As a result, these pets often don't
show obvious signs of illness until they are too sick to hide it anymore.
Pets don't always
show obvious signs of illness until they're very sick.
This is a behavioral adaptation of a creature at the bottom of the food chain: a wild bunny
showing obvious signs of illness becomes an easy target for a predator.
Not exact matches
However cats are also masters
of hiding
illness so they may just seem to sleep more and be less keen to play rather than crying or
showing other more
obvious signs of pain or discomfort.
This is not cause for alarm unless his loss
of appetite persists for several days or he
shows obvious signs of weight loss or
illness.
By the time your pet starts
showing other
obvious signs of illness, for example lack
of appetite, weight loss or low energy level, significant irreversible kidney damage has occurred.
Since reptiles
show very few
obvious outward
signs of illness, initially, we see all
of our reptile patients once a year for a comprehensive health screening.