[nagdu] Adding water to food.

[Raven Tolliver]

Hi Deanna,
Larry's guide dog is a poodle. Generally, poodles eat smaller meals
throughout the day, which is best for this dog breed because they are
prone to bloat.


On 11/7/13, Deanna Lewis <DLewis at clovernook.org> wrote:
> Thank you all for all your answers!
> I leave water out all day for Pascal and my cat. He does not drink enough if
> I were to give water on a schedule. His bladder control is very good
> /smiles/.
> I used to put water on his food, but he always had diarrhea when I did this,
> so I stopped doing it shortly after returning home. He seems to be doing
> well now, so I think I will keep things the same.
> Maybe I was wrong in saying that it should be warm water, I guess it doesn't
> really matter. I just assumed that the food would expand quicker in warm
> water.
> Again, thanks for all your comments on this thread!
> Deanna and Pascal (who is getting hungry with all this talk about food)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 12:38 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Adding water to food.
>
> At The Seeing Eye it sort of depended on the trainer. Theory was that if the
> food was watered, it would expand before the dog eats it, thus cutting down
> on bloat. If they were to eat and drink lots of water, the chances were
> higher that the food would expand in the stomach, thus causing a
> life-threatening situation. That is a debated theory, I think, and it may
> not even be a valid one now. We put water on all the dogs' food here.
>
> CL
>
> On Nov 6, 2013, at 11:10 AM, ichoosechrist2 at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I don't remember if the Seeing Eye asked me to put water on my dogs food.
>> I still measure of my dogs food on a schedule mostly because otherwise I
>> will trip over the water bowl. :-) I personally put some water in my dogs
>> food just so he will stay hydrated and So he will drink.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 6, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Deanna Lewis <DLewis at clovernook.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I was just wondering if all the schools recommend that you add a little
>>> warm water to your dog's food? What are the benefits of this? Does it
>>> keep them full longer?
>>> Do you still follow this practice when you get home with your dog?
>>> Also, do you leave water out all day for your guide dog at home, or do
>>> you still give them water on a schedule (even after being home for a
>>> while).
>>> Just curious as to what others do. Thanks!
>>>
>>> Deanna and Pascal
>>>
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Raven