[NAGDU] Wild to pee

Mon Jan 4 22:35:01 UTC 2016

Yup, been putting water on the food for years.  I put a fair amount on the 
food, probably a cup or a little more. So it's approximately half and half 
water and kibble.

I've thought about trying raw again.  I'm super  leery of the idea because 
Monty got sick before.  I know the health benefits and I do think it would 
be ideal, but...it freaks me out.

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 3:59 PM
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Cc: Caitlyn Furness
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] {Spam?} Re: Wild to pee

There is a theory out there that if dogs are fed a raw diet, or a diet of at 
least moist food, like canned, that they will drink less.  Kibble is dry and 
thus dehydrating.

I do know when I fed raw, my boys drank less then when I feed kibble.

have you guys tried putting hot water on the dry food?  This seems to help 
in my house with the camel imitations.  We can’t afford to feed raw anymore, 
unfortunately, so wetting the food is next best thing..
Caitlyn

> On Jan 4, 2016, at 4:40 PM, d m gina via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> My girl will drink lots of water if I let her.
> She is on leash so she can't drink all she wants I ask her to come after a 
> bit so there is stil water left in the bowl.
>
> Original message:
>> 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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>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>> via NAGDU
>> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2016 1:06 PM
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>> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Wild to pee
>
>> 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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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tracy Carcione via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 10:23 AM
>>> Subject: [NAGDU] Wild to pee
>
>
>>>> 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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