I know some well water is excellent and some isn't, but if yours is not safe enough for the dog, it's not safe for the family either, in fact, dogs do much better on drinking water from a puddle than a human would. Bottled water isn't necessarily superior to well water, its just water that has been filtered, and you can put a filter under your kitchen sink that has a special tap for drinking water. Filtered water often “tastes” better, but some well water is perfect and doesn't need to be filtered. There are different types of filters also, and some take out more than others. It might be a good idea to have it tested to see if you need to filter it. Distilled or purified water is water in which all the minerals have been taken out, this is different than filtered water; filters will not take out minerals, but take out "chemicals" like chlorine and even pesticides. Minerals aren’t necessarily bad or harmful, but if excessive, may cause tearing in some dogs. In fact, there is some concern over drinking only distilled water with no minerals. From my understanding waters with minerals in it will not contribute to any of the conditions you’ve listed, at one time it was thought that minerals in water could cause kidney/bladder stones, but this no longer holds true. |