I have a dog, he's a two year weimaraner. He weighs around 95-100lbs, however he is not overweight. He has a large body structure, with lots of muscle. Anyway, moving on. He is always drinking water, and I've become quite worried. Hes never done this before. He needs to be let out every other hour now, because of him drinking so much. Does anybody know what this could be?
2007-11-11 03:58:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
In veterinary medicine, this phenomenon is called "polyuria and polydypsia." There are a tremendous number of diseases that can cause this, so he really needs an exam and some diagnostic blood work run by a vet to try to narrow down the list. Possibilities include hypothyroidism, Cushing's disease, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, or even cancer. Some of these illnesses are more serious than others. However, the earlier they are diagnosed, the more easily your vet will be able to treat them before they cause secondary complications. I would urge you to take him in to your vet as soon as possible to get a work-up.
2007-11-11 04:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by sahlamere 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say how old your dog is, but I had a dog, 12 years old where that started happening. He was really thirsty and really hungry. He started to beg and carry on while I was getting him his food and never did that before. Like he was starving. Needless to say, to this day I had wished I took better heed of it and wished that I didn't think he was just being a glutten. Because a couple of months after that, one day he just wouldn't eat at all. I brought him to the vet after a couple of days of watching him, thinking he just wasn't feeling good, and found out that his kidneys were going. The vet kept him alive for a few days by feeding him thru a tube but the poor dog was fading. I brought him home for a few days praying they had helped him enough, but within a week's time I had to have him put down. So, please, make sure you don't dismiss your dog's thirstiness or ravishing hunger as anything to avoid. Get him into your vet ASAP and have him checked over. The best to you and your doggy. I know just writing this made me sad, but I know that I learned from it and hope that someone else will also.
2007-11-11 05:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diabetes is a good candidate, there is also a condition called Diabetes Insipidus. It is not really a Diabetic condition involving insulin but it's one main symptom is insatiable thirst.
Diabetes Insipidus
Definition
Diabetes Insipidus is a completely different disease from diabetes mellitus. In extreme cases, both of these diseases can occur together.
Diabetes Insipidus is a disorder of water balance. The animal is unable to concentrate urine, so the volume is very high and the urine is dilute. “Insipid” means tasteless --referring to the dilute urine. This illness is caused by lack of the hormone ADH (antidiuretic hormone) which concentrates urine. This can be because the body is not producing enough of this hormone or because the animal’s kidneys do not know how to use the hormone. Therefore the amount of water taken in is not balanced with the amount of fluid the animal urinates.
Symptoms
• Increased thirst/drinking
• Increased urination
• Often increased urination even if he or she isn’t drinking a lot
• Urine will be very dilute and clear
2007-11-11 04:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by anon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
same thing happened with our cattle dog. he was diabetic. if your dog eats a lot of table scraps or is on a lower quality dog food (kibbles and bits, dog chow, or any wet food), or just has a genetic disposition for diabetes, it's quite possible that he may also be diabetic.
your vet can do a very quick blood test and let you know what his glucose level is. make sure you get him in asap because the longer you wait the more damage could have been done and it will be much more dangerous and expensive to treat.
good luck.
2007-11-11 04:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by Becca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excessive thirst could mean your dog has a medical problem. My dog has a kidney problem which drives her to drink a lot of water, this is bacause her kidneys are not flushing out the toxins from her body, hence her thirst. She is on a special kd diet and that has helped alot. There are other medical conditions that make dogs drink more, definately worth a trip to the vets to check your dog out.
2007-11-11 04:15:12 · answer #5 · answered by carol g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is losing weight and seems to be urinating a lot, have him checked for diabetes. One of my dogs was diabetic at 7 years of age and I was able to keep her around for 5 more years by giving her insulin shots.
2007-11-11 04:16:32 · answer #6 · answered by Glenda J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salhamere has hit it - it can be one of a wide variety of problems NOT exclusivly diabetes. In fact one of the more common reasons for this type of symptom is a simple urinary tract infection treatable with a few $$ of antibiotics.
IT also can be a nervous habit and not a medical problem too...
2007-11-11 04:22:57 · answer #7 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-11 01:12:29 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he could have diabetes! You would have to take your dog to the vet for them to test it.
They do that by letting them have no water to see if they lose weight and watched them.
I used to work at a vet and thats what they did.
Maybe nothing or it maybe serious
Better take your dog to the vet!
2007-11-11 04:04:21 · answer #9 · answered by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be diabetes.
Signs are:
- drinking alot
- peeing for more then a minute.
Take him to the vet and ask him.
It's getting colder .. so I don't think it's dehydration.
2007-11-11 04:02:26 · answer #10 · answered by Ameliaaaaa (: 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