This might sound silly, but my dog has suddenly tripled the amount of water she is drinking. We took her to the ocean like 3 days ago, and we figured at first that she was thirsty from swallowing some salt water.

But she's still demanding water all the time. We switched her water dish with a big pot now, and she's just drinking it up. And she pees it out too though, so she's not storing it. I have to let her out like 20 times a day (and now a bunch throughout the night).

Anyone think that this is a problem a vet should check out or just a silly thing that my dog's addicted to water suddenly. If we take the water dish, she cries for it, so she's thirsty for sure. Her nose isn't dry and her stools are solid. She's eating normally... just drinking so much.

Thanks,
Erin

Somtimes excessive drinking can be a sign of Kidney disease, so I'd pop her along to see the Vet if I was you, is her pee very pale? has she got smelly fishy/amonia type breath?
If not then she could have picked up an infection from drinking the sea water which could be effecting her kidneys or bladder, the vet might give her a course of antibiotics. Let us know how she gets on please, & give her huggles from me and my lot

Thanks for the reply.

She seemed to be cutting back during the day yesterday, but through the evening and ALL NIGHT, she wanted to drink and to go out.

So I have a vet appointment for 11:15 this morning. I'll post here when I get back and let you know what the outcome is. I'm hoping just an infection of sorts that anti-biotics can fix... not anything serious. She's a beagle/russel mix... looks like a short boxer who is... hard for me to believe... 9 years old already!

She's my old lady.

Erin

$276.00 later..... bladder infection.

$276.00 :shock: yikes! but thank goodness its just a bladder infection, the antibiotics should sort that out for her .No more drinking sea water for her
I lost my 6 year old Bullie girl to Kidney disease back in feb so I'm extra sensitive were dogs and exsessive drinking is concerned, my new pup (6 months old Bullie boy) is watched like a hawk for signs lol... I'm paranoid ops:

sorry to hear about that. Best of luck with the puppy

Erin

Originally Posted by Mrs Woman

Somtimes excessive drinking can be a sign of Kidney disease, so I'd pop her along to see the Vet if I was you, is her pee very pale? has she got smelly fishy/amonia type breath?
If not then she could have picked up an infection from drinking the sea water which could be effecting her kidneys or bladder, the vet might give her a course of antibiotics. Let us know how she gets on please, & give her huggles from me and my lot

PLEASE HELP US!! i AM NOT SURE IF YOU ARE THE DOCTOR OR A PERSON WITH MY SIMILAR PROBLEM. mY DOG IS DRINKING EXCESSIVELY AND HE HAS PALE PEE AND FISHY BAD BREATH. pLEASE TELL ME WHAT THAT INDICATES. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT IT COULD BE BUT WHAT I JUST READ IS THE MOST ACCURATE DESCRPTION OF MY DOG. EMAIL CRASHGERBY@OPTONLINE.NET

I READ ON YOUR SITE THAT A DOG WHO DRINKS EXCESSIVELY COULD ALSO HAVE PALE PEE AND FISHY/AMONIA SMELLING BREATH. WHAT COULD IT BE? THERE ARE OVER 65 POSSIBLITIES FOR EXCESSIVE DRINKING AND I AM LOST. WHEN I READ ABOUT THE PALE PEE AND FISHY BREATH, I KNEW THAT IS WHAT MY DOG COULD HAVE. PLEASE HELP ME. ANY INFORMATION WILL BE HELPFUL. THE VET IS NOT HELPING US AND GOOGLE IS OVERWHEMLING. BLOOD TESTS AND KIDNEY TESTS DONE ALREADY. THANK YOU

My dog is having these very symtoms, but others also. I took her to the vet 2 days ago and she does not have a bladder infection or stones. The vet did however, find a mass by or in her left kidney thru xray and ultrasound. What's so perplexing is that she will urinate clear and then have bloody urine occasionally. The vet put her on an antibiotic for 2 weeks and we're keeping our fingers crossed. She's eating the same. No loose stools and acting normal other than the excessive drinking and bloody urine. Anyone have the same problem and know what it is or what to do? The vet just says "I don't know", which is so very frustrating after spending hundreds of dollars!

Nellie is 9 1/2 and the love of my life so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Nellie's Mom

When my old cat was dying of Kidney failure (she was old) her urine was very milky (I think that is because the kidneys are draining pus).

Once a guinea pig owner called me and asked if there was something wrong with her guinea pig because the urine was white and cloudy. I never thought about it but some animals like guinea pigs have cloudy urine normally. It isn't normal for cats and dogs (or people) to have cloudy urine.

Karen - did your girl have any bloodwork done? If not, she needs a full biochemistry to check her kidney function.

Just wanted to update everyone on Nellie. I called the gal that I board with and she referred me to another clinic. I'm so glad I went somewhere else! She told me that the first clinic I went to is ok for vaccinations and yearly checkups, but when there is something really wrong, they aren't very skilled to handle it. Anyway, I went to another clinic and was very pleased with the vet. He tried to asperate the mass, but there was too much blood, so the testing was inconclusive. On January 4th Nellie had exploratory surgery and they took out the mass and the left kidney. It was bigger than a grapefruit! They sent it off to be tested and the tests came back that it was benign and just a big cist. They don't know what caused it, but I'm planning on taking her for 6 month checkups instead of yearly because of her age, and I will request an xray. Nellie is doing just fine and Mom is so Happy! Thanks for your inquiries.