Vet Q&A-Fish

I want to know if this is a gold fish or gold colored molly? I thought it was a molly until i saw the egg-like substance today morning. Is the third pic an egg or something else (one of my black molly gave birth to 25 live ones today...so, i want to know if it is a part of the fluid while giving birth or an real egg of the orange fish?)

Mollies do come in gold or orange colorations, but it is difficult to determine from that angle. If you can repost a broadside picture in a new question, that may make identification easier. If it is an egg laying species of fish, the third image could be an egg but I have reservations saying definitively without something for scale. It looks too large to be an egg. As an aside, if you leave the Molly fry in with adults, they will likely be eaten. You can separate the out, remove the adults, use a breeder screen or provide plenty of cover for them.

I want to get both of my betas tank mates and one of my friends told me that harlequin rasbora's and neon tetras are good I just want to make sure they are. Or if there are better fish I could put in their tank.

Tetras may be a bit nippy. Rasboras are schooling fish, so you'll need at least 5-6. Make sure your tank can handle this number of fish. Shrimp (red cherry, ghost or amano) or snails (nerites) also make good tankmates.

Is my dog overweight? She weighs 17.6 pounds and eats 3 oz. twice per day of Natural balance L.I.D. Fish formula small breed bites. She also gets two 10 calorie treats, one 8 calorie pill pocket and one 10 calorie fish oil pill daily plus one chew that's approximately 50 calories twice per week. Her daily calries range from 300-330 depending on which formula she's on. She currently eating about 315 calories right now. If she's overweight how much should she lose? Thanks!

I don't tend to judge their body condition on weight as every dog is different even within a breed. I look at their body instead. They should nip in behind the ribs with a definite waist, you should be able to feel but not see the ribs, and there should not be a fat rolls at the tail. From your photo I can see Chloe has a nice waist. What you feed her sounds fine and you are well aware of what she eats.

Is my dog overweight? She's currently 17.6 pounds. What would be the heaviest/lightest she should weigh? The last picture is her fat roll when she's sitting down. Is this normal? She's eating 3/4 of a cup of Natural Balance sweet potato and fish formula. She gets about 315 calories per day. Thanks!

You can see her waistline from above which is good. If you can easily feel her ribs when you rub from front to back on her sides then she likely is an ideal weight. We don't use the fat roll parameter to measure a pets body condition score. Here is a website link also with more detailed info on how to measure you pets body conditon score to determine if Chloe is ideal weight. https://www.wsava.org/sites/default/files/Body%20condition%20score%20chart%20dogs.pdf And here is a resting energy requirement website to help you calculate how many calories she should be consuming daily. https://vet.osu.edu/vmc/companion/our-services/nutrition-support-service/basic-calorie-calculator Best wishes with Chloe and her diet. Take care.

My cat was diagnosed with cystitis from stress. I have 2 water fountains, two boxes, feliway, a cat tower, and a fish tank. He's very lazy, always has been. They also started him on so food and Prozac. What else can I do and what is stressing him out? Would a kitten help or make it worse?

Stress-related cystitis can be very frustrating to manage! It sounds as though you are doing everything you can to help Duck. Cats can become stressed by nearly anything - a new person in the house, rearranged furniture, a new type of litter, etc. I'm glad to hear that he is eating the SO food and has been started on Prozac. It can take 2 months to see full efficacy from the Prozac, and if it still isn't effective after 2 months, he may need to have a dose adjustment. Unfortunately, there isn't anything else to try at home since you're already using Feliway, an extra litter box and water fountains. A new kitten is likely to cause more stress to Duck. Until you have his stress-related cystitis under control, I would wait to bring a new kitten into your home. I hope that all goes well!

I have a Beta fish named Tango. He is my fifth fish and I have never had an algae problem, but now I have algae in his tank. I had no problem last year when he had the same tank. The only thing that has changed with his environment was lighting. He now has another LED light above him, and I was wondering if the lighting change had anything t do with the algae.

Too much light, whether natural or artificial (green/yellow LEDs can worsen the issue) can sometimes cause an increase in algae growth. Moving the light around a bit to see if it helps, changing to a different type of LED, or just cleaning the tank more regularly/adding in algae eaters may help.

My dog has been diagnosed with cancer Non Hodgkin lymphoma about a month ago 12-27-17. He has been on prednisone since that time we have since reduced the dose to 20 mg a day. We have changed his diet significantly(high in leafy greens, organic chicken) this formula was given to us by an holistic dog person, he only drinks alkaline water, we have him on a vitamin regime fish oil, turmeric, essiac and milk thistle. we also give him cbd oil treatments. I'm not sure if its too much for him or not.

Other than the prednisone there is nothing in all the other supplements that you are giving that could harm him, even when given all together at the same time. the are these helping his condition? that is another question which i am afraid i cannot give you an answer to.

I wanted to give my dog 1/2 fresh cooked frozen dog food but her stools are not as good when I do that. She has better stools on just plain kibble. What should I do? The one on the right is when she was just fed kibble. The frozen dog food is 40% protein maybe it's just to rich for her. Her natural balance kibble is 21% protein. She gets the fish formula.

Thanks for using Boop by Petco! Honestly both stools look fine. I would encourage you to proceed with the diet that Choe prefers. If she likes to have 1/2 of each then that would be good too. If at any point she develops diarrhea then it could be indicated to try something else. Good luck and have a great day!

my cat has diarrheas for food allergies, she bleeds if she eats fish and can only eat beef but all the beef foods contain fish or chicken, she lost weight

Food allergies could be one of the reason for the persistent diarrhoea and weight loss, but these conditions must be differentiated from IBD (inflammatory bowel diseases) and unfortunately from more sinister conditions like tumors. Weight loss in old cats can have different causes as well, and endocrine diseases (hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus) are frequently associated with intestinal diseases as well. Considering all these possible clinical scenarios, I would recommend a check up and more tests (blood test+urine analysis including thyroid hormone and feline pancreatic lipase and possibly an ultrasound of the abdomen) to determine underlying cause and treat appropriately. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.