Questions tagged [injury]
Managing an existing wound or injury either immediately or helping the pet cope over time, and methods of prevention.
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Stepped on my kitten's paw
I accidentally stepped on my kitten's paw while walking. She cried loudly and hid in a corner immediately after. I checked her paw , tried moving it just to see if it caused her any pain. Apart from ...
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How can I get my cat to let me study his wound?
My cat seems to have a scratch below his neck, but he is really averse to showing it to me. He seems fine, but at certain angles the wound looks rather big while in other angles his fur covers it ...
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Should I take my cat to the vet after a big fall/jump?
We recently moved into a new house (approximately 2 weeks ago). The new house has a 2 story family room. The upstairs hallway overlooks the family room, with a dropoff of 10-11 feet.
Last night ...
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How can I prevent a dog from removing a splint/bandages?
My roommate's dog broke a toe recently. The vet splinted the toe with bandages to hold the splint in place. The dog's supposed to be splinted for a total of 6 weeks. The vet provided a cone for the ...
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Dad accidentally sat on my cat
My dad accidentally sat on my 2.5 kg, 2 year old Persian cat. He didn’t see or hear her because he was on the phone, and she was sleeping on an office chair. Once he sat on her, he realized that ...
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What can I do for my turtle that fell down three floors?
We were moving house so we dismantled the turtles aquarium and went to the new location.
However, when we placed the turtle out on the balcony to bask in the sun while we cleaned up the house and set ...
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I accidentally kicked my puppy in the mouth, help me please
Disclaimer: I love my animals and this was in no way intentional and I have been shrouded in guilt since this happened.
OK, so earlier today, about an hour ago, I was playing with my 5 month old ...
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My dog's right eye is dislodged from the socket, do I need a second opinion?
My dog (he is a mix of a chihuahua and a Shih Tzu) just had an accident a few hours ago. His right eye appears to have popped out of his socket (but it's still attached), he has patches of scraped ...
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Why should I not give water or food to a wounded bird?
I found my bird wounded, and was advised not to give him food or water before I took him to the Vet.
I can understand that a wounded bird may not be given food; it may be required that he's on an ...
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What happens if bite wound abscesses in cats left untreated?
My cat has an almond-sized lump near the mouth, which I guess it is an abscess due to a bite wound.
I'm wondering whether it can heal by itself? If so, usually how long does it take? And if not what ...
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How can I protect my dogs from my neighbor's two pitbulls without shooting them?
This is a question pertaining to the protection of my pet in a dangerous situation and also about how to deal with another pet owner. Hopefully I'm not asking something outside the scope of this site.
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Are dog leg braces an acceptable alternative to prohibitively expensive knee surgery?
We noticed our 4 year old Lab/Rottweiler mix limping on her right hind leg recently, and we took her to the vet to check her out. Our vet diagnosed the problem as a partially torn cranial cruciate ...
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How should I treat an open head wound on my dog until veterinary care is available?
My dog was just attacked by two pit bulls, and it's badly injured as you might suspect from such an attack, but there is one wound in particular that I do not know how to handle.
At the top of the ...
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My dog seems to be scared of jumping up on our bed
My 3 year old boxer mix seems to have a problem when we ask her to jump on our bed. She used to do it with no problem at all, but about three months ago she jumped on our bed, stepped over us, got ...
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Why are so many horses put down when they break their leg?
It seems to be a common, and to me upsetting, theme that if a horse breaks its leg it gets put down but this doesn't hold true for some other animals. For example, if a dog or cat breaks its leg the ...
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How can I safely catch an injured semi-domesticated pigeon?
A pigeon in my neighbourhood has hurt her wing (see picture below). I would like to take her to a vet and see if they can treat her. If I try to catch her in a cage or a net, she will desperately try ...
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How do I treat a fresh raw/scabbed nose injury on my cat?
I noticed that one of my cats has a raw section of his nose, on the leather section. It appeared after a night where the two cats I have got into hissing/low growling during 'play'.
The cat is ...
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What might be wrong with my kitten's toe?
When I got her from the shelter it looked like she had a scab on the side of her pad, but when I checked I saw that her full pad was there and it came off easily. Her toe is very thick and hard to ...
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My rabbit just lost a claw. Should I be concerned or not?
My rabbit just lost a claw and it's been bleeding for 5 minutes. Is it normal for rabbits to lose claws?
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Cat fell from window on his side
As the title suggests, my cat fell from a window on his side.
It's two stories high and there're decorative pebbles beneath with a few plants. His behaviour hasn't changed besides that when he lies ...
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White/opaque shards in cat leg X-ray
What are the white/opaque shards in these cat leg X-rays?
I'm guessing they are some kind of metal.
The entry wound is very small. Just a 1/2 inch cut on the inside of the leg. No cuts on the ...
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Is there a slope of ramps that a cat will walk down, instead of jumping down from a high landing?
Older cats gain bone and arthritis problems that are exacerbated by hard landings after a jump.
We have an older cat in this place, and want to give them the best of both worlds:
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Is there a way to repair apple snail shell damage?
My snails have damage on their shells. I think they had a calcium deficiency, and ate each other's shells to make up for it. I've changed their diet, and things seem to be getting better. Now I'm ...
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20 year old cat litterbox issue
My cat turned 20 recently. He's been quite healthy for most of his life but had been diagnosed with chronic renal disease. He does not take any medication and gets no treatment for this condition, ...
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How does losing a tail affect a cat?
I have a cat that just got home from getting her tail amputated. She is about 10 years old, she's typically an outside cat, but since the incident we are going to keep her inside.
My question is, how ...
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My Koi is acting skittish suddenly, and found injuries
I've been keeping 2 young koi in an aquarium for a year now. They've grown bigger and accustom to me. Their tank is about 55-60 gallons, and I live in the northeast. They were from the same shop and ...
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My Indian flapshell turtle fell from 3rd floor. How to know there's any internal damage by his behaviour?
I also want to say only one drop blood came out.
Then I took him in dry place.
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Prevent injured cat from biting & scratching people during vet exam
I have a cat that has injured his hind leg. And I have an appointment with a vet to get it examined.
The cat is a large, strong, outdoor Maine Coon. He's not going to be happy about me/the vet ...
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Cat is hitting the object when trying to jump on it
So about a month ago our cat managed to fall out of the window onto our balcony, from 2nd floor to 1st floor. It was at night, so we didn't see exactly what happened, only heard the noise when he ...
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Can The Tail Of A Fish Grow Back?
I had two fish, but one got really aggressive, and bit the other one's tail off. The second fish died because it wasn't able to compete against the first, but if it had been living alone, could its ...
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Is this an abscess on this cat? What to do?
Here's a link to view the image as I don't think stack exchange is letting me; https://ibb.co/ndO3Oz
The cat is not mine but is my neighbours unfortunately the neighbour is not in town and I fear ...
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Could having fallen onto the floor have changed my goldfish's behavior?
I have a tank with three goldfish in it. Some weeks ago, I had to do a 100% water change and had to take the fishes out. While returning them to the tank, one of them, an Oranda, jumped off and hit ...
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My cat got into a fight with an owl. Should I be worried?
A few weeks ago my cat (just barely not a kitten anymore) got into a fight with a small forest Owl. The owl didn't survive this. The cat has not been acting strange since and I noticed no injuries so ...
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When should I take over from an injured mother cat who is not taking enough care of her kittens?
We have a cat which had 4 kittens very recently (they are approximately 2 weeks old).
Yesterday, she seemed apathetic and worried. We took her immediately to the vet, who informed us she probably got ...
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Most humane way to emergency euthanize an injured cat?
I really hope I will never have to do this, but today something happened which made me think about it.
I was pulling a jacket out of my backpack, and my big, heavy bicycle lock came with it. It fell ...
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Male cat in heat came home injured on legs
My male cat has been returning the past few days with pretty harsh injuries on his front legs and front paw, we took him to the vet who told us it was a cat fight but she didn't speak very good ...
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I accidentally hit my cat with a hockey ball. Do I have to go to the vet?
I still feel bad about this but let's start with a quick rundown of the incident.
I play hockey (the field one) and was practicing a bit in my yard. My cat usually goes inside when I do this but this ...
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Red flesh coming out my turtle's tail
I have two turtles in one tank. Two days ago, one of these turtles got red flesh coming out of its tail and the other one was pulling it out.
I removed the hurt turtle from the aquarium and put it ...
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How can I regain my dog's trust after accidentally hurting them with a toy?
I just purchased a chuck it tennis ball that comes with the throwing handle for my dog. Just about 15 mins after I bought it and tried it out with the dog, she loved it. The throwing handle is a ...
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How can I catch an outside cat in order to give it medical treatment?
There is a wild cat which comes to our house thrice a day to eat food. Somebody tied a rope on her back portion. Now as the cat is growing up there is a wound on her back. Please look at her back in ...
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Should I modify a "cone of shame" to allow my dog to use chew toys, and how?
Recently, my neighbors dog jumped the fence and attacked one of my dogs. Her ear was torn and she had to get stitches. Originally, the vet said she probably wouldn't need the cone of shame, but when ...
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What can owners do to help their dachshund's existing back problems?
My grandfather used to breed dachshunds, needless to say we and many of our extended family owned dachshunds.
Due to their long back and small frame and legs, they are prone to back problems; in ...
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Should I get a wire cage with a pullout bottom for my guinea pig or a solid bottom?
My mom and I are arguing about a cage for a Guinea Pig. She wants to get a wire cage with a slide out tray because she said it would be less expensive and less stinky. I didn't want to do that because ...
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How to care for a severe wound on horses leg
Cleo came to me in bad shape 7th October 2016.
To everyone's distress (including hers), she had a horrific injury on 9th April, 2017. We could not find the cause of the injury, which is disturbing. ...
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My rats had a fight and one of them is injured - what can I do for him?
My rats were fighting and one of them got bitten. It looks quite bad. What can I do for him?
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My pet rat won't stop reopening his wound
My rat has this big bump on his shoulder that he made into a wound and he won't stop reopening it. He's 2 years old, so I'm scared to stress him out too much with excessive treatment. What to do?
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My pet rat keeps hurting herself and I don't know what to do
So I've had my pet rat for 2 months now and when we first got her she had a tiny scab on the back of her neck. It wasn't a big deal, but now she has a huge scab that I constantly see her biting and ...
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What's wrong with my gourami? Has she been bitten, or is she ill?
I got home tonight and found my gourami injured.
She's in a community tank, with, amongst others, five large male angels.
I've taken her out of the tank into a hospital tank. I don't know if she ...
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Koi fish injury from a Blue Heron
My Koi fish was attacked by a Blue Heron about 2 months ago. I chased the Heron off and it dropped the fish. I put the fish back in the pond but it had a couple of puncture wounds. It is still alive, ...
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Hyper extended right shoulder and swelling and sever swelling in back muscles
I got a call from my neighbor saying he found my dog in the creek and she wasn't moving her back legs. I rushed from work to get her. I took her to the vet and he said that she had a hyper-extended ...
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