Distilled water?

[Pateut]

Can a dog drink purely distilled water and be healthy lacking all the minerals from water?

[occy]

I've always given my yorkies nothing but distilled water. I'm a great believer that it helps prevent tearing eyes.

[Jeepmom]

Originally Posted by occy

I've always given my yorkies nothing but distilled water. I'm a great believer that it helps prevent tearing eyes.

I give mine Gerber Pure Water. Helps with tearing and eye boogies with my boys.

[Pateut]

Thanks for the response's! Somebody told me today that it would eventually dehydrate them. I didn't think it would but I am glad I asked!

[BLowry]

Originally Posted by Jeepmom

I give mine Gerber Pure Water. Helps with tearing and eye boogies with my boys.

My vet told me distilled water is fine but nursery water has flouride in it and wouldn't recommend it

[LuvTaycieGirl]

Originally Posted by BLowry

My vet told me distilled water is fine but nursery water has flouride in it and wouldn't recommend it

Gerber Water does NOT have Fluoride in it. The actual brand, Nursery Water, does. It has a pink lid, and a baby on the label.

Gerber Baby Water has done wonders for Taycie. I love it. She has been tear stain free since July of last year!

[BLowry]

Originally Posted by LuvTaycieGirl

Gerber Water does NOT have Fluoride in it. The actual brand, Nursery Water, does. It has a pink lid, and a baby on the label.

Gerber Baby Water has done wonders for Taycie. I love it. She has been tear stain free since July of last year!

really?...I thought it did...I will have to check that out again...I did go to the nursery section of the grocery store and thought I read it had fluoride in it...sorry about that!

[R_Z]

Bailey drinks puddles of water when we take walks. So far so good!

[gracielove]

I give Gracie and me distilled or purified water all the time. There should be no nutritional value to water. Some waters are very hard and contain things that are not helpful to the body at all.

I always encourage Gracie to drink lots of water and she loves drinking it out the bottle. The fresher the better.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by LuvTaycieGirl

Gerber Water does NOT have Fluoride in it. The actual brand, Nursery Water, does. It has a pink lid, and a baby on the label.

Gerber Baby Water has done wonders for Taycie. I love it. She has been tear stain free since July of last year!

Some Gerber Water does indeed have added Fluoride. I was at Walmart the other day and they ONLY had the bottles with added Fluoride. I went to Target and found the water without Fluoride in it.

[gracielove]

The Fluoride water I have seen is clearly marked. It should be easy to find regular distilled water.

[LuvTaycieGirl]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

Some Gerber Water does indeed have added Fluoride. I was at Walmart the other day and they ONLY had the bottles with added Fluoride. I went to Target and found the water without Fluoride in it.

Oh Wow.. I have only seen the Gerber water without Fluoride around here.

[Charlie_Boy2011]

I bought Gerber Pure water today. It says it's distilled with minerals added for taste. No fluoride. This is the right water?

His face is often wet from tearing. Was worse when I first got him. I do wash his face with a warm wet rag once or twice a day but still getting a little hardness around eyes. He won't let me comb that area. He is sorta hyper and wants to put things like that in his mouth! Don't they make a wash for dog's faces? I can't use his tearless shampoo with just a rag and it says avoid eyes anyway. I know next time he is groomed and eyes are fresh I'll keep on top of them even more. He also has a few hairs that are going near his eye but he won't let me trim them. I'll try the water for a mnth and if no help try Angel Eyes. He is teething.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by LuvTaycieGirl

Oh Wow.. I have only seen the Gerber water without Fluoride around here.

I know. I had no idea either. It was in my shopping cart and I looked down and it said "added fluoride".