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How do I choose a Malinois?
First check the build: strong bones, standard proportions, moderate eyes and triangular or upright ears. Then check the teeth and bite; avoid severe underbite or overbite.
What happens with puppy gastroenteritis?
Puppy gastroenteritis causes diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, poor appetite and lethargy, and in severe cases dehydration and bloody stool. A puppy's gut is immature and easily upset by bad or excessive food.
What happens after a kitten is dewormed?
A dewormed kitten usually has no reaction, but irritating medicine may cause mild diarrhea, vomiting, poor appetite or lethargy. Many internal parasites can also show as soft stool with worms, which is normal; give probiotics.
What about feeding a Golden Retriever leftovers?
Leftovers are not recommended. Human food is high in salt, soy sauce, scallion, ginger, garlic and even chili, burdening the dog's metabolism and causing shedding, tear stains and soft stool; too much onion can even poison it.
Has not eaten for two or three days, keeps sleeping and will not get up, passes yellow water and is incontinent.
Yellow watery stool, lethargy and no eating may be feline distemper, parasites, poisoning or gastroenteritis; take the cat to the hospital for fluids promptly. The cat is critically dehydrated and incontinent, and without electrolyte fluids it may suffer organ failure or death.
My rabbit has not eaten or drunk for two days, just crouches in the cage, is listless and not defecating. What should I do?
Not eating, drinking or defecating may mean a serious disease; take the rabbit to the vet and describe its diet, stool and symptom duration for a clinical diagnosis and treatment. Keep it warm during treatment to avoid worsening from a cold.
I have a roughly 5-month-old large black puppy that eats anything. Three days ago it came home trembling; I thought it was cold. It stopped eating and only drank water. Today it returned weak and could barely walk, with cold paws and a stiff body. My relative thinks it ate rat poison and forced salt water down its throat. Its tongue looked pale and it drooled. Will it survive the night? What illness is this?
If the puppy is normally free-roaming, the cause could be poisoning, cold weather, low blood sugar, pain or an infectious disease. Check the temperature and move it indoors to keep warm, and observe its diet, temperature, nose, stool, energy and vomiting to narrow down the cause and treat accordingly.
My Malinois accidentally ate a whole bar of soap. What should I do?
Take the dog to the hospital promptly to avoid delay, and watch for discomfort such as vomiting, loss of appetite, drowsiness, diarrhea or lack of stool. Gastroenteritis symptoms last about a week and need plenty of water or fluids plus mucosal protectors, antiemetics and antidiarrheals.
My rabbit’s droppings are stuck together and wet and soft.
Rabbit droppings are normally hard, round, black pellets. Wet, soft black stools mean diarrhea, which has many causes such as improper diet, chilling, or parasites.
What happens if a dog eats cat food?
A dog can occasionally eat cat food since nutrition is similar, with no harm in small amounts. But cat food is high in protein and can cause poor digestion, smelly soft stool, and obesity if eaten a lot; some brands add taurine that poisons dogs in excess, so do not overfeed.