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Is It Okay to Feed a Five-Month-Old Pit Bull Raw Chicken Carcass?
Raw chicken carcasses are not recommended: raw meat may carry bacteria, parasites, and molds, and the many small bones can cut the mouth, throat, or gut and cause impaction if undigested.
How Do You Choose a Greyhound?
The greyhound is lively, brave, loyal, smart, and easy to train, so learn its breed standard first to match your needs. Buy from a reputable breeder or pet store rather than online to avoid mixed or sick dogs, and check eyes, ears, nose, and overall health.
What happens if a cat drinks too much yogurt?
Too much yogurt can cause soft stool, diarrhea or vomiting and upset the gut flora, despite helpful probiotics. Its fat and sugar also risk obesity and related disease. Feed only a little and stop if it reacts.
Cat has no appetite, now twitching and vomiting water, body getting cold
These signs match feline distemper: diarrhea, vomiting, appetite loss, lethargy, fever, bloody stool. The cat is weak and needs fluids urgently. Get to a vet fast; distemper can be cured if treated promptly.
How can I make sure a cat is healthy when buying one?
Check a cat's health by: no abnormal eye, nose, or ear discharge or ear odor; no hair loss, lumps, red skin, or excess dander, with a glossy coat; formed stool without blood or worms and a clean anus; and a lively, alert temperament.
How to fix a picky eater?
A dog refusing kibble may be unwell or dislike the food. First check for other symptoms like soft stool, constipation, vomiting, lethargy, or fever. If none, it is likely pickiness; try switching brands or mixing in favored foods like chicken breast, beef, freeze-dried food, canned food, or fish. Once the dog eats, gradually increase the kibble ratio to acclimate it. Finally, feed at set times and amounts, and avoid giving other food outside meal times to build a regular eating schedule.
My cat keeps meowing, especially in our bedroom, sometimes rubbing against me while meowing — not in heat — food and water are plentiful and litter is clean. Why?
Common reasons for frequent meowing include heat, injury, illness, anxiety, hunger, or seeking attention. Since food and water are sufficient, hunger is ruled out. Check the cat's appetite and stool for abnormalities, and inspect its body for wounds. If the cat's body, appetite, and spirits are normal, consider whether it is in heat or simply lacking attention and wanting interaction.
What should I do if my rabbit has coccidiosis?
If a rabbit is infected with coccidia, it should be dewormed promptly; a common medication is diclazuril solution. Follow the prescribed dosage to avoid overdosing and discomfort. Coccidia infection often causes loose stool due to gut flora imbalance, so also give the rabbit pet probiotics to regulate its intestinal flora. At the same time, clean and disinfect the rabbit's living environment.
Cat had an x-ray; the doctor says surgery is needed.
An x-ray alone can't confirm the stomach foreign body; get endoscopy or barium study for location/size/shape. If a real object can't pass, surgery removes it. If appetite/stools are normal with no distress, conservative treatment may work.
Kitten seems hit by a car; nose bleeding, mouth kept open.
Nose bleeding after a hit may be nasal lining injury, mouth wound, or internal injury; clear blood to avoid blocking breathing. Watch gait, appetite, spirit; if lethargy, poor appetite, vomiting, limping, blood in stool, see a vet.