Thanks all for your opinions. First let me reassure you that Buddy is not dehydrated. He also never drinks his water all at once and is not thirstier with his uti. Water I put in his bowl at 6:30 am is still enough there at 1:00 if I leave it out. I admit I'm horrible about forgetting to take it from him and usually it is down..but I thought that was a way to get him on a potty schedule. At any rate as for his UTI he had a blood and urine test both of which came back neg. for uti but my vet put him on antibiotics and he did great. As for his accidents he is able to go out in the day but would pee while he slept or napped. that is why stopping water at 6 at night or giving him some, taking him out..taking away water and making sure he peed before I had to crate him for an errand helped. At anyrate It may be a kidney...perhaps liver (hadn't thought of that)or even neurological (what my vet said)? We are doing meds for a month and if the problem occurs on to more testing, I don't think that is related. He is not wasting away. He is very vivacious and playful. We go on mile walks and I have 3 kids under 8. Another reason I don't want to leave the food out all day. If he doesn't want it I don't want it to just sit there. I understand he is not a lab and may be a picker /grazer. Please don't be angry with me I am a first time dog owner and just expected a dog to be happy to see food or hungrier. I am assured he is eating enough. I think I'll leave a few tablespoons of dry food ( someone else suggested Timberwolf brand and brands like it of higher quality dogs tend to eat less of) in the a.m. and have my 3yr old scoop him the rest at 4 pm. She loves taking care of him!! As do I and thank you to all of you who do as well!!thanks for your time |