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Originally Posted by FlDebra  I know the doc told me NOT to use distilled water to mix baby formula many years ago as it would lead to mineral deficiencies. Distilled water brings NO minerals into the body but when you pee it out, minerals go along with it. So, it is worse than not adding any, it s actually taking aay from what the body already has. He said instead to use filtered water. I have used filtered water, purified tap water and spring water for my puppies as I don't like our tap water here.
There is a lot of info online about not using distilled water for our own drinking water so I don't want to use it for my pups either. |
You do realize that the most likely mineral deficiency that would result from drinking distilled water is magnesium, right? And that this generally only concerns humans because we are more likely to not eat significant amounts of magnesium, while a dog's diet supplies more than enough than even the small traces that exist in tap water. The biggest concern of feeding your dog tap water is fluoridation.