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How can I tell if my cat has a skin disease?
From the photo, the cat shows hair loss, dander, and scabs, likely from fungal or bacterial skin disease. See a vet for examination; at home you can shave, clean with saline, disinfect, and spray.
My dog vomited and now has jelly-like sticky stool; what should I do?
Jelly-like mucus in the stool often indicates gastrointestinal mucosal ulcers, possibly from bacterial or viral enteritis or parasites. See a vet for targeted treatment; if mild, withhold food and water and use medication.
My cat is vomiting yellow fluid, listless, and has no appetite.
Yellow vomit has many causes, including gastritis, blockage, indigestion, pancreatitis, nephritis, liver or gallbladder disease, and poisoning. Get an abdominal ultrasound, blood, and fecal tests. If a vet is inconvenient, fast 6 to 8 hours; if vomiting stops, give amoxicillin-clavulanate and cimetidine plus probiotics. Give glucose electrolyte water during fasting to prevent dehydration.
My hamster has a swollen nose, white eye discharge, and walks unsteadily
Your hamster may have been injured in a fall, causing the swollen nose and unsteady walking. Home judgment is unreliable, so a vet exam and professional treatment are needed.
My cat roams everywhere; not sure if it is ringworm, what medicine to buy?
Hard crusts and dandruff suggest bacterial or fungal infection. Get a skin scrape for diagnosis. If a vet is inconvenient, shave and clean the spot, then use antifungal or antibacterial medicine.
Dog caught in a trap on the mountain; right leg joint fascia damaged and pus; paw swollen, walks on three legs, trembling in pain
A deep, pus-filled wound needs vet debridement, anti-inflammation, and bandaging to avoid necrosis. At home, rinse with saline and iodine and apply antibiotic powder, then see a vet soon.
Tail vertebra fracture, now 4 months old, fractured a month ago, doctor said can’t fix so just meds; a month no improvement; kitten active and re-injures it. How to speed recovery?
A tail vertebral fracture is best fixed surgically at a large hospital. If not, conservative care at home: meds and confine in a small cage to restrict movement.
The cat’s nose looks like this
Hair loss and red skin on a cat's nose may be a bacterial, fungal, or parasitic skin infection. Get a skin scraping at the vet; if unavailable, clean and apply antifungal spray.
This state has lasted a long time; the doctor prescribed this spray but it kept getting worse. I’m heartbroken.
The dog's ear problem is likely bacterial otitis; the spray is a bacteriostatic one and made it worse, so stop using it. Keep the ear dry and clean daily, then get a smear test at the vet.
My hamster bites its leg fur off while eating and ants gather nearby – why?
Constant leg-fur biting is usually leg itch from bedding/sand irritation, allergy or skin disease. Change bedding, bathe in clean sand, treat allergies at the vet, and see a vet for skin disease.