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It depends on other factors such as their age etc - as they get older, they have to 'go' more often. I don't know too many people who can hold it for 8 hours (I sure couldn't!)
my poppy is 7 weeks old and men does he drink... so you guys say its normal...i hope so i just bought him yesterday and supposely they were at the vet and they had a clear bill of health.
I think it's normal too - here in the northeast part of the US, we're having a huge heat wave - I've lost count how many times I've filled their bowls up and how many glasses of water I've had today - can't wait til the fall, LOL.
My French Bulldog is a huge drinker and has always been that way. I didn't quite know what to make of it either but after eliminating any physical/medical reasons, I just accepted he loved water - and he still does at 10 months of age.
I don't know where you live but we're in the desert southwest and I replenish the 6 water bowls several times a day....I have four dogs...LOL
Getting up in the middle of the night won't go on forever - it's just part of having and training a puppy.
Rule out everything else then take a sample of your dog's feces to the vet to be rested for worms.
Dogs with worms often drink huge quantities of water.
Rule out everything else then take a sample of your dog's feces to the vet to be rested for worms.
Dogs with worms often drink huge quantities of water.
I don't know where you got this information from, but it's incorrect. Diarrhea, with its accompanying loss of electrolytes and fluids, will make a dog thirsty, but worms? NO.
I know this is an old post, but I have run into another dog's story in which case the dog was a ccompulsive drinker due to his upbringing. The story was posted by the director of the no kill shelter I got my cat from, and it sounds like measuring his intake was the ticket. I'm sure if you emailed the man and asked him how he dealt with it he'd help you out. The poor dog was adopted and then returned 3 times because of housebreaking issues:
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Once home, we quickly learned that Barney's bathroom issues were not so much bathroom issues as they were a drinking problem. He was a compulsive drinker. Whenever he saw water, he would drink it. All of it. No matter how much.
We assumed this had something to do with his history, being nearly starved to death in that old barn. If he saw water, he needed to drink it.
Once we realized his "issue", we started measuring his water intake. He was fully house-trained in about 2 days. And, in a very short period of time, he began to realize that food and water were regular resources in his new home, and we were able to leave water out all the time.
Have him checked out by the vet, he may be diabetic?
I agree, if it is enough for you to think it is strange it could be a symptom of something like diabetes, hopefully not, but it might be a good idea to check it out. No, don't deny them the water if they're thirsty though.
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(I sure couldn't!)
