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Over a month old, kept vomiting after vaccination, now barely moves – only breathing remains
Your dog may be having a vaccine allergic reaction - some dogs react with rapid breathing, swelling, itchy skin, and vomiting, and severe allergy can cause breathing difficulty or shock. The dog's state is poor; take it to a vet promptly for desensitization and check antibody levels, and if insufficient, revaccinate appropriately.
My Cat Hasn’t Eaten or Drunk for Two Days, Got Thin, and Vomits Yellow Fluid—What Should I Do?
Two days without food/water plus weight loss and yellow vomit is an emergency that can lead to shock from dehydration. Get fluids and a full check at a vet; causes include gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, or infection.
My puppy hasn’t eaten for three days, only vomits, and today it only drinks water and throws it up right after.
Vomiting right after drinking suggests gut disease or pancreatitis. After 3 days with no food the dog is weak, so take it for IV fluids and energy plus diagnosis. Delay risks hypoglycemia, dehydration, shock, death.
What happens if a dog eats apricots?
A small amount of apricot usually causes no serious reaction, but apricots are sour and hard to digest, and overeating can irritate the gut and cause diarrhea or vomiting. Apricot kernels contain small amounts of cyanide and can poison a dog, with symptoms from vomiting to shock. Remove the pit and avoid feeding many.
How do you disinfect and acclimate new fish before adding them to a tank?
Float the bag to match water temperature for 15-30 minutes, then slowly mix in tank water over several minutes to acclimate. Next, dip the fish in a 20 ppm potassium permanganate solution for 2-3 minutes to disinfect, observe for any reaction, then release it into the tank with 0.5% salt added to the water to reduce stress.
What happens if a dog smells onion?
Merely smelling onion causes no real problem if not eaten. Onion contains compounds toxic to dogs that destroy red cells and cause hemolytic anemia; eaten, it brings vomiting, diarrhea, and can be fatal. Keep onion away.
What happens if a rabbit stops eating?
A rabbit not eating gets low blood sugar from lack of nutrition and can dehydrate, go into shock, or die; its gut also needs food to keep moving or it stalls, which is life-threatening. Feed on schedule.
How do you change water in a large fish tank?
Changing water in a large tank: prepare dechlorinated water rested three days, turn off the pump, clean the glass, and siphon out bottom waste. Refill slowly along the glass.
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.
What injection does a dog with severe allergy need?
Severe allergy needs oral antihistamines or a desensitization shot; untreated it can cause shock or death, so treat promptly. Mild cases may self-resolve.