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My new puppy vomited and then had diarrhea with blood after I gave it medicine – what’s wrong?
Bloody diarrhea in a new puppy strongly suggests parvovirus, especially if unvaccinated. Seek urgent veterinary care; early immune serum helps.
What is normal dog defecation?
Normal stool is dark, long, medium-firm, and lifts cleanly; high-fiber diets may briefly soften it. Frequency is usually 1-2 times daily; sudden changes suggest gut disease or indigestion.
What happens if a dog is infected with coccidia?
Coccidia infect the gut lining, causing vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, fever, poor appetite, weight loss, and anemia; long diarrhea harms growth and dehydrates, and weak puppies can die. See a vet.
What happens if a dog eats hair?
A little hair usually passes with stool, but a lot can form a gut hairball causing pain, constipation, and vomiting; long hair may catch in the throat and choke. Seek urgent care if so.
What should I do if my cat eats foam sponge?
Small plastic like foam may pass by vomiting or stool, or use hairball paste to help; watch for passage. If not passed with abnormal signs, get an X-ray and possibly surgery at the vet.
What happens if a dog chokes on paper?
Paper stuck in the throat or windpipe can cause choking and death in minutes; in the esophagus or gut it causes vomiting and pain needing a vet. A small soft amount may pass naturally.
How can I tell a dog is not a ‘week dog’ (sick puppy)?
Sick 'week dogs' are sold at roadsides or online, carry acute infections like distemper or parvo with lethargy and vomiting, and may be stimulant-injected with eye/nose discharge and dirty rear. Buy from reputable sources.
What are the symptoms of cat intestinal blockage?
Blockage shows no eating, lethargy, vomiting, belly pain, low activity, and hard stools. X-rays find cause and site; early cases get enemas, severe ones need surgery.
Why does my cat frequently pass bloody diarrhea?
Bloody stool can be enteritis, parasites, blockage, or ulcer. Frequent blood, especially after raw fish, suggests internal parasites with white eggs and vomiting; deworm and use gut-repair medicine.
My dog is lethargic, not eating, and vomiting with diarrhea today.
Vomiting, diarrhea, and no eating suggest acute gastritis; blood in stool points to hemorrhagic enteritis from parasites, poisoning, or parvo. See a vet, rehydrate, and screen for parvo if unvaccinated.