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We have all had that one dog that didn't drink much water and seems to get overheated on warmer nights. What have some of you guys done that seemed to work?

My Ike dog is a outsdanding hound. He is a one of a kind but he doesn't drink much water and when hunting he drinks like a fish. I'd like to get fluids in him before a big hunt.

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Bait there water

http://www.sleddogcentral.com/forum...p?TOPIC_ID=1622

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Gatorade powder mixed in water

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for hunting hot weather lots of venilation in dog box and froze milk jugs in box helps keep em cool.

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Gatorade powder mixed in water

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they have a ''gator aid '' like product designed just for canines . I can't remember the name of it .

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My old dog looks forward to his Gatorade on hot nights he really loves it he expects it when we return to the truck

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Does he get all hot and about to fall out? If not he prolly drinks enough water. Ive saw some natural feeds increase water intake. What you feeding? What I mean if your not feeding a natural. Could try it and see if he drinks more.

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I know when i was in school and the FFA pigs were dehydrated we would give them firewater ( Just electroletroleyes or how ever you spell it) And one time my dad had a doberman pup that was dehydrated and we gave him some gatorade and he seemed to perk up.

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Does he get all hot and about to fall out? If not he prolly drinks enough water. Ive saw some natural feeds increase water intake. What you feeding? What I mean if your not feeding a natural. Could try it and see if he drinks more.

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Super fuel k9dogpower.com will fix your dehydration problems and overheating on most !!

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that's the one I was thinking of .

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We have used Smart Water.

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Vet. told me no gatorade, said its made for humans because we sweat and dogs dont. Best thing is just try to keep him wet, i carry a bottle of water in the summer and wet them down good at the tree.

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Vet. told me no gatorade, said its made for humans because we sweat and dogs dont. Best thing is just try to keep him wet, i carry a bottle of water in the summer and wet them down good at the tree.

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There is no scientific proof that a dog needs anything but fresh water to stay hydrated. With that being said I am going to give you my opinion based on nothing more than my personal observation of the use of a product on one specific dog. I suggest you try Bounce Back electrolyte supplement. It can be purchased at your local farm store. Tractor Supply , Rural King etc.

My friend has a dog that for some reason seems to get more heated up while hunting than the other dogs. He is in shape and can go all night as long as the weather is cool. But hunting in warmer temperatures he would heat up much more than you would expect. This normally 100 bark a minute tree dog would get down to 10 tree barks a minute when he gets hot. We started mixing Bounce Back supplement in his feed with nothing but fresh water to drink while kenneled. On hunting nights we would mix Bounce Back in the water we carry for dogs. The results were remarkable. He ran much cooler and did his normal hunting and treeing even in the heat of the summer months. I'm definitely not suggesting every dog needs this product but if you have that one in a hundred dog that seems to have difficulty in the heat I think it might help.

Bounce Back multi species electrolyte supplement made by Manna Pro. Our vet said it was a good product made by a good company and absolutely safe to use. It is also not that expensive to try.

Good luck.

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That's the same thing super fuel will do!!!!100%

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Will be giving it a try

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good info guys. I have tried pedialite and it works but very hard to get a dog to drink stuff like that plus its very expensive just to waste.

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I train every day 2 hours a day, Gatorade is garbage. Water and lots of it is the best. If Gatorade does crap for a human, what do you think it will do for a dog? I'm guessing you pry hit your dogs up with some 5 hrs before a comp hunt to?

If the sled dog guys are saying water baiting is the way to go...its probably the way to go.

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If you want him to drink more water, get a clean five gallon bucket, fill with fresh water add a can of condensed milk, dogs like the taste and will drink a lot of it. Tom

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If you want him to drink more water, get a clean five gallon bucket, fill with fresh water add a can of condensed milk, dogs like the taste and will drink a lot of it. Tom

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