[NAGDU] Wild to pee

[Cindy Ray]

I did have a dog ,l Jet, who had this problem. I had to leave her for 24
hours once toget her urine dilute enough. She did have an infection, but
ultimately I had to limit the amount she drank. The vet suggested it was
stress drinking. She never drank so much once she retired. I've also seen my
dogs compete that way for the water, though less of that goes on now than
used to.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com


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Hi Lisa B.
I took him to the vet several times this summer, in part because of the
water issue.  The vet did not see anything unusual in his urine or
bloodwork, so we agreed it might just be the heat, and to wait and see. 
However, it's not hot now, and the problem persists.  What I don't
understand is why he drinks several times a day at home, but only once at
work.  The water at home is nice, filtered water, and the water at work is
just tap water, but I'm not sure dogs are that particular.
I think the next vet test would be water deprivation, which might require
him to stay at the vet overnight.  I'm not crazy about that.  Still, I guess
I'll talk to his vet and see what she thinks.
Tracy

> Hi, Tracy, you may have answered this before, but have you made sure 
> Krocus doesn't have some kind of medical issue that makes him thirsty?  
> It could just be that he likes to drink, maybe it's some kind of 
> competition thing with Ben, but if it's not that, there might be some 
> medical reason why he drinks so much, especially now that it's cold.  
> I don't think even very dry conditions in your house during winter 
> would make him that thirsty.
>
> I hate to say it, but if he's pulling on you that hard it might not be 
> an obedience issue, but just that he has to go so bad and wants to get 
> to his spot before he goes where he knows he shouldn't.  Okay, it is 
> an obedience thing, but not where he's deliberately pulling you 
> because he's distracted by something in the environment.
>
> Lisa
>
>
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>> Krokus is still drinking quite a bit, and needs to go out every 2-3 
>> hours.
>> Often, when I take him out, he is very anxious to make it to his pee 
>> spot, and almost drags me over there.  I can deal with it in dry 
>> conditions, but, once it gets icy, it's going to be a problem.
>> I have tried speaking to him sharply, and correcting him, which 
>> doesn't work well, since he's pulling hard on the leash.
>> Does anyone have an idea how I can get him to not pull so hard to his 
>> spot?
>> I guess I could take him even more often, but I don't want to spend 
>> all day running the dog out.  Guess it's time to take him back to the 
>> vet, who didn't find anything last time.
>> I think he just likes to drink.
>> Tracy and the dipsomaniac
>>
>>
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