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A fight was fierce; serious wounds, both front legs bitten several times, swollen, bleeding, can’t walk. Need a good home method; family won’t allow the vet. Please help.
Severe dog-bite wounds need vet cleaning, stitches, and tetanus; delaying risks infection. If impossible, clean with saline, apply antibiotic ointment and oral meds, and use a collar, though healing may be poor.
Shone a Wood’s lamp on the nose and saw green; is it ringworm?
Green fluorescence under a Wood's lamp suggests but does not confirm ringworm; scabs can also glow. Clean the scab first; the lamp is unreliable, so see a vet if symptoms appear.
The nose felt dry, then a bit red in the middle, and where nose meets mouth seems to have blood
From the photo, the cat has nasal mucosa ulceration, possibly respiratory issues, calicivirus, or a scratch. Watch for other symptoms; clean and disinfect if just a scratch.
Puppy often has tear stains and the fur on both sides of the nose is gone; what medicine to use?
Tear staining may be from blocked tear ducts, inverted eyelashes, or salty food. Switch to a low-salt duck-and-pear formula and have the vet check the ducts.
Seller used wood shavings; on arrival found eye bleeding
Blood near a golden hamster's eye is likely a scratch. Clean with saline and apply erythromycin or chlortetracycline eye ointment; use a cardboard collar if it scratches.
Cat’s lower lip has been swollen; a vet said it was ‘heat’ during a previous illness, but it is more swollen the last two days. What medicine? Any recommendation?
From the photo, the lip swelling may be an eosinophilic granuloma from allergy, possibly also related to heat. Adjust diet, keep it simple, and clean daily with saline.
The cat’s nose looks like this
Hair loss and red skin on a cat's nose may be a bacterial, fungal, or parasitic skin infection. Get a skin scraping at the vet; if unavailable, clean and apply antifungal spray.
Relative’s puppy was bitten by a big dog two days ago; has been holding its front leg bent since, low energy, leg has sensation, no nearby vet, unsure how to handle
After a dog bite, get an X-ray to check for bone injury. If unable to see a vet, keep it resting and clean any wounds; consider a makeshift splint if fracture is suspected.
While feeding last night I touched its eye; it has been blinking and tearing since, no swelling but the eye is less open than the other; droppings and eating are normal. Does it need medication?
Based on your description, the parrot likely has keratitis. Move it to a dim area, check for foreign objects, rinse the eye, and apply antibiotic drops.
Hair loss, seems like ringworm
The photo shows scaling and crusting at the hair-loss edge, matching ringworm. Shave 3 cm around, use a Wood's lamp (green = ringworm), then wet-compress with saline, and treat with terbinafine spray and compound ketoconazole ointment; use a collar and disinfect belongings/environment.