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What medicine for cat mouth flowing thick drool?
Thick drool may be oral ulcers or other oral disease. Check for red, bleeding gums and odor; if ulcer, use oral spray and metronidazole, rinse often. If tartar, vet cleaning. Herpes/calici may cause stomatitis - treat the primary disease.
What medicine helps a dog that drools?
Drooling has many causes - poisoning, stress, heat, rabies signs, teething. Find the cause first. Teething drooling is normal; offer teething sticks to relieve discomfort.
My hamster’s tongue has been hanging out since this morning; is something wrong?
Check whether it is the tongue or the cheek pouch sticking out. If the tongue, it may be thirsty; give water. If the cheek pouch prolapses, use a cotton swab with saline to push it back in, hold a while, then remove the swab once it stays. If the pouch prolapses too long, it may necrose and need removal surgery.
Just got the puppy, found white-yellow pasty stool, unsure when it started; now vomiting yellow fluid; gave a dose of gentamicin and a norfloxacin
White sticky loose stool suggests shed intestinal mucosa, meaning serious mucosal damage, usually acute enteritis, parasites, or infection. As a new puppy with unknown history, screen for parvovirus, coronavirus, and parasites, which your meds won't treat. Simple enteritis with okay spirits improves with probiotics and antibiotics; if not, see a vet at once.
My cat is making gurgling noises and has no energy
From the photo, the cat's fur is sticky and its mental state is poor, suggesting it is sick with a fairly serious condition. Take it to a vet promptly for examination and targeted treatment. Without a confirmed cause, no treatment advice can be given, and delay could endanger its life.
How do you treat cat bad breath?
Cat bad breath is usually from mouth or gut issues; brush teeth regularly and avoid long-term wet food that forms tartar and odor. For needed wet food, brush daily and use dental tools; poor digestion also causes it, so feed on schedule with probiotics.
What happens if a dog has external parasites?
External parasites cause itching, hair loss, and inflammation; the dog licks and scratches, damaging the skin and causing redness, sores, and even pyoderma. Ticks spread babesiosis; fleas transmit tapeworms. Regular external deworming is key.
Found bug-bitten holes on the dog after vacation; treated but some remain
The dog likely has ticks; use a fipronil-based topical dewormer so the tick paralysis releases and drops off. If not, dab with alcohol and pull gently with tweezers, then disinfect the environment.
How do you grind a small rabbit’s teeth?
Natural branches like apple or willow are safe, high-fiber chewing options. Pet wooden or grass chew sticks work too; avoid grindstones that harm enamel.
Why does a Teddy bite people’s fingers?
If the biting is gentle, a Teddy may be treating your finger as a toy to play with, which should be corrected promptly. It may also be trying to get attention or signal a need, such as wanting food or play.