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05-26-2008, 01:59 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: kentucky
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| Bottle Water Is bottle water safe for furbabies..I have been using it for years but someone told me it is not good for them (I don't see how that can be true since tap water is full of who knows or wants to know what)... |
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05-26-2008, 02:07 PM | #2 |
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| I have no idea, but hopefully someone can give you an answer Amy
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05-26-2008, 02:10 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | The water where I live is bad, dogs, cats and people have gotten kidney stones. You can actually see black/brown specs and what I call skin floating in the water. So I only give my puppy distilled water to drink.
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05-26-2008, 02:18 PM | #4 |
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| I give my dogs bottled water, but I think the reason they may have said something about bottled water being bad is because of the plastic...
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05-26-2008, 02:21 PM | #5 |
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| both me and my London only drink bottled water or filtered refrigerator water. I don't like the taste of tap water so I figure she doesn't either.
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05-26-2008, 02:22 PM | #6 |
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| I don't remember which dog forum I read this on but it says not to give distilled water as the only source of water because distilled water is also devoid of all minerals. You may want to check with your vet.
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05-26-2008, 02:27 PM | #7 |
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| Bottled water actually contains certain "bacterias", despite what everyone useually thinks, the types depend on where that water comes from and the filter they use to clean it...The filters will clean out some bacterias and leave others. Most tap water has fluoride in it, and hard water contains calcium and magnesium and soft water contains sodium and potassium. Hope that helps some, I don't know of a definite answer as to which is better for dogs, I usually fill Duke's water bowl with tap but he gets bottled water if I take him somewhere with me.
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05-26-2008, 02:30 PM | #8 | |
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I agree. It not only is NOT the best for dogs, it is not the best for people either. There are minerals in water that our bodies need so unless you take a mineral supplement you are depriving your body. Remember dogs drink out of mud puddles and eat poop. We may think of them as babies but they have dog bodies that have the needs of a dog. Too little bacteria can be harmful for dogs digestive system. | |
05-26-2008, 02:33 PM | #9 |
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| Mine drink bottled spring water if I see the bowl is low and I have water in my hand...and tap (well) if I see the bowl is low and I don't have a bottle in my hand. But I can tell you one thing...none of us like city water or purified water (like Aquafina). No matter how thirsty they are, I can't get them to drink city water. They will eat snow in the dead of winter first.
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05-26-2008, 03:06 PM | #10 |
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| I give my two, bottled spring water that comes in a gallon plastic container.
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05-26-2008, 03:09 PM | #11 |
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| I give Odie bottled water or filtered water I don't like tap water ewww nasty stuff, I wouldn't expect to give it to my furbaby. If I wouldn't eat/drink it then why would I give it to my pet, whether I had a cat or a dog ???
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05-26-2008, 03:34 PM | #12 |
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| Changed to bottled water (not distilled) when my daughter who's in pharmacy school came home and told me that fluoride was dangerous for animals. It's in our city water. My dh and I never drink tap water. It comes from the local lake and he claims he's seen minnows coming out of the tap. I think not, but it makes gross images.
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05-26-2008, 04:12 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I give mine distilled as advised by breeder, maybe I better switch off to tap and distilled.
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05-26-2008, 04:20 PM | #14 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Quote:
I read somewhere that you shouldn't give spring because you don't know if it "actually" came from a spring. Oh geez..just another thing for me to worry about. I ended up calling South Jersey Veterinary Emergency Service 535 Maple Ave. Linwood, NJ 609-926-5300 And spoke with the vet and he told me that distilled water is fine. * I didn't call my vet because they are closed, so being that I'm mega paranoid I ended up calling 5 more emergency vets in various states and they also said distilled is fine. I'm not sure I'm convinced though, since people on here do know whats best...right?
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05-26-2008, 04:22 PM | #15 |
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| I give mines bottle water & filtered, We have good water here in NY and I happen to like it. They do get PS
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