Though I don't pretend to think it's worth much, here's my two cents...
If you really want to get it and it'll make you worry less to have it on hand, go for it, but only only use it if your pup isn't drinking at all otherwise. And you can't freak out if your pup just didn't drink quite as much water as the day before or something like that... every day is different, just like with us. I'd really only reserve it for emergencies. Yorkies and known to easily become picky eaters - I'd imagine they could become picky drinkers pretty easily as well, would would just cause even more stress for you.
Honestly though, it kinda sounds like another one of those dumb marketing things to get you to buy something you don't really need. Dogs like water, they drink water when they're thirsty. End of story really. And there are other tricks for convincing a sick pup to drink water too - I've gotten Nikko to drink the water I've boiled a boneless skinless chicken breast in when he was feeling really really sick and wouldn't take normal water. And no amount of electrolytes or whatever would have helped him any more than that chicken-water IMO... he still needed to go to the vet because he had coccidia and needed meds. And if your dog is overheated because he's run like crazy in the summer, I'd still choose ice water over something artificially pumped full of other weird stuff, as good as it might sound. Besides, I've heard that too much vitamins in the wrong combinations can be really pretty bad for a dog, particularly a pup.
So anyhow, sorry that was long-winded. Just when it seems like they've come up with it all, some marketing genius launches something I'd never even thought of!!! I'm constantly amazed. I'll be interested to hear other opinions on the product as well...
Lauren & Nikko |