How do you cure a sick pet in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 vet guide: every pet illness, its symptoms and its cure
Cats & Dogs has 30 pet illnesses. Examine the pet at the vet's exam table to find its symptoms, then give the treatment that cures that illness, at the exam table or the surgery station. Here is every illness with its symptoms and cures, and a symptom checker.
Find the illness
Symptom checker: tick what the exam found.
30 illnesses possible.
Every pet illness
| Illness | Symptoms (in the order an exam finds them) | Cure | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-Ring Flea Circus | Fleas (major) | Parasite Killer Spray (exam table) or Unblock Kibble Chute Blockage (surgery station) | Very easy |
| Blazing Tootsies | Hot Feet (major), Dry Eyes, High Temperature | Parasite Killer Spray (exam table) or Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Easy |
| Common Lava Nose | Glowing Nose (major), Raspy Breathing, Sweet Breath | Organic Disinfectant Spray (exam table) or Refill Nose Hydration Reservoir (surgery station) | Easy |
| Derpy Doggy Syndrome | Extreme Lethargy (major), Sluggish Heartbeat, Inflamed Cuteness Gland | Antifungal Spray (exam table) or Refill Nose Hydration Reservoir (surgery station) | Easy |
| Icebox Fever | Icy Fur (major), Low Temperature, Overly Moist Skin | Administer Shot - Antiviral Payload (exam table) or Extract Excess Cuteness (surgery station) | Easy |
| Mild Repugnitis | Mouth Moths (major), Uncontrollable Drooling (major), Stinky Fur (major) | Parasite Killer Spray (exam table) or Unblock Kibble Chute Blockage (surgery station) | Easy |
| Prismatic Poop Plague | Rainbow Poop (major), Rapid Heartbeat, Sweet Breath | Biscuit with Medicine X (exam table) or Unblock Kibble Chute Blockage (surgery station) | Easy |
| Swamp Mouth | Barfing (major), High Temperature, Uncontrollable Drooling (major) | Essence of Placebo Treat (exam table) or Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Easy |
| Winterfest Fever | Glowing Nose (major), Icy Fur (major), Low Temperature | Fixitol Treat (exam table) or Unblock Kibble Chute Blockage (surgery station) | Easy |
| Woozykittyitis | Extreme Lethargy (major), Sluggish Heartbeat, Inflamed Cuteness Gland | Administer Shot - Eudemonia Concentrate (exam table) or Extract Excess Cuteness (surgery station) | Easy |
| Advanced Lava Nose | Glowing Nose (major), Raspy Breathing, Rainbow Poop (major), Sweet Breath | Fixitol Treat (exam table) or Refill Nose Hydration Reservoir (surgery station) | Medium |
| Advanced Swamp Mouth | Barfing (major), Uncontrollable Drooling (major), Low Temperature, Excessively Wet Nose | Biscuit with Medicine X (exam table) or Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Medium |
| Frosty Fur Flu | Icy Fur (major), Low Temperature, Overly Moist Skin, Watery Eyes | Essence of Placebo Treat (exam table) or Unblock Kibble Chute Blockage (surgery station) | Medium |
| Frozen Mange | Icy Fur (major), Low Temperature, Excessively Wet Nose, Stinky Fur (major) | Organic Disinfectant Spray (exam table) or Refill Nose Hydration Reservoir (surgery station) | Medium |
| Gilded Guts Disorder | Golden Poop (major), Watery Eyes, Overly Moist Skin, Rapid Heartbeat | Essence of Placebo Treat (exam table) or Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Medium |
| Magmafied Organs | Glowing Nose (major), Hot Feet (major), High Temperature, Rapid Heartbeat | Administer Shot - Antiviral Payload (exam table) or Refill Nose Hydration Reservoir (surgery station) | Medium |
| Overheated Sniffer | Glowing Nose (major), Dry Nose, Rainbow Poop (major), High Temperature | Antifungal Spray (exam table) or Lubricate Tailwagger Joint (surgery station) | Medium |
| Pyrotoes | Hot Feet (major), Dry Nose, High Temperature, Inflamed Cuteness Gland | Antifungal Spray (exam table) or Extract Excess Cuteness (surgery station) | Medium |
| Repugnitis | Stinky Fur (major), Fleas (major), Mouth Moths (major), Uncontrollable Drooling (major) | Organic Disinfectant Spray (exam table) or Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Medium |
| Sizzlepaw | Hot Feet (major), Dry Eyes, High Temperature, Raspy Breathing | Fixitol Treat (exam table) or Unblock Kibble Chute Blockage (surgery station) | Medium |
| Squirrel Scratch Fever | Uncontrollable Drooling (major), Sluggish Heartbeat, Ear Infection, Extreme Lethargy (major) | Administer Shot - Feelgood Serum (exam table) or Extract Excess Cuteness (surgery station) | Medium |
| Nuclear Nose | Glowing Nose (major), Raspy Breathing, Rainbow Poop (major), Sweet Breath, Ear Infection | Administer Shot - Eudemonia Concentrate (exam table) or Refill Nose Hydration Reservoir (surgery station) | Hard |
| Projectile Repugnitis | Barfing (major), Fleas (major), Mouth Moths (major), Stinky Fur (major), Uncontrollable Drooling (major) | Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Hard |
| Severe Hotfoot | Hot Feet (major), Dry Eyes, High Temperature, Raspy Breathing, Dry Skin | Administer Shot - Antiviral Payload (exam table) or Lubricate Tailwagger Joint (surgery station) | Hard |
| Slurry Fur | Icy Fur (major), Low Temperature, Overly Moist Skin, Dry Eyes, Sweet Breath | Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Hard |
| Snortnose Fever | Glowing Nose (major), Raspy Breathing, Rainbow Poop (major), Sour Breath, Dry Eyes | Unblock Kibble Chute Blockage (surgery station) | Hard |
| Super-Duper Swamp Mouth | Barfing (major), Uncontrollable Drooling (major), Unstable Temperature, Overly Moist Skin, Extreme Lethargy (major) | Tum Tum Tickletangle Readjustment Surgery (surgery station) | Hard |
| Throbpaw Disease | Hot Feet (major), Dry Eyes, High Temperature, Sour Breath, Ear Infection | Administer Shot - Feelgood Serum (exam table) or Refill Nose Hydration Reservoir (surgery station) | Hard |
| Tundra Hide | Icy Fur (major), Low Temperature, Overly Moist Skin, Watery Eyes, Excessively Wet Nose | Lubricate Tailwagger Joint (surgery station) or Biscuit with Medicine X (exam table) | Hard |
| Mild Cuteness Gland Blockage | Clean Nose, Healthy Skin, High Temperature, Inflamed Cuteness Gland, Extreme Lethargy (major), Excessive Ear Wax | Fixitol Treat (exam table) or Extract Excess Cuteness (surgery station) | Looks healthy |
Major symptoms are the game's own class for the signs a pet shows, like a glowing nose or hot feet. An exam reveals the symptoms one by one in this order, and each step also rules treatments out. Any one of the listed cures works. The exam table and surgery station come with Cats & Dogs.
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