How Do I Entise My Dog To Dring

[Lizzy06]

Why do you think your dog needs to drink more?

What is her drinking bowl made out of.

Yes i honestly do. I have felt this for months and months now. She has two one is cermaic and one is plastic.

Is your feeling based on veterinary advice or just your perception of what she should be drinking? She is a tiny dog getting significant water in her food. I rarely see my smallest dog drink but she's not dehydrated.

I'd suggest you get rid of the plastic bowl and replace with a stainless steel or food grade ceramic one. If the ceramic one you have is not food grade, I'd replace it too.

The vet said a dog her size should have 50mls for each 1/2 kilo she weighs. She said she should drink between 250 -300mls a day.

Will do that about the the bowls. The ones she has are probably cheap chinese ones. Where would i buy these sort from?

[poodlefan]

When I need my oldest boy to drink on long trips, I offer him skim milk - he loves it.

My guess though is that your girl is getting enough water.

[Lizzy06]

When I need my oldest boy to drink on long trips, I offer him skim milk - he loves it.

My guess though is that your girl is getting enough water.

Is skim milk ok to give them? Are they lactose intolerant to it though?

I could give her that watered down perhaps too.

[poodlefan]

When I need my oldest boy to drink on long trips, I offer him skim milk - he loves it.

My guess though is that your girl is getting enough water.

Is skim milk ok to give them? Are they lactose intolerant to it though?

I could give her that watered down perhaps too.

None of my dogs is lactose intolerant but you might try watered down lactose free milk (the human stuff is way cheaper than the pet milk). I think someone's already suggested that.

[Staff'n'Toller]

Maintenance fluids are 60ml per kilo per day- that is over a 24 hour period.

If she is eating wet food you won't see her drink much, I would think that she probably is drinking but only small amounts each time so it is not that noticeable.

Mel.

[Mystiqview]

Lizzy,

I would measure the water you give her per day. If for nothing else, just so you know how much you put down and how much is actually drunk. This includes what you put in her food.

Also, what does she do during the day/night? Where does she spend her time. If she is in a cool area doing nothing all day she will possibly not drink as much as a dog who is keeping busy. how much does she pant? If she is not panting hard or minimally, she is not losing as much water, so will not need to drink as much as a dog that is panting hard/most of the time. That is not to say she is still drinking enough - she may not be.

She should naturally want to drink after exercising. This is where putting something in her water to encourage drinking then. Thats where the products like Recharge for Greyhounds and Dogade were initially designed for. To replace what was lost during exercise. However in your original post you did not mention the kidney/pancreas problems. Before using those products or similar I would ask your vet if they are suitable for a dog that has those problems.

Also look at seeing a natropath or hollistic Vet. There are more getting around now and in some cases there are some really good ones. Nothing against your own vet, but I have found in some cases if a vet is not across many varying issues or if a problem is slightly off left field, they may not come to think of something to try that may help. That is where sometimes a second opinion from a vet from a different surgery may offer something else to try.

[wire]

I had similar concerns with my pup. It was recommended I change his drinking vessel, which I did, from s/steel to glass - that worked. Secondly, my pup LOVES ice cubes. So, each evening I spend some time with him where I slide them around my kitchen floor and he chases them and gobbles them up. He has a ball and I am happy.

[puggy_puggy]

She has to be drinking and drinking enough, otherwise she would be dead.

Agrees.

Does your dog look dehydrated? Has the vet said your dog is dehydrated? You can't be watching your dog 24/7 so you wouldn't know if they went and drank when you weren't watching. What do you feed?

If you are really concerned set up a webcam or similar showing all your dogs water bowls and record what happens.

Lastly if you really think your dog is not drinking get yourself a big 60ml syringe. Fill the syringe with water. Get your dog and syringe the water into your dogs mouth slowly so that it drinks it.

[persephone]

big 60ml syringe. Fill the syringe with water. Get your dog and syringe the water into your dogs mouth slowly so that it drinks it.

A method to be used with caution- especially in a tiny dog.!!

there is the real risk of the dog aspirating water...

[Dogsfevr]

You do need to talk to your vet about these things.

We use goats milk if where diluting on road trips/shows.You can buy long life at most supermarkets.

Whilst it seems your dog doesnt has previous issues there are some medical conditions that when a dog doesnt drink it can become very serious.

We have actually witnessed a dog that would not drink as it had primary hypo dipesea(sp)

Awful disease.

Maybe google about your dogs condition & see what it says.

I dare say your diet is based around your dogs medical condition