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And I'll try the treat trick as well! Anything to get him drinking water on his own is worth a shot!! |
Gatorade has too much sugar so please don't tempt him with that. If you are feeding wet food your dog may not need any additional water, especially if your air isn't dry. Dogs lose water through panting and urination, and dry air makes them lose more water. I'm told Pedialyte is safe for dogs and can help rehydrate them and of course unsalted chicken broth is another favorite. Unless there is something wrong with him, dog know exactly how much to drink, so you may be worrying about nothing. |
I just saw this, wondering how he is doing today! You might try putting an ice cube in his water to make it interesting for him. Might get messy but could get him drinking. Hope he's doing better.... |
I actually purchased a waterer for dogs that works like a small fountain, you put water in the bowl and plug the machine in and it draws water up a small "tower" in the middle of the bowel, and it spurts out from the top like a fountain and goes back into the water bowl below....I have several that drink the water as it spurts from the top of the tower! |
Hi Everyone, just saw there were more comments on here, I've tried ice cubes, constant fresh purified water etc etc etc.....it's been gorgeous and in the high 70's here lately and we play outside a lot and he pants so I know he's thirsty and he just won't touch water, my vet said I can add a splash of vitamin water to his water and it would be fine so I've tried that and it worked great so I will do that for a while and then start weaning him off that after a while of possible! I don't worry much during meal times as I know he gets hydration from his food, but when it's hot outside and playing he needs to drink something so I'm glad I found a solution finally!! |
Thats good to hear.... dogs, so Unpredictable and so weird at times. Such a mystery, good thing we have YT... and vets. to help us figure them out. |
Have you tried switching his water bowl to stainless steel? Just an option in case its the bowl that is the problem. You can also try a water bottle feeder and just for info, dogs water needs are approx one ounce water per pound of body weight per day. This varies of course depending on season/exercise/temps... If he is getting moist food, you can look on the label for what the moisture content is in the food and calculate how much he is getting through his food:) |
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