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03-23-2018, 09:59 AM | #16 | |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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But in most but certainly not all cases, I'd rather help stave off early dehydration in a tiny dog while I wait for that vet appt. than do nothing. Proper administration of small amounts of fluids in a dog who can but won't drink can help prevent more trouble while we wait for the vet as long as we understand that if we improperly administer it, allow the water to enter the airway, the dog can aspirate and will likely develop pneumonia, which is almost always treatable with proper care. I'd never administer water to an unconscious dog, one with upper respiratory/breathing issues, inability to swallow, signs of stroke, cardiac/lung issues or suspected poisoning but I've heard and read of lots of dogs who died from dehydration(personally known 2 of them over the years) but myself I've never heard or even know of any dogs who were eating and playing normally, showing no other symptoms but died of small amounts of properly administered water aspiration pneumonia while being properly treated for it. Very small amounts of water that never enters the airway would have to work very hard to cause aspiration pneumonia. Still, vet anytime your dog's behavior concerns you.
__________________ 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 | |
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03-23-2018, 10:33 AM | #17 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
03-23-2018, 11:16 AM | #18 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I usually don't get medical care for a simple cut wound on myself or my son when he was young. Just applied first aid and a bandaid and watched for any issues. My dog - yes, he'll get vetted for a simple cut. And I largely agreed when I said I'd administer the small amounts of water in most cases - not all as I outline - while waiting for the vet appt. in an undiagnosed dog or no vet appt. in an already diagnosed dog, with vet approval and vet direction, to help to stave it off dehydration with properly administered water. My mantra, vet first but in most cases - again not all - tiny amounts of water that doesn't enter the bronchi likely will help more than it will hurt. And a dog so ill(see my exceptions when I wouldn't add hydration) that tiny amounts of water would cause great harm should have been vetted long before. But OP's dog is apparently hale and hardy, afebrile, playing, eating, urinating normally just not drinking much water and somewhat constipated so I opined on what I'd do except in the instances I outlined (and I should add no water if the dog is putting out no to little urine) if my dog began to demonstrate early signs of dehydration - which can be a killer. Never heard of a dog that got sicker from tiny amounts of water properly administered. Google 'dog died from giving it small amounts of water' and you don't find much. Google 'dog died from dehydration' and you gets lots of hits and that's my worry with our tiny Yorkies. My Scotty and Jilly both only weighed in at 3 lbs. soaking wet and so many YT'ers have tiny to small Yorkies so being attentive to their hydration can be a big deal.
__________________ 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 |
03-23-2018, 11:56 AM | #19 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
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