[nagdu] puppy follow!

[Julie J.]

Some dogs will drink or eat until they throw up.  My oldest dog, Belle, 
will.  She's especially bad about drinking way too much cold water.  It will 
all come back up on my carpet.  I call her away from the water so what she's 
had can settle before she drinks more.  I leave water down all the time.   I 
don't see that making her wait 15-20 minutes is going to cause anything 
negative to happen.

Julie


-----Original Message----- 
From: Raven Tolliver via nagdu
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 10:13 PM
To: Mark J. Cadigan ; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide 
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] puppy follow!

Normal amount consumed daily ranges from dog to dog, and day to day
depending on weather and activity. The Golden Guy only drinks about
5-6 cups a day max. Of course, there's a high percentage of water in
his food, so that counts for something.
The key here is that Abby said she noticed her dog drinking more than
normal,. I would assume that means that her dog's daily water
consumption has increased by noticeable amounts, which would signal a
red flag to me. Yes, it has been more humid in many areas, but
significantly increased daily water intake usually means there's
something going on inside. Some type of diagnostic tests should
definitely be run.
Also, I would caution against calling a dog away from the water bowl.
I know that some dogs overdrink and would overeat if allowed, but I
believe that they know how much they need. When my dog started
drinking way more water when we were down in NC, I never called him
away from the water bowl. Of course, he was urinating more frequently
and for longer periods of time, and also having diarrhea. I definitely
did not want him to get dehydrated, so I allowed him to drink as much
as he wanted, and then I would take him outside every 3 hours until I
got the problem under control, which took me a long time since I was
so new to natural-rearing and botanical medicine.

On 8/30/14, Mark J. Cadigan via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> For water consumption, I red an article somewhere that said something like
> "a dog will drink one ounce per pound of body weight." However, I was 
> unable
>
> to locate the research behind this. For more information check out
> http://www.petmd.com/dog/nutrition/evr_dg_the_importance_of_water
>
>
>
> A 60lb dog will drink around 60 ounces of water. That's 7.5 cups a day.
> Also, remember that water consumption can vary depending on environmental
> factors.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "debby phillips via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Abigail Bolling" <violingirl30794 at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the
> National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>;
> <graduate56 at juno.com>; <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 1:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] puppy follow!
>
>
>> Hi! If it's hot, she may need to drink lots of water.  You just may need
>> to take her out to relieve more often.  Dogs can drink 8 cups a day, and
>> be within normal range for drinking water.  As for booties, yes! It's 
>> okay
>>
>> for her to have them on.  One way to test is to put your palm on the
>> sidewalk, and if you can't stand it while you're counting to ten know 
>> that
>>
>> your dog's feet need protection.  Also in winter if it's cold and there's
>>
>> salt on the roads booties are necessary.    Peace,    Debby
>>
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