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My cat has heavy hair loss on chest, belly, and limbs with no dandruff or ringworm, and normal thyroid, CBC, and blood chemistry, with normal energy, appetite, and elimination
Hair loss on the body without skin-disease signs is usually endocrine-related alopecia. Cushing's, Addison's, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and diabetes can cause large or symmetric hair loss. The vet needs detailed blood tests and specific stimulation tests; do not run these blindly but when clinical signs point to them.
What is the best container for keeping a turtle?
Common turtle containers are tanks, aquascape tubs, and ponds. Tanks are the most common, easy to maintain and isolate, but not all turtles suit them — size and shape must match the turtle. Larger turtles do better in bigger tubs or, best of all, a pond.
What colors do chinchillas come in?
Chinchillas come in many colors: black, gray, white, beige, and violet. Gray is the natural color of wild chinchillas, and all other colors result from genetic mutation. The gray type is gray overall with snow-white belly fur, a color linked to living among rocks for camouflage.
My dog had growths on its urethra removed; the vet wants a biopsy but none is available locally — can this be treated?
Urethral growths can be stones, tumors, or polyps. After removal, a tissue biopsy is usually sent to a lab, though many hospitals cannot do it. Preserve the removed tissue in formalin and send it to an authoritative lab for a report that determines whether it is malignant and guides treatment, so biopsy is advised for full assessment.
Will a turtle die from drinking a small amount of amoxicillin solution?
With a reasonable medicinal bath dose, a turtle that drinks a little of the diluted amoxicillin water is usually fine, since amoxicillin itself is not harmful to turtles; only overdoses that the turtle cannot metabolize build up in the liver and kidneys and become toxic. However, some turtles allergic to penicillin can die, so keep observing.
What vegetables can the yellow-headed side-neck turtle eat?
The yellow-headed side-neck turtle likes leafy greens such as water spinach and lettuce leaves, but avoid spinach and lettuce (some types). It prefers plant-based food and can be fed aquatic plants, fruit, and dark green vegetables, but also needs some animal food like small fish, shrimp, and bloodworms to avoid malnutrition.
Why is the pasta mouse difficult to breed?
Breeding the pasta mouse is affected by many factors: unbalanced nutrition, unsuitable housing, disease, and genetics all reduce fertility, and nutritional deficiency damages the reproductive system. Keepers should balance feed types and amounts and maintain quiet surroundings with suitable temperature, humidity, and lighting.
This is a male cat I found on the road; it had a lump that grew much bigger in just one day
A swelling behind the ear that grew overnight has several causes. Feel if it's soft or hard: soft may be blood/pus from capillary rupture or infection (abscess needing drainage); hard, fast-growing, fixed lumps may be tumors needing biopsy. Skin infection can also cause inflammatory swelling—get a scrape.
Why are dogs color blind?
Dogs' retinas have only two cone types vs. human three, so they can't distinguish many colors. But their smell and hearing are sharp, aiding tracking—why they excel at scent work.
How can I tell if my dog has mites?
Mites are invisible parasites on soft skin. Types: sarcoptic mites cause itching, hair loss, redness, eczema; demodectic mites cause hair loss, thickened skin, pyoderma with little itch. Get a skin scrape; treat with selamectin/ivermectin and antibacterial spray.