EricB Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hi Guys Our Boxer has the habit of drinking way too much water at once and then bringing it back up. The vet wants us to make him drink smaller amounts more often. Someone said they saw a water bowl with a float in it that allows the dog to drink what it on top and then the float sinks a little to allow more water later on. Does anyone know where I can get one of these in Melb? Cheers Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Self waters constantly fill when being used.You can certainly play around with how much but wont stop your problem. There available via any stock feeds,rural wholesalers & many hardware type places. Also consider placing a water bowl higher so the dog has to reach & it not be such a game for drinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricB Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Ok the self filling water might work if I could slow it down enough to refill after something like 10min. i will keep an eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucknow Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Deals direct have self filling water bowls with adjustable flow. They also mention cycle timer but I think this is running the water through a filter (?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricB Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Mmm I think you might be right. Sounds like the cycle is how often it filters it. At the moment I have only been putting 250ml of water in his bowl and once he drinks it I wait 10-15min before adding the same amount. Hes not been sick yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxersX3 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Mmm I think you might be right. Sounds like the cycle is how often it filters it.At the moment I have only been putting 250ml of water in his bowl and once he drinks it I wait 10-15min before adding the same amount. Hes not been sick yet We had the same problem with our Boxer, he used to try and drink to contents of the water bowl in gulp..lol). So we made the water bowl smaller so he could not take such big gulps of water at a time. We use the K9 water bowl which you can get from Maadii pets (www.maadiipets.com.au) since only small amounts of water fill the drinking hole he can not gulp large amounts and it has stopped his water belly issue....it also stops him trying to sit in the water bowl....lol Good luck Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricB Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Excellent That site didnt like my credit card so I ordered one from RSCPA We'll see how that goes. thanks http://www.rspca.org.au/shop/shopnewproduc...ubcategoryid=97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxersX3 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 ExcellentThat site didnt like my credit card so I ordered one from RSCPA We'll see how that goes. thanks http://www.rspca.org.au/shop/shopnewproduc...ubcategoryid=97 Hope it works as well for your Boxer as it did for Carter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 You can also try giving him his water in ice cube form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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