I am having a vague memory of this with Merlin... He came to us on Vet-Concept dry food, and drank sooooo much water... We swapped him over to raw food pretty quickly, and he stopped drinking quite so much (although he has always been a dog who likes to drink quite a lot of water).
It's a boy!! (Welcome ODIN)
- Thread starter Anne123
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I must admit it crossed my mind about it being connected to the food. Purely as an observation, since Cass has been on raw food she hardly drinks at all - she can goes days without using her water bowl in the kitchen.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
Rourke was on kibble and rarely drank at all! Flicka doesn't drink very much either but certainly more than Rourke did. Perhaps it is do with their metabolism?
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- Herefordshire, UK
Probably. As I say, purely observational
With Snowie’s allergies, we finally tried a hydrolysed protein in the form of kibble. He’s been on raw his whole life and hardly drank additional water. Wow, on the kibble he drank till he burst (wet his bed a couple of times). We’ve reduced the kibble dramatically and I’m now cooking for him (elimination diet till we find out the problem). His water intake is less, but still he drinks a lot. The kibble must be very salty and very dry and who knows what else it contains to encourage so much drinking.
Are you feeding the same food as what the breeder fed?
Are you feeding the same food as what the breeder fed?
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Yes, I'm feeding the same food
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Went to the vet. Urine sample was okay. She still found him skinny. She thinks that the food give him not the amount nutricien he needs. So he drink to get his stomache filled. So for now change of food and he will get royale canine gastrointestinal.
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- SW London UK
Stanley drinks a lot more than Homer ever did. As a puppy Homer was only interested in splashing his water and his pee was quite concentrated. Stanley can pee for England! Although sometimes in his crate too.
Stanley was 12.5kg last week.
Stanley was 12.5kg last week.
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Odin weighs 16kg...he drinks 1500ml a day...Twice as much as he should. We have to let him out 5to 6 times in an hour and he has accidents in the house, just after he peed outside....The only time he doesnt pee is at night. He sleeps from 22:00 until 7:00.
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- SW London UK
That is a lot of water. Stanley has about a pint 500ml a day. He sleeps in his crate from 10pm but still wakes at around 5am.
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
He was getting 520 grammes kibble a day....
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
After one day of new kibble we see a difference in Odin....He is sweet, cuddling, little pup, not the crocopup who terrorise us....! He is playful, energetic outside, sweet towards Finn. I can't tell the difference in water intake though, as it has become a habit of him to drink. It seems he drink less, but time will tell
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- Herefordshire, UK
This is good news Anne xx Hopefully the drinking will sort itself out, if there is no underlying condition.
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- SW London UK
What food is he on now? Glad to hear there is a positive difference.
Edit Just saw these new food is Royal canine gastrointestinal.
Edit Just saw these new food is Royal canine gastrointestinal.
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Yes, thats right. It's the puppykibble. This kibble is rich in nutricients and contains more fluid. In the hope that his water intake will become less. He likes the kibble very much, and Finn is yealous he can't have this....
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Odin went swimming for the first time. He was playing with Finn and Harly, a chocolate lab from the neighbourhood. My OH didn't wait for them and walked on. When he watched behind him he saw 3 muddy labrador.....
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Today at gundog training
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- North Cambridgeshire
He’s gorgeous 
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- Malvern Worcestershire
He looks as if he is enjoying it and he has grown
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- Cornwall , UK
Beautiful boy xx