Water intake
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wrote on 22 Mar 2011, 00:21 last edited by
I am too conditioned with big dogs and bloat to add much water or soak kibble. But if I had one not drinking enough, I'd do whatever it took.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2011, 05:03 last edited by
My B Anubis hardly drinks. Every so often like after play time, meals, after chewing a bone, and being outside if it's warm he will go take a few laps of water. Other than that he doesnt drink much. It always worried me but the vet showed me how to check their skin for dehydration. And he is far from dehydrated. I see him go to the water dish maybe 3-4X a day. Not sure…think it's the breed.
My lab, Casey, on the other hand is ALWAYS at the water dish. She goes to the dish like 10X a day or more lol.
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wrote on 17 Apr 2011, 16:35 last edited by
The only comparison I have is to the 3 ****er spaniels I dogs sit frequently. I notice the B's drink far less than the ****ers but not sure if thats a breed thing or just these paticular dogs
What are these asterisks? **?
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What are these asterisks? **?
It's the board's automated censoring system. It apparently kicks in if you try to talk about ****er Spaniels. Where ****er rhymes with Crocker. Or ****atiels. One of the quirks of the board.
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wrote on 17 Apr 2011, 17:41 last edited by
should we call them rooster spaniels?
anyway, my basenjis do drink but not much and not much at all if they are in their crates. The malinois, however, seems to drink lots, but lots of water also ends up all over the floor so i'm not sure how much she actually intakes.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2012, 06:31 last edited by
my 11yr and 3yr used to drink water like there is no tomorrow. i couldnt keep up refiling their filter water unit enough. however, i just switched to strictly raw food diet a week ago and i have noticed the one fill of the units is enough for the day.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2012, 12:37 last edited by
How much water Voodoo drinks changes a lot from day to day and even more so depending on what food he has been eating;
With some dry food, he drinks way more then the other dogs, with other brands, he rarely drinks.
Can't say he drinks really more or less then other breeds. I can only say he only drinks when he is really thirsty (after long runs and after eating) -
wrote on 31 Jan 2012, 22:24 last edited by
Unless mine have an infection they hardly ever drink from their water bowl, however I do give them a flavoured drink after their meal - up to approx 5 ounces.
Mine are fed raw with biscuit.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2012, 22:32 last edited by
Only if I add it to his food, otherwise the water bowl evaporates. He eats only wet food only so there's moisture in that too. When he's running off leash with other dogs he'll drink up a good size bottle.
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wrote on 1 Feb 2012, 01:29 last edited by
My little rescue seems prone to UTI's from not drinking enough water–he's visually impaired and has trouble drinking out of the water dish without getting water up his nose! Once I started making my own dog food, though, the problem went away--I add water to the food so it's fairly moist.
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wrote on 1 Feb 2012, 19:23 last edited by
Do you have the water bowl raised? I did this for my elderly BRAT foster and it helped tremendously and have since kept it elevated since most of my Bs are older.
Jennifer
