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How can I help my betta, who has a white-ish sore on his side, is laying at the bottom of the tank, and isn't eating?
This is Ringo.
I’ve had him for almost 2 years and he’s been happy until the last week or so. He lives in a 1 gallon (3.8 L) tank (I know it’s small, blame the Petsmart employee who suggested it) and ...
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Why does my cat have two bald spots, and how do I get her to a vet if I cannot drive?
Due to being on computer i cannot get any pictures to add right now.
a little about my cat:
she is a 6-7 year old tuxedo cat and has no back teeth. She was declawed by her former owners and is ...
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How to treat a 20 year old cat with pancreatitis?
The vet said my 20 year old cat has pancreatitis and possibly parasites. Would you give her an antibiotic? How would you treat her?
ALT. (sgpt). 112
BUN. 51
Precision psl. 42
Lymphocytes. 954
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What is this? I just pulled this out of my cat almost like a pimple
is about the length of my pinky nail and it looks like it’s leaving an open hole with no blood. Please help me!
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Can cat with pyometra be allowed to mate and get pregnant?
My cat was diagnosed having a pyometra. I'm thinking: if I allow her to mate and get pregnant, will it be okay? And will it help my cat with recovering from pyometra?
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My kissing gourami having spots. Help!
I have 1 kissing gourami. My favorite fish in my aquarium. But few days I noticed that my kissing gourami having black spots on its scales and fins. And my kissing gourami sits at the bottom of the ...
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Male Platy clamping fins and hiding
I got 7 coral red platy for a planted ten gallon tank about two months ago. The water conditions are very good and the temperature is 76. I have 3 males and 4 females, and they have been breeding so I ...
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My cat threw up once, should I be worried?
My cat threw up this morning what looked to be food he recently ate. He is 2 years old, perfectly healthy otherwise as far as I can tell, and hasn't had any other negative signs. Nonetheless, it is ...
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FIP fluid too viscous to drain
We have a kitten that's about 5 months old and has been diagnosed with FIP (Feline infectious peritonitis) 12 days ago. Since then she's been on treatment with Prednisolone, antibiotics and, for the ...
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Common goldfish with "bleeding" around face, gills and fins
I look after two common goldfish in a 56L filtered tank with an airstone for additional aeration. Over the past two days, one of the fish has been appearing to be sick, suffering with what I can only ...
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My Amelanistic Corn Snake is turning yellow?
This is my corn snake, Pyro, I just got him out today to feed him. Last week when I got him out, I didn't notice any different colors, but he had a yellow tint around his face/upper body. His ...
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Belly Lump with Black Liquid Inside on 9-week-old Pup
First post - sorry for bad quality. I need help fast while my girlfriend takes my pup to the emergency vet.
My 9-week-old female Goldendoodle pup developed a lump this morning and it became ...
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Cat has wound above eye and on head
I am very worried because my British short hair cat has this wound at the eye and yesterday when I see it didn't have blood or anything, just the scalp. But when at night I checked, it had blood and ...
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My cat has stopped having food since its kittens passed away
Our cat has stopped having food after its 2 kittens passed away last week (the remaining one was adopted 2 weeks ago). It's been 4 days since it had anything to eat or drink, except water which is not ...
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"Unknown" Sickness of my rooster
My rooster presents some symptoms: weakness in legs, he has (I suppose) plantar pododermatitis that seems to be advanced because I notice swelling and cracks, he also shows drowsiness and no longer ...
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Coughing fits in cats
My cat started to display some coughing behaviour. I have seen him cough just once in the last year but last week, he coughed three times, and all coughing sessions take like twenty seconds. There ...
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Zoe, 19 months old cat, British Shorthair, refusing to eat due to digestive issues
Greetings to all members of the cats community,
I am truly desperate for any help or guidance you’d be able to offer.
3 days ago my cat lost her interest in food and started vomiting and I took her to ...
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German Shepherd with horrible smelling oral tumor
Our German Shepherd has had this growing tumor for a year and half. It has grown so big and has destroyed her teeth and the inside of her mouth. The tumor smells SO BAD we don’t know what to do. ...
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Goldfish with white spot/fungal infection/something else?
Does anyone know what this is and how to treat it? One has a white lump near its eye, the other some white stuff at the end of its fan tail. Both are usually in a pond with others, but are currently ...
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Can I get sick from my cats sharing my food or drink?
My cat loves to drink out of my water glass.
We don't try to encourage the behavior, but sometimes she sneaks a sip while we're not looking.
She also sometimes tries to have a taste of our food.
Can ...
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How worried should I be about this cough?
My dog began showing symptoms by throwing up; after that, she's made horrible hacking noises every so often like she wants to throw up but can't. I think this is a "cough"? It doesn't sound ...
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My rabbit's hair looks wet and dirty and it’s getting worse
I recently bought a rabbit from pet store and it's been a week that my rabbit hair has changed. It looks like the hair around the mouth, nose and stomach is dirty and wet and it's not getting better. ...
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Why is there brown stuff in my dog's ear?
I don't know when this happened.
Just a moment ago my dog started to scratch his ears kind a rough,I though it was weird so I check his ears and I see this.
What happened here ? I'm really worried ...
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My goldfish's entire wen is gone, please help me!
So 2 days ago we cleaned the tank, all fish were fine. It took 24 hours for the water to clear up and all the fish were still fine, but I noticed a piece of fish poop stuck to the head of my baby ...
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Why are my fish dying?
Since moving house 8 weeks ago I've inherited a fish pond, containing around 20 fish, which is 270cm in length, 130cm wide, and 35cm deep in the middle. It uses a Hozelock Cyprio Ecopower Plus 5000 ...
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What, exactly, is "ich"?
