper virus, testing negative or weakly positive. Treat symptomatically, and retest if there's no improvement. Distemper harms digestion and respiration and can cause paralysis; unvaccinated dogs need repeated testing.
What causes canine distemper?
Distemper spreads mainly through the respiratory tract and excretions of infected dogs, especially when a dog's immunity is low. Vaccinate puppies over 3 months and avoid contact with unknown dogs to prevent it.
How to Tell If a Dog Has Rabies
Rabies is nearly 100% fatal once symptoms appear, but it is preventable. Signs run from behavior change and sensitivity, to frantic biting and drooling, to paralysis and death. After a bite, use the 10-day observation method and always clean the wound and seek vaccine promptly; vaccinate your dog yearly.
Why does my cat make a huffing or puffing sound?
A cat's huffing may reflect unstable emotions in a new environment, in which case give it space and time. If accompanied by eye or nose discharge, lethargy, or appetite loss, it may signal a respiratory infection.
Is oxytetracycline good for dogs?
Oxytetracycline (a tetracycline antibiotic) helps bacterial enteritis and respiratory infection, but don't use it blindly — viral or parasitic causes need different treatment.
Can a dog get distemper for no reason?
No. Distemper is caught from the virus in the environment or from infected dogs' secretions. Puppies with weak immunity are most at risk. Vaccinate and disinfect regularly.
What disease is FHV in cats?
FHV stands for feline herpesvirus — the pathogen of cat flu (feline rhinotracheitis). Many cats carry it without symptoms; it flares when immunity drops and is highly contagious.
Why Is Your Dog Coughing Without Producing Phlegm
A dry, hacking cough in dogs can stem from many sources, some harmless and some serious. Common causes include respiratory infections, bronchitis, tracheal collapse, kennel cough, parasite infection, and allergies. Some cases ease on their own, but a cough driven by illness needs prompt treatment to avoid worsening. Because the exact cause depends on the individual dog, observe the full picture and consult a veterinarian if you are unsure. Meanwhile, keep the living space clean and limit contact with other dogs to reduce spread and irritation.