Worrying signs something is wrong with pet, said vet 06:58

The first sign of a pet’s illness may be a decrease in appetite or its complete absence. This situation should not last more than a day. Veterinary surgeon Elena Sekach, winner of the National Golden Scalpel Award, told socialbites.ca that at this time you need to carefully monitor whether other alarming symptoms appear.

Therefore, vomiting can be a physiological action in a cat vomiting hairballs, a dog eating grass, or when a caring mother invites her kittens to share the food she has previously eaten. Vomiting that occurs more than twice a day or several times a week is a warning sign.

“Diarrhea (diarrhea) is never normal and when combined with vomiting is a reason to immediately consult a doctor, because the dehydration caused by this combination threatens the life of the animal, especially in young and old age,” he explained.

Nervous phenomena: convulsions, severe loss of coordination, muscle weakness to the point of inability to stand on all fours, tremors, in the absence of stress and cold (except for small decorative and excitable dog breeds), often threatening phenomena are signs of serious systemic damage to the body.
Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, grayish or bluish discoloration of the mucous membranes, lack of urination for more than 12 hours – a signal to immediately see a doctor.

“Easy fatigue, confusion, introspection, drooling, increased fluid intake, excessive urination, lameness or lack of support in one of the limbs – a visit to the doctor should not be postponed,” the veterinarian said.

Do not try to diagnose the disease yourself. Symptoms of poisoning and infection are very similar, and the development of a chronic disease can easily be confused with a reaction to a new food. He concluded that many diseases cannot be detected without the use of laboratory tests or visual diagnostic tools (x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, endoscopy).

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