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Dog’s front legs can’t stand, body trembling
Unsteady standing and trembling can come from calcium deficiency, low blood sugar, leg injury, neuritis, or viral disease. Check the legs for wounds and treat if found. If none, try glucose to see if it helps; if not, see a vet for targeted care.
My Dog Has a Runny Nose, Won’t Eat, Is Listless, and Has Lost a Lot of Weight
A dog with a runny nose, loss of appetite, and lethargy usually has a respiratory infection. If unvaccinated, rule out distemper; if fully vaccinated, pet-specific cold and anti-inflammatory meds plus palatable food can help.
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 Goes Without Food for 3 Days?
After 3 days without food a dog typically shows low blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance and becomes very weak. With little water it also shows dehydration - loose skin, sunken eyes, dry lips.
Started vomiting after medication, cannot vomit, cannot stand
With only post-medication dry heaves and weakness known, this may be the underlying disease, a drug side effect, or overdose; do not blindly medicate. See a vet; consider hunger, low sugar, or poisoning if pre-existing.
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.
Vomited three or four times last night and tonight, all white, very weak, can barely walk, unwilling to eat, usually fed lactose-free milk
Frequent vomiting with weakness and unsteady walking may be low blood sugar, low calcium, hairballs, or other disease; rule out panleukopenia if unvaccinated. Urgent vet care is advised.
Cat has diarrhea, yellow-white urine, no appetite, cannot stand
Diarrhea may be from enteritis, stress, bad diet, parasites, or viruses, needing fecal and blood tests to diagnose. White urine usually means a urinary tract infection.
How can you tell if a dog is hungry?
A hungry dog may bark, pace around, rummage through the trash, or sniff around its food bowl. If its belly looks flat or makes gurgling sounds, it is time to feed it.
What happens if a puppy eats cake?
A little cake occasionally is harmless, but its sugar and fat can cause digestive upset and obesity. Some cakes contain toxic ingredients like chocolate or xylitol.