RE: Getting Dehydrated Dog to Drink Water
I have a 1 year old pit bull named layla, reading other posts regarding water with some milk works great! Layla was just not drinking and vomiting so I knew she was dehydrated. She now drank a bowl of milk/water and has helped her. I would recommend this to anyone.
Posted on 10/19/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Man I love the internet. Couldn't get my poodle to drink following vomiting. Gave her the chicken and rice for two days and pedialyte. However, worried she's not drinking. Took the advice of milk in water and presto, she lapped it up. I think it is making me feel a lot better, lol.
Posted on 08/13/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Hey guys. Great ideas. My lil weiner dog fritz is getting over h.G.E. And needed iv fluids to keep him hydrated. A great suggestion for you and the only way i can get him to "drink" is to make gatorade ice cubes
He loves to feel like hes eating something and gets all fluids he needs in the gatorade cubes.
Just stay away from citrus flavors. Fruit punch works best :)
Posted on 07/27/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Thank you to everyone that suggested pouring a little milk in the drinking water. He went right to the water and drank and drank. I wish I would have looked this up sooner. I would have had him drinking days ago. Thank you again!
Posted on 05/28/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
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My 9 month old puppy has been sick. she keep throwing up and everything. we took her to the vet and they gave her antibiotics and a needle to get rid of nausea. I'm only 16 and she's very precious to me. It takes 6 seconds for her skin on her neck to go back to normal when you pinch it so she's rather dehydrated. She isn't aloud to eat so how do I get her to drink water?
Posted on 05/24/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
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I have a blind dog who is very old and he got to where he would not drink water. I started adding crushed ice to his water and he would drink it. I think that he liked being able drink but not end up putting his mouth/nose too far in he water since he could not see it. Otherwise, I am not really sure why the crushed ice worked.
Posted on 01/20/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting Dehydrated Dog to Drink Water
My dog eats something he shouldn't have at least twice a year and it costs us a ton. Dehydration is always one of the immediate symptons along with diarrea. Good tips on this site that work. Mixing water with his food and adding a splash of skim milk to his water bowl both worked great.
Good luck.
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Not only will my puppy not eat or drink, he sleeps all day and dry heaves. I took him to vet and they gave him amoxicillan and it doesn't seem to be working. I'm very nervous and scared he's only 2 pounds, teacup yorkie if anyone knows what is wrong with him please help! I will try the milk in water tonight, I try to give him puppy meat and he barely eats that.
Editor's Note Give him dropperfuls of pedialyte or gatorade and keep him hydrated.
Posted on 09/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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My dog has been sick for 8 days! He started throwing up and diarrhea for 6 days now for 2 days he's not throwing up but he's dehydrated. I'm giving him water in his wet food and through a syringe every few hours because he will not drink! The vet doesn't know what's is wrong but he still is not feeling well. What do I do?
Posted on 09/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting Dehydrated Dog to Drink Water
Hi-
My dog is a chihuahua/italian greyhound mix, 8.5 lbs, and 15 months old. He's really well taken care of, RARELY gets anything to eat other than organic food and treats (and when we do feed him anything else, it's a tiny piece of cheddar cheese or a bit of peanut butter-also organic). Anyway, he got really sick the other night...vomiting and diarrhea at least 7 times within 3 hours. We took him to the emergency vet and they gave a shot to settle his stomach as well as sub-cutaneous fluids so he would not dehydrate. They also advised us not to feed him anything for 12-24 hours to rest his GI tract and after the rest, feed him only boiled chicken with white rice. He's loving the chicken and rice but he's not drinking water. I read these posts and tried putting a treat in his water, hoping he would drink it to get to the treat. He drank a few laps and then gave up (which is strange for such a treat loving dog). I decided to add a spoonful of skim milk to the water and he really took to it.
I know this is a long response but I just wanted to thank all of you for the suggestions and let you know what worked for me.
Posted on 07/11/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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My dog has had diarrhea for the past couple of days and hasn't seemed to want to drink water so I've been worried she is dehydrated. Putting a little bit of food in a bowl of water really worked! It's amazing!
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My vet suggested using pedialyte or sugared water. It worked we had to use a medicine dropper, of course.
Posted on 06/28/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Thank you so much to the person who suggested mixing her wet food with water! It totally worked! It was really soupy and I had to show her there was food in it but once she realized she sopped it all up! Nothing else would work. THANK YOU!
Posted on 06/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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"No healthy dog gets dehydrated" is right most of the time. But if you have a dog that has been in an accident, or is sick, they may not want to drink water and, believe me, the vet doesn't share that with you. They just keep asking if they are drinking. Sometimes you are so upset with things you don't think to ask that. So the question of how to get a dehydrated dog to drink can be a very important question.
Adding water to their food has worked the best for me. My dog was severely injured in an accident when i was out of town. The Vet hooked her up to fluids once but most of the time I have had to find other ways to get her to have fluids. she is drinking now but I still have to add fluids to her food cause she doesn't seem to want to drink enough. Some of the other ideas I saw on this page sound like good ideas that I need to try them. Good Luck to everyone that has a problem! with their baby dog!
Posted on 11/27/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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My 12 week old puppy is not drank water lately. I checked his nose and it is dry. We squirted water in his mouth like someone said. He had 2 squirts. His heart is also beating quickly. We just got him yesterday. Should we called the lady that owned him before and ask her what to do. Somebody please help
Posted on 10/28/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting Dehydrated Dog to Drink Water
Soak the dry food in the water. A friend did this and it helped.
Posted on 10/21/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting Dehydrated Dog to Drink Water
try a sqeeze type water bottle and squeeze into the back of his/her mouth and blow gently in his/ her face it's natural for them to swallow. I saved a dog with parvo this way.
Posted on 10/18/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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I don't have a dog but cats that, when ill, become dehydrated. When they return from a stay at the vet (and usually an I.V.), I make sure they get extra water by mixing their canned food with about 50% water. It is more like a soup but they lap it up and get the extra water. But, go to a vet and make sure there is no urinary problem, blockage or stress problem keeping them from drinking.
Posted on 10/17/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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make sure it is physically possible for you pooch to drink. Check his tongue for lesions, spots, burns and cuts. Make sure it looks healthy. If a dog cannot use his tongue to lap he cannot drink, they can't sip like humans and horses.
I had a dog once with Cushing's disease which basically turned her tongue into a piece of shoe leather and made it impossible for her to drink, we had to poor it down her throat. It also effected her brain and the rest of her, and eventually killed her.
I'm not suggesting your dog has cushing's obviously, it's a rare disease. Just know some disease can effect the tongue like that.
Also, make sure the dog's gums are a healthy dark pink, and not pale. If the dog feels cool to the touch, especially the gums, he could be anemic and needs to go to the vet immediately.
Posted on 10/16/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Getting Dehydrated Dog to Drink Water
Put a dash of milk in the water. Even though it is still water, just white in colour, your dog will think it is a milky treat and lap it all up!
Posted on 10/16/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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No healthy dog ever gets dehydrated. Not only get him to a vet, but possibly an emergency vet.
Posted on 10/16/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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You should have your dog checked by the vet. If he is dehydrated, he should want to drink water. He may be ill. Also, make sure his water and bowl are clean and free of any foul odors, and is away from any pests that may be sharing his water bowl.
Posted on 10/16/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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