[angiesample]

Originally Posted by Tiffanyawood

My Dalmatian is 10 years old, old for a Dal, and just over the past month has started drinking excessive water. For example, he will drink all the water in the toilet and then he will dry heave for awhile until it all comes back out. I have limited his water intake as cleaning up 20 piles of pukey water is getting old. He has needed to go out alot more, but if left in the house for hours usually only one huge puddle to clean up. He also doesnt seem to eat as much of his food as well. Any anwers out there?
Thx

I think u need to get ur dog to the vet ASAP have ur vet do blood work checking for thyriod problems, kidney function, diabetes.... just check everything.

[CorkyMax]

I agree that you need to take your dog to the vet! Did you not read all the replies to the original poster in this thread? They should pretty much answer your question. You also should not be limiting his water intake---If he has a disease/condition ---He needs to drink whatever amount he wants until you find out what is wrong!!!

[Tiffanyawood]

I take him to the vet, twice now actually. $1000 later she still doesnt know whats wrong with him. His BUN is high, but has come down, his creatine is high but has come down, and phosphorus and calcium are high as well. But his tempurature is normal. Could be renal failure, could be urinary tract infection, which she says never happens in males, and that we treated him for, and made him better. After a week of antibiotics he seemed way better, not drinking as much, not vomiting, eating what I have been cooking for him, and just his personality was back. The vet says stay with what works. So now we're doing 2 more weeks of antibiotics. By the way, the vet said limit the water but dont. He is drinking way to much at one sitting, thats why he pukes it back up, but give him water as often as he wants it, it is his way of cleaning the toxins out of his body. Also that he pees so much, that he dehydrates himself, therefore needs to rehydrate.
Thx for the comments

[Lunareclipse]

No problem. We hope your doggie gets better.

[CorkyMax]

Your dog needs to be taking probiotics at this time as the antibiotics are depleting the good bacteria along with the bad bacteria. Here are a couple links to give you more info on this--> Probiotics, What Are They? Do our dogs NEED Them?

About Yogurt Please read entire thread/posts!

Also B vitamins are lost through urinating and prob. your dog is losing a lot with all the peeing it is doing! I would supplement this in the form of B complex (like B50) for some time---But you do need all the B vitamins combined in 1 capsule to get the right ratio!

Just found this on the internet: VITAMIN B

B vitamins help to maintain the health of nerves, skin, eyes, hair, liver and mouth, as well as healthy muscle tone in the gastrointestinal tract and proper brain function. B-complex vitamins are coenzymes involved in energy production, and may even be useful for alleviating anxiety. There are no side effects so you can feel comfortable giving your canine and feline companions this vitamin supplement.

Dosage: Give once or twice daily.

Small dogs give ½ of a B25

Medium dogs give one tablet of B25

Large/giant dogs give one to two tablets of B50.

Please note the urine may become a “brighter” yellow while taking B vitamins.

[Hynie]

Fergus is a 12 yr old Cairn Terrior who has gradually increased his drinking/peeing over the past two years. When it started I had him checked (blood and urine) and all were normal. OK, so it continued to get worse. Twice more he was checked with normal blood and urine values.

The past two months it's escalated to a point that I'm exhausted from sopping up urine - I'm talking not puddles but pools! - and continually scrubbing the floor. I put piddle pads on the floor but he overflows them.

Took him to the vet again and his urine was dilute, but normal. Blood work was normal. I'm at my wit's end. I have two other dogs and I can't separate them in order to take his water bowl away. Plus if he really is thirsty, I would feel terrible depriving him of water. The vet says it's either Diabetes Insipidous or Pcyhogenic Polydispsia. I think it's the latter. When I'm gone, none of the dogs drink - the level in the water bowl doesn't change. When I arrive home, they all go to the bowl for a drink. The two youngest take a normal drink. Fergus stands there and drinks continually. I timed him and it's been 3 and 4 minutes straight. He'll stop if I get his attention, but is soon back at it. If I'm at home all day, I spend my day sopping up, mopping and washing towels. This is with taking them out multiple times to potty. He potties 3 times to the other dog's one time. And, pees again within 15 minutes after coming in the house.

I don't know what to do and the vet doesn't have any suggestions.

[cigwyllt]

I'm sorry if it has already been considered and dismissed but is it possible that he is marking? If he is entire or if one of the others is it could be a behavioural issue. For a terrier 12 years is just entering old age. I hope he will have many happy years left with you.

[Hynie]

Thanks for your input. I really don't think he's marking as when he does that it's obvious. He always must be the last one to pee over the top of one of the others. When he does, it's just a small amount and the others don't usually pee on the piddle pad - just him.

[CorkyMax]

Hope there may be an answer here:Increased Drinking and Urinating

There are a lot more sites on this--Just put --dog psychogenic polydipsia in your browser!

It is odd that he does not do this when you are gone. Do you pay too much attention to him when he does all this drinking (and peeing)---Maybe he likes the reaction he gets from you! I would ignore him completely and not say a word--not even while cleaning it all up.

