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sandygirl · 03-04-2013, 01:55 PM

hi all, i have a 7yr old yorkie girl....i have only owned her for 2 yrs (rescue) and in all the dogs i have had over the yrs this is the only one that don't seem to drink much!!!... i can leave her water bowel full in the morning an the next day is still full...she may only have a few slurps a day....anyone else notice there yorkie don't drink much...she is a classic yorkie normal size....she is full of life an very happy but just don't drink much even in the summer...very puzzling...the vet says shes ok but i find its strange

yorkietalkjilly · 03-04-2013, 01:58 PM

Some days Tibbe barely seems to drink anything and others quite a bit, especially after a bath or if taking medicine.

Nancy1999 · 03-04-2013, 02:24 PM

Hi and welcome to Yorkietalk, what do you feed, dry kibble or canned? Many dogs don't need much water if they are eating canned; the food is 90% water. Same is true with fresh food, even food like chicken has a lot of water in it.

sandygirl · 03-05-2013, 12:44 PM

hi thanks for replys, my baby has dry mixed with a bit tinned meat but at the moment is on chicken and rice as she has had the runs the past 2 days, so starved her for 24 hrs an now chicken and rice...she great in her self just poo bit runny but getting better.....xx

kimp5 · 03-05-2013, 02:39 PM

mine stopped drinking water out of a bowl??? Vet's stymied... I have to mix water with her kibble morning and night (she gets 6oz a day that way)

03-04-2013, 01:55 PM	#1
sandygirl YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2	drinking water hi all, i have a 7yr old yorkie girl....i have only owned her for 2 yrs (rescue) and in all the dogs i have had over the yrs this is the only one that don't seem to drink much!!!... i can leave her water bowel full in the morning an the next day is still full...she may only have a few slurps a day....anyone else notice there yorkie don't drink much...she is a classic yorkie normal size....she is full of life an very happy but just don't drink much even in the summer...very puzzling...the vet says shes ok but i find its strange

03-04-2013, 01:58 PM	#2
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Some days Tibbe barely seems to drink anything and others quite a bit, especially after a bath or if taking medicine. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

03-04-2013, 02:24 PM	#3
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	Hi and welcome to Yorkietalk, what do you feed, dry kibble or canned? Many dogs don't need much water if they are eating canned; the food is 90% water. Same is true with fresh food, even food like chicken has a lot of water in it. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

03-05-2013, 12:44 PM	#4
sandygirl YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2	hi thanks for replys, my baby has dry mixed with a bit tinned meat but at the moment is on chicken and rice as she has had the runs the past 2 days, so starved her for 24 hrs an now chicken and rice...she great in her self just poo bit runny but getting better.....xx

03-05-2013, 02:39 PM	#5
kimp5 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston MA Posts: 890	mine stopped drinking water out of a bowl??? Vet's stymied... I have to mix water with her kibble morning and night (she gets 6oz a day that way)