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  • Good to hear that your new dog is joining the family well.
    As far as water, Otis doesn't drink very much at all, and if he does he tries to steal drinks out of my water glass..although ver random..my dogs are on the raw diet and dogs that eat raw in general drink less anyway..not my podengo, he drinks gallons, well he attempts to drink gallons, most end up on the floor infront of the bowl..ggrrrr.

    Otis will walk and poop..unless you look at him, then he stops pooping all the way..and continues on his walk until you aren't looking at him anymore..a little shy I guess..

  • Just a change in home, and the stress associated with that move, can cause loose poop for several days. I have a theory (based on circumstantial evidence) that dogs crated a good deal don't drink much. They never know when they will be let out, so just get in the habit of not drinking. My free-range pack stop drinking when we have rain, they also won't eat, it's like somehow they know that what goes in must come out…outside in the rain.

    Be patient, hopefully she will start to drink!

  • My last 2 Basenjis were both water drinkers. I had this large mixing bowl I would fill with water and I had to refill it like every 2-3 days. I feed them wet/dry combination. The vet said Buddy doesn't drink enough water and that's contributing to the calcium oxalate crystals. Not enough flushing of the bladder/kidneys. I'm reducing the protein a bit too.

  • I don't know how she was drinking her water in her previous home, but I assume she drank it out a bowl because we got all the supplies that were deemed necessary for her transition – no bowls were given because I said we already had some. She'd also only been with her previous owner for about 9 months, so I don't know what to assume, diet-wise. Previous owner mentioned having cooked special food for her on occasion, but that didn't last long due to time constraints.

    DNA test kit has been ordered, another box ticked. =) Bringing in a sample of the not-so-pretty-poop for our Friday vet appointment. I'll continue to keep a close eye on everything going in and out. Meanwhile, it's very informative hearing from other folks. As my partner said, "It makes sense that an African dog wouldn't feel compelled to drink much water..." But I do feel more at ease having asked around.

  • If you are really concerned about water consumption then you can mix water in with her food. I have done that with my cats because they don't drink enough water and male cats are prone to blockages so it is easiest to just mix water into the their food.

  • Let us know what the vet report says. Of course we all want to celebrate a good fanconi report!

  • Maya is a walking pooper too! Its a nightmare when you are in the middle of town with people walking along the pavements, bag in one hand, dog lead in the other and the bl00dy dog is walking in circles round you pooping while you're trying to collect it up….!!!

  • @Maya:

    Maya is a walking pooper too! Its a nightmare when you are in the middle of town with people walking along the pavements, bag in one hand, dog lead in the other and the bl00dy dog is walking in circles round you pooping while you're trying to collect it up….!!!

    Buddy walks around in circles on a lawn with leaves and it's dark out. Then when he's done he tries to run off pulling me while I'm looking for poop camouflaged in leaves with a flashlight. :rolleyes:

  • Dan, that must look rather interesting in your neighbourhood. I wonder what your basenji thinks you are looking for. :)

  • @Kipawa:

    Dan, that must look rather interesting in your neighbourhood. I wonder what your basenji thinks you are looking for. :)

    He looks at me like :eek: "what the hell are you doing"? "I just pooped there now let's get the hell outta here"!!

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