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How to treat hamster wet tail? Tail is wet and dirty, stool is brown and watery
Wet tail is serious with high death rate, needing gentamicin, probiotics, and anti-diarrhea drugs; delay can kill within days. Take it to a vet for fluids and symptomatic anti-diarrhea, anti-inflammatory, and electrolyte care without delay.
What can a Labrador eat to reduce internal heat?
When a Labrador has internal heat, adjust the diet first and avoid high-calorie food. Give more water and cooling fruits like watermelon and pear in moderation to avoid diarrhea. Pet heat-clearing medication can help; if severe, see a vet.
After running away and being stray for a week, it came back with severe tear stains, scabs, and baldness under the eye corner.
Severe tear stains with scabs and baldness under the eye is likely infection from outside germs/viruses. Clean around the eye with saline, keep diet light, and use anti-inflammatory eye drops; if no relief, see a vet for the cause.
Skin disease
From the photo, the dog has a bald spot with pus, mainly considered infection. See a vet to identify the infection type. If a visit is hard, clean the area with saline and apply erythromycin ointment; if no effect, stop and see a vet.
Poor appetite, lies down all day, no energy, sleeps constantly.
The photo suggests jaundice; a vet visit is urgent to find the cause. Usually a blood count checks for inflammation needing oral antibiotics; jaundice often comes from liver disease raising bilirubin, needing liver/gallbladder medicine. With no eating, IV fluids balance electrolytes and give energy.
My One-and-a-Half-Month-Old Puppy Has Diarrhea and Is Now Vomiting Green Stool
Vomiting and diarrhea in a newly arrived puppy may be colitis, parasites, or food allergy. Have it checked by a vet; if not possible, switch food and fast 6-8 hours if vomiting is frequent.
No energy, vomited, won’t eat
Dog vomiting has many causes: gastritis, intestinal blockage, pancreatitis, parasites, viral disease, liver/gallbladder disease. If unvaccinated, rule out distemper or parvovirus. See a vet for tests; if infectious, use antivirals promptly. If just enteritis, anti-inflammatory and antiemetic shots plus a light diet for a few days usually recover.
Kitten – was normal before, suddenly found the lower lip dropped down and the gums are all exposed
The photo is blurry, can't see symptoms, so no advice. If lips and gums are red and swollen, consider eosinophilic granuloma, which occurs in skin and mouth and is easily confused with lymphocytic gingivitis. A veterinary cytology exam is needed to diagnose - see a vet promptly.
My turtle has been sick for a few days with poor appetite but is very active and likes to crawl around
Turtle pneumonia is treated by raising water temperature, medication, and isolation. Mild cases use azithromycin or amoxicillin baths plus oral meds; severe cases use gentamicin baths or injections. Serious cases need a vet.
My dog’s belly makes watery gurgling sounds and he walks unsteadily after an abdominal injury
Watery gurgling after the abdomen was pressed on suggests fluid buildup, possibly internal bleeding or organ damage with blood in the abdomen, or a bladder injury leaking urine. Do not treat at home - it can be life-threatening. Get an ultrasound and X-ray at a vet promptly.