Please help! (puppy drinking a lot of water)

Hi everyone

I am concerned about my puppy she is drinking alot of water. is that normal for her to do that!! it's like i fill her water bowl up within an hour its gone and need to fill it up again. Can anyone help??

Thanks

Vic n Zara xx

Are you feeding her solely on dry food? Have you just moved her onto dry food?

If so, she'll be drinking more water than if she was on wet/soaked food.

Hi

IF this is more than her normal intake of water. Any sign of change. I would be concerned if that was my puppy.

If you only have the one dog. I would measure the amount of water that fills up the bowl so you can take a record of fluid intake. Can use an empty milk carton.

If you decide to take her to the vet, take a water sample along with you.

If she is drinking a lot more than usual and you haven't changed her diet or the heating isn't on to high etc then I'd take her to the vet. Take a urine sample with you when you go.
Becky

What breed is she? How big is the bowl? Is she fed on dried food? Is she weeing more than normal?
Some breeds seem to drink more than others. I have found my GSD's I've had drink far more than some other breeds I've had.
If it is a sudden change to the norm as someone else said take her to the vets with a urine sample for a check.

If your pup is on dry food then it's quite normal for them to drink loads... But as has been said already, if this is a sudden change with no explanation ie diff food, heating on etc then it might be best check with the vet.

Yeah she is weeing alot more then normal, she has metal medium size bowls but i shall keep an eye on her for a couple of days and make an appointment there's no harm in taking her to the vet.

Thanks
Vicky

Hi Vicky, it would do no harm to get her checked out at the vets just to be on the safe side. But, also just check that she isn't eating something that is high in salt content.