A sudden increase in the amount of water a dog drinks may be caused by physiological reasons such as eating too salty or just after strenuous exercise, or it may be caused by diseases such as fever, diabetes, and kidney failure. If this phenomenon only occurs once or twice in your dog, it is probably a normal physiological phenomenon, and you can just replenish your dog with water in time. If your dog frequently drinks large amounts of water and is accompanied by listlessness, loss of appetite, etc., it is likely that he is sick and needs to go to the pet hospital for examination and treatment in time.
1. Eating too salty
If the owner feeds the dog food that is too salty, or feeds the dog human food, it will cause the dog to