[clev]

Hello, all; first post. I was doing a search and found this forum, wish I had found it years ago. I'm beginning to get a little concerned about my dogs water intake and hence, the search.

Jack Russell Terrier, 11 yoa, house dog, perfect health never sick, home prepared food of cooked beef and rice with powdered vitamins and glu/condroitin sprinkled in, occasional commercial dog treats throughout the day, lots of energy, bi-annual vet visit. He's never drunk a lot of water and my vet said he gets what he needs from the moisture in his diet. For the past month, he's been drinking 6 - 7 times per day, up from 2-3 times per day; no other symptoms. His next vet appt is July which I will change if necessary. What do you think? Any cause for concern?

Also, if I print the coupons, will the annoying pop up stop popping up?

[cigwyllt]

I would definitely get him to the vet before July. For a Jack Russell he isn't particularly old but he is middle aged and health problems may start to develop. There are several issues that include excessive drinking as a symptom - particularly diabetes. I would definitely get him checked out soon.

[Lorielp]

I just got a 10 week old Maltipoo male puppy 3 days ago. Right away I noticed that he drinks a lot of water and then he is peeing every few minutes. The puddles are clear and the size of a CD. The only time his urine is yellow is first thing in the morning. I started giving him ice cubes instead so it takes him longer to drink. I also noticed that he was not chewing his food at all. When I looked at his teeth I discovered that he only has canines and about half of one molar erupted. The teeth are all under his gums. He eats good and sleeps good at night and is very playful in the daytime. I am so worried that there is something really wrong with this adorable little guy.

[kbella999]

My situation is almost exactly like yours. This has been going on for 2 years now since I got her from someone else. She is now 6yrs old and a German Shepherd. She was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and is now on medicine for that. All other tests are normal except that she has diluted urine. She doesn't drink when I am gone but then after I get home, in about an hour or two she starts drinking excessively and urinates all over the place. She will be just laying on the floor and then she will have peed a puddle and she is still laying in it. She doesn't ask to go out. I can let her out and she will pee and 5 minutes later she will pee in the house. Vet wants us to go to a specialist. I'm thinking it is psycogenic because she doesn't drink when I am gone. Also if I take her out for a walk or something like that she will not drink water until we get to the car or back home. I've had to pore water on her because she wouldn't drink and I was concerned for her.

Originally Posted by Hynie

Fergus is a 12 yr old Cairn Terrior who has gradually increased his drinking/peeing over the past two years. When it started I had him checked (blood and urine) and all were normal. OK, so it continued to get worse. Twice more he was checked with normal blood and urine values.

The past two months it's escalated to a point that I'm exhausted from sopping up urine - I'm talking not puddles but pools! - and continually scrubbing the floor. I put piddle pads on the floor but he overflows them.

Took him to the vet again and his urine was dilute, but normal. Blood work was normal. I'm at my wit's end. I have two other dogs and I can't separate them in order to take his water bowl away. Plus if he really is thirsty, I would feel terrible depriving him of water. The vet says it's either Diabetes Insipidous or Pcyhogenic Polydispsia. I think it's the latter. When I'm gone, none of the dogs drink - the level in the water bowl doesn't change. When I arrive home, they all go to the bowl for a drink. The two youngest take a normal drink. Fergus stands there and drinks continually. I timed him and it's been 3 and 4 minutes straight. He'll stop if I get his attention, but is soon back at it. If I'm at home all day, I spend my day sopping up, mopping and washing towels. This is with taking them out multiple times to potty. He potties 3 times to the other dog's one time. And, pees again within 15 minutes after coming in the house.

I don't know what to do and the vet doesn't have any suggestions.

[CorkyMax]

I can't help you but I hope you will read this thread about Proin and not ever use it!!!

Is your dog on PROIN? READ THIS!

[lulusmom]

I am providing a link to another thread which has some valuable information. Please see posts by vetgroomer.

Diluted Urine

kbella, when was the last time your vet checked thyroid and was the test done within 4 to 6 hours after dosing? If the dose of thyroxin (soloxine) is too high, a dog will be hyperthyroid. Hyperthyroid dogs will almost always have pu/pd.

The drug mentioned by vetgroomer to treat diabetes insipidus is called Desmopressin (DDAVP). I have dog with diabetes insipidus and unfortunately, DDAVP didn't help so we keep water and waterproof hospital pads down at all times. I must warn you that DDAVP is called liquid gold for a reason. It may be expensive but a trial with this drug is much preferred to a water deprivation test, which is risky. For more information, please use links below:

Practical Matters: Desmopressin is safer than water deprivation to identify the cause of polyuria and polydipsia in dogs - Veterinary Medicine

Diagnosing Canine Diabetes Insipidus - VetInfo

[bhatnagarashish]

This is an nice post on excessive water drinking. I like the suggestions of all the members. Thanks for sharing it with me.