I've started seeing tiny white spots appear on one of my fish. After asking a friend, he told me it was something called "ich". What is ich and how do I get rid of it?
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Spots on cat's nose
I have recently noticed several spots on my black cat's nose. At first I thought they were just dust spots, but they don't wipe off and have a slightly raised texture. He seems to have developed a few ...
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My 2 month old puppy bit me. He hasn't gotten any vaccines yet, is it dangerous?
I was carrying him and talking to him and he suddenly bit me in my face. My 2 month old puppy hasn't gotten any vaccines yet. He just turned two months old last Saturday. Is it dangerous? Thanks. My ...
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Indian Tortoise all puffy
We have two baby tortoise (twins - from the same egg).
Recently we went on holiday for Christmas and left both Elmo and Leon at a pet boarding (which had good reviews). When we came back yesterday ...
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Is it ear mites or just dirty ears?
My kitten sometimes has blackish-brown wax in her ears that I clean out with a ball of cotton. I've read cats get coffee-grounds-looking ear wax when they have ear mites but she doesn't show any sign ...
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My koi has an odd scale that may be infected but I can't tell; how do I fix it?
I saw it this morning and started researching because I am dealing with an ich outbreak due to recent overcrowding. It hasn't changed or gotten worse but I don't know if it's infected or a disease. If ...
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My cat has been diagnosed with 4th stage of chronic renal failure. Is the saline infusion worth it?
My cat is 10 years old and he has been diagnosed with chronic renal failure. I feel so bad for not noticing until the last minute. He was supposed to stay at the hospital for a week and have the ...
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How urgent is a UTI in dogs?
We think my puppy has a UTI; she's house-trained but she keeps having accidents, keeps signaling to go out but not going, and last night she peed in bed with my partner. Do we go to the emergency vet? ...
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My betta is sinking, and we've tried everything. Looking for non-generic/mind-blowing advice
I have had this betta for about two years now, since he was a baby. A couple of months ago he started having trouble swimming. He would swim upwards, but could not stay there - instead, he would sink ...
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Bearded dragon skin condition
We have adopted a bearded dragon, over the last few months his skin has deteriorated at first we thought it was him shedding but his now nearly finished his shed and it seems to be worse than before. ...
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What is this tufty white spot on my goldfish's head?
I noticed today that my goldfish, Thunderbolt, has a tuft of white on its head.
Note: Same fish. coloration difference due to camera flash
I've had the fish in a 10 gallon tank by itself for ...
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Ochrobactrum intermedium infection in a dog
My vet found a bacteria in my dog's wound: Ochrobactrum intermedium
He does not know this bacteria and therefore does not know what antibiotic to give.
Unfortunately, the condition of my dog is ...
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Regarding being bitten by about 2 month old puppy and risk of rabies
While trying to feed a stray puppy in my neighbourhood, I got a needle point pierce from his tooth on my thumb, with some blood also.
Immediately I rushed to the doctor and got myself anti-rabies ...
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Why can't my rabbit lift it's head?
Thursday started normally:
6:00 AM each of 5 upstairs bunnies getting personal grooming.
9:00 AM everyone in for nap time.
10:00 AM Lyra (3 years old) is very sick, can not lift her head, call to ...
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Dog developed dewlap and died
A street puppy (about 8 months old) died in my vicinity. Cause of death was unknown, but following symptoms were visible in his body:
He developed a dewlap (major symptom).
It seemed that he had ...
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Cat with kidney disease
My cat Jack, aged 11, had skin condition about April 1st. Mange was diagnosed and treated over three week period. It seemed fine and then he fell ill again. Vet thought it was respiratory infection ...
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What disease causes a dog to lose their vision seemingly over night?
My dog's eyes have suddenly gone cloudy, and I would have noticed that long before now. It wasn't until my dog's vision was gone that I noticed any changes in her eyes.
She couldn't make it back on ...
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Senior dog feeling down and shaking
My dog is a female chihuahua, around over 10 years old (I found her on the street and don't know exact age).
For the past 4 weeks, she progressively started to shake a little as if she was cold, but ...
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Goldfish swim bladder disease? Please help
Hi all. Apologies in advance for the long post. Looking for any help I can get please.
I cleaned my goldfish tank last night and went to bed early, this morning when I went to feed him I found he is ...
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My cat was fine yesterday. And today shes not eating or drinking
I have a cat. She's about 6 months old. She was fine yesterday. She went into hiding last night. I found her today. And she seems really sick. Her behavior is completely different. Her back legs seem ...
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My 12 week old puppy has had two focal seizures already. Should I return him to the breeder?
I bought a Shiloh Shepherd puppy from a reputable breeder, and brought him home on May 18th at 8 weeks, 4 days of age.
Eight days ago, during the evening while he was laying down, he had a focal ...
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Goldfish skin around the intestine area is gone and stomach looks to be caved in
This is my first time posting so I’m sorry if I made any mistakes with my post.
I think I’m going to lose one of my goldfish. About 2-3 weeks ago both of my goldfish (I only have 2) developed ammonia ...
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My 18 year old Musk turtle has some soft areas on his plastron
My 18 year old Musk turtle has some soft areas on his plastron. They also bend a bit. Is this ok? There are no exotic vets in my area so I am not sure what to.
He eats dry turtle pellets and he has ...
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Cat produces way too much mucus/slime
Our cat, which is 12 years old, has been ill for around 2 months now. However, we don't know what the real disease or problem actually is.
The problem during these 2 months is that our cat lost a ...
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Chronic conjunctivitis in cats
About six months ago, I adopted two cats from a local shelter who are the light of my life. Unfortunately, one of my cats, "Dr. Lavender", has chronic conjunctivitis.
The vet verified that there were ...
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