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After giving glucose, can I immediately feed goat’s milk formula?
For a hypoglycemic kitten, give glucose as the vet advises; usually give it after feeding, but giving glucose then food generally causes no harm. Kitten hypoglycemia comes from cold, hunger or poor absorption, and their weak liver gluconeogenesis means long fasting can trigger it. Follow the vet's feeding and glucose guidance to prevent it.
What happens if a Bichon won’t eat dog food?
Not eating dog food may cause nutritional deficiency and poor development, anemia, weight loss and low blood sugar from a one-sided diet. Kibble also cleans teeth; switching to moist human food harms oral health, and salty additive-rich food harms kidneys, gut, and causes tear stains and bad breath.
My cat started foaming at the mouth and won’t eat today; it has vomited several times
A cat vomiting white foam and not eating has many causes — swallowing a foreign object, indigestion, parasites, infectious disease, poisoning, liver or kidney damage — and needs a vet exam to find the cause. If the cat is otherwise alert, use anti-vomiting medication and probiotics, plus a gastric-protectant like cimetidine. If it's doing poorly, seek urgent care.
What happens if a dog eats ice?
A little ice is fine, but dogs with weak stomachs should avoid it to prevent diarrhea or vomiting. Do not overdo ice cream, frozen yogurt, or iced drinks, which are too sugary and cause obesity and oral problems. In heat, give a little iced water and cool it other ways.
Can’t get glucose water in, won’t eat grass, looks paralyzed
A chinchilla that can't stand, is weak and refuses food may have severe low blood sugar—syringe glucose or hospital IV. Long lack of nutrition causes weakness. Could also be disease (respiratory, digestive, infectious). Give balanced diet (quality food, fresh grass); see a vet if weak.
What should not be fed to rabbits?
Rabbits eat plants but some are forbidden: pungent foods like onion and garlic; also rape, eggplant, potato/tomato vines. Frozen, fried, cooked foods and alkaloid foods (chocolate, coffee) are forbidden. Too much watery/sugary produce causes diarrhea.
What can’t a golden hamster (Syrian hamster) eat?
They cannot eat chocolate, caffeine, alcohol—serious harm. Also spicy foods their digestion can't handle. Avoid too much high-water or high-sugar food to prevent diarrhea and other issues. Manage their diet carefully.
I just bought a dog, about 2-3 months old; since getting home it has been lying still, walks unsteadily, then after drinking water lies down with its eyes open
A new dog lying still and walking unsteadily may be sick (low blood sugar, dehydration), or just insecure in a new home if eating/eliminating normally—let it adjust. Watch for runny nose, vomiting, cough, diarrhea, fever; rule out distemper and parvovirus.
I fed my dog a cola chicken drumstick (no bone, just meat) the day before yesterday; next day it was lethargic and just lay down, less active and ate much less; in the evening it walked a bit; third day more active and eating more, but it makes pre-vomiting motions and swallows/drools. At the hospital it got two shots and oral liquid; no more vomiting but still swallowing and smacking. What should I do? What parts does cola damage?
Cola chicken can harm health—caffeine and sugar are unhealthy; caffeine stimulates CNS and cardiovascular system causing lethargy and fast heartbeat, sugar causes gut upset, vomiting, diarrhea, so avoid cola foods. Your dog's lingering swallow/smack after improvement suggests digestive irritation, throat infection/swelling or oral discomfort; get blood and oral/throat/esophageal checks.
At first the eye was swollen and could not open; later the nose above the affected eye swelled and started affecting the hamster’s breathing
Per your description, the hamster may have an untreated upper respiratory infection leading to secondary nasal infection (sinusitis or nasal abscess), causing swelling and breathing difficulty, with sneezing, runny nose, congestion and low spirits. Nasal tumor or foreign body is also possible. See a vet promptly to avoid airway blockage; if unavailable, conservative care with neomycin eye drops in nose/eyes, cold medicine and anti-inflammatories, plus nutrition.