Cat discharging blood and mucus from anus
I have a female cat (4yo mix breed female neutered) that just in the last 2 days has been discharging mucus and blood from her anus, and has been less active than normal. She is not eating as much as usual. What can it be? Is it serious?
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Dog leaving brown marks on carpet
Our Lab Sophie (8yo female neutered) is leaving brown marks on the carpet. It has been going on for the past 2 months. Very light marks. It is not coming from her paws as I have checked very closely. It does smell a bit like feces. We have checked her for worms, gave her several baths, and had her anal glands looked at. The vet thought she did not not them expressed. As we have twin girls who arer ready to crawl I would really like to stop these stains! Your help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Puppy coughing
I bought a puppy from the humane society. It is a lab mix male that was neuterd last friday. The vet noticed the puppy had a cough so he gave him some antibiotics to take for a couple of days. The puppy has finished the antibiotics but still has a cough and now a runny nose. He coughs so hard I think he is trying to throw up but doesn’t. Is this normal or should I take him back to the doctors? He seems to sleep alot more that he did when I first got him home. He is 2 and 1/2 months old.
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Dog drinking lots of water and incontinent problems
We have a yellow male lab who will be two in February. About six months ago we noticed that he would drink an unusual amount of water and urinate volumes. He is very active, loves to fetch and initially I chalked-up his large intake and output volumes to hot weather and activity. We then became aware that he would, at times, dribble urine and eventually had episodes of incontinence, both when awake and asleep.
The first thing our vet did was test for a urine infection, which was negative. In spite of the test results, he thought it was worth treating him with a course of antibiotics to see if it made a difference. It didn’t.
We have had blood work done all of which came back within normal limits. (I can’t remember exactly what tests but know it included blood sugar and think it included kidney function and thyroid. I would be happy to get that info if it would be helpful.)
We have done several specific gravities, comparing samples from his last pee at night with the first one in the morning. There was little difference between them and the vet said his urine was like “distilled water”.
We had an ultrasound done to rule out any abnormalities. It was normal.
We have tried a diet change from IAMS to Pedigree. (He is not given anything thing else to eat.) Approximately two or three weeks after the diet change and lasting for approximately four to six weeks, we noticed a significant decrease in intake and incontinence needless to say we were excited! I was supposed to take urine samples for a repeat of specific gravity, but for various reasons didn’t get the samples to the vet. In the meantime his water intake and incontinence have increased dramatically, to the point where I would say it is worse than ever.
We have limited his activity, especially in the afternoon and evening, but have not noticed a significant, if any, difference.
Other than this he seems in good health - his coat is good, good weight. I am wondering lately, however, if he seems less energetic, but if he is, it’s not pronounced enough that I could say with certainty.
Our vet is puzzled and not sure where to go with this. He has mentioned various tests, but says that the results aren’t always clear cut and definitive. We couldn’t ask for a better dog and we love him to pieces, but the sad reality is that we can’t afford to pursue every avenue and I thought it worth pursuing some other opinions to see if “fresh eyes” see something that we’re missing. I appreciate your time and any suggestions you may have.
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Drying up cat milk
My cat (2yo female DSH) had kittens, but didn’t make enough milk, so three died. This was her second litter. The two that survived have gotten big enough to give away. I had her fixed last week, but now she’s producing milk. Her teets are swelled really bad. My question is, will her milk dry up on it’s own, or is there something I can give her to help?
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