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dog drinking lot of water

have a dog drinking 4-5 guarts water in 24 hours had to vet kidneys checked fine thanks for any help

Did vet check his blood sugar ?
Could be hyperglycemia.

have his kidneys checked

have his kidneys checked

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Originally posted by Roy Grant
have his kidneys checked

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Water

Sounds like a sugar problem just like Patrick Moore suggested, have his sugar checked. Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Might sounds stupid but make sure there is not a hole in the water bucket.

As it gets colder out I notice mine drink a lot more water. There's nothing wrong with any of mine.

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Originally posted by ING 194
As it gets colder out I notice mine drink a lot more water. There's nothing wrong with any of mine.

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When mine trees hard she drinks a lot of water that night and the next day. She rarely drinks while hunting.

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Bill Harper
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A logical explanation or theory...

Dogs sweat through their mouths and as they inhale and exhale moisture goes in and out...because they sweat through their mouths when they excel the moisture escapes as we all know...in the summer and warmer months the humidity is quite a bit higher so when they inhale in those times the dog actually receives water from the humidity in the air so it takes a lot more hunting to dehydrate them...

So heavy exercise or hunting in the winter time will cause dehydration at a faster rate as the humidity drops...the lower the humidity the faster the dehydration rate...

Down in Southeast Texas where I’m at isn’t a problem...

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Something else just occurred to me...

Lower humidity in the air means the air can absorb more water...since the air intake to the dog is low in moisture then that also means when the dog is exhaling he would be exhaling lower (dryer) humidity air...but when he is about to exhale this dry air and co2 from the lungs, this lower humidity increases the expelled water rate because of the dryness in the air...

Several months ago we were going to get a cool front moving in...the weather man said it was going to rain...it didn’t rain and the explanation was the low humidity in the atmosphere absorbed the rain before it made it to the ground...

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Originally posted by Jmiller85
Might sounds stupid but make sure there is not a hole in the water bucket.

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Donald Bergeron

I have checked the bucket I did forget to mention that she has vomited from time to time. She has been vet checked to rule out kidney issues.

change feed. to much salt.or junk

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I would say try a different dog food before I went any farther if she's vomiting. It might be upsetting her stomach and she's drinking to make it ease up.