[nagdu] Water

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Cindy.
Stress-drinking?  I never heard of that.  Well, not with dogs and water.
Krokus is fine now, drinking normal amounts.  I have noticed that he drinks
more in new situations that may be somewhat stressful, so I'll keep that in
mind.  Krokus and I are spending this weekend at a hotel at a big harp
festival, which may well be stressful for him, so I'll roughly measure out
his water, like we did in class. And take him out at every opportunity.
Tracy


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Jet used to drink an inordinate amount of water. She would have some
accidents. I took her to the vet. Her urine was dilute, and she had an
infection, they determined that after they had her water fast for about
24-36 hours. Then I had to set times of the day and give her a certain
amount of water that added up to 60 or so ounces. He said she was stress
drinking. I think it was true, too, because when she retired and I gave her
away, she drank more normal amounts of water.
Cindy


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My vet told me something interesting yesterday.  A dog drinks about an ounce
of water per pound of body weight.  A 60-pound dog is fine drinking about 2
quarts of water a day, 7-8 cups.  I didn't know that.  I guess I never
thought about it.

 

Krokus has been drinking a lot lately, and having some accidents in the
house if I forget to take him out every 2 or 3 hours, so I took him to the
vet.  His urine sample looked OK, so now we're supposed to give him as much
water as he wants and keep track how much he drinks, so we can tell if it's
actually a lot.  It is hot here, so that could be all it is.  Or not; we'll
see.  It's a bit complicated by having 2 dogs, but Ben is a camel and
doesn't drink much.

Tracy

 

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