Have you ever noticed that dogs sometimes don’t like to drink water?

Don’t take it seriously,

Drinking water is very important,

Drinking too little or too much will affect your dog’s health.

Drinking too much water

A normal dog needs to drink an average of forty to sixty milliliters of water per kilogram per day. If it exceeds 60 milliliters per kilogram per day, it is considered too much. But when problems really arise and they must go to the hospital for examination, drinking More than one hundred milliliters per kilogram per day. Drinking so much water means that it is seriously ill and needs immediate treatment.

However, if your dog wants to drink water, don’t restrict it. If it drinks more water than average, it means that its current disease requires a large amount of water to metabolize. If the amount of water is restricted, the dog's condition will be worsened. Give it as much water as you want, but if it drinks more than 60 milliliters per kilogram per day, you should consult a doctor. And if it exceeds 100 milliliters per kilogram per day, you should take it to the doctor and have it checked quickly. There could be many causes: hyperadrenalism, psychogenic megathirst, diabetes, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, etc.

Drinking too little water

Why do dogs drink less water? Some dogs are afraid of drinking water. They may be too timid. They will be afraid when they walk from the sleeping place to the drinking water. It may also be that the water is not clean enough and the dog does not want to drink. , or it may be that the owner hit it with a drinking bowl, which left a psychological shadow on the dog. In short, these reasons led to the dog drinking less water.

What happens if you drink too little water? First, a reduction in water intake can lead to a reduction in circulating water, leading to dehydration. Secondly, the resulting slowdown in blood flow through the kidneys will reduce the amount of urine filtered out. Correspondingly, the proportion of crystal components will increase. Over time, the crystals will accumulate into stones. So drinking less water is absolutely a no-no. After reading this, do you still think that the problem of dogs drinking water is a minor problem?

Coping Tips

What should we do if our dog doesn’t like to drink water? This depends on our training. In fact, it is very simple. When we spend time with dogs, we must be "good actors". Put on a bitter and resentful look, don't talk to the dog, and even keep your expression tense and serious. Only when the dog comes to the water bowl, we immediately change our faces and become pleasant, making the dog feel praised and praised, and that's it.

If the dog notices our praise and stops drinking water, we will immediately turn into a bad-faced person and pretend that we don’t have a dog at home without even looking at the dog. only when it drinks water again, we will praise it pleasantly again.

I hope all dogs can drink an appropriate amount of water and have a healthy body!