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What medicine helps cat mouth ulcers?
Clean mouth first, then treat by cause. Oral disease/virus/nutrition/trauma all cause it. Stomatitis/gingivitis: amoxicillin or metronidazole. Nutritional: supplement. Viral (herpes): vet care.
Cat suddenly twitched for no reason, foamed at mouth; had deworming and was locked in kitchen once before; after twitching, whole body weak. What happened?
Sudden twitching causes: epilepsy (needs meds), calcium deficiency, congenital/acquired brain injury (encephalitis, etc.), poisoning (food, drug, CO). If dewormer was given, consider drug poisoning.
Red crust on cat’s back neck – cause? What medicine?
Red crusts suggest trauma, fungal/bacterial infection, or parasites. If scratch marks and black dots, suspect flea dermatitis - do topical deworm and environ disinfect, iodine on spot, prevent scratching; if no improvement, vet skin test.
What medicine for cat mouth ulcers?
Causes: trauma, virus, vitamin lack. Trauma: clean then oral spray plus amoxicillin powder. Anaerobic infection: metronidazole. Viral: corresponding antiviral plus antibiotic.
What medicine for cat mouth-corner ulcers?
Causes include trauma and oral inflammation. Wipe with diluted saline, then pet oral spray or watermelon-frost to heal. Avoid irritating/hard food. If severe or unimproved, see a vet.
Newborn puppy (two days) is purple-black all over – what is this?
Purple skin in newborns: hypoxia (low blood oxygen from respiratory/circulatory issues), cold (poor temp control), allergic purpura/poisoning/immune disease, or birth trauma bruising. Get emergency vet care.
I bathed it twice; now the skin is red, hair is falling out, and there’s some ulceration. Not sure if it’s from bathing without drying. I sprayed iodine and bought medicine but no improvement. No salty food given. What to do?
Poor drying after baths can cause bacterial, fungal, or mite skin disease; itching suggests allergic dermatitis. Always dry thoroughly, use an Elizabeth collar, and get a skin scrape at the vet.
My cat’s leg hurts – feels like a dislocation; the left leg trembles with pain, can’t be touched on the lower body, cries at any light touch.
Leg pain can come from arthritis, injury, sprain, fracture, or trauma. Bone issues need an X-ray at the vet. At home, try broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory and joint supplements for 3-4 days.
As soon as I got home, the middle of her eye was gray with a red, blood-clot-like patch. What happened to its eye?
A gray hamster eye may be corneal damage or keratitis; a blood-clot patch suggests retinal congestion from impact, fighting, or eye disease. Isolate and rest it, apply anti-inflammatory and corneal drops, use a small collar, and see a vet if no improvement.
While I Was Out, My Parents Hit the Cat; I Came Back to Find a Protruding Eyeball and Trouble Closing the Eye—What’s Wrong?
Eye-closing trouble can be trauma, eye disease, or respiratory illness. If hit, it's likely trauma with bacterial infection—clean with eye drops. If also sneezing/tearing, suspect cat flu or bacterial conjunctivitis; use antibiotics and an E-collar, and get an eye exam if the eyeball is abnormal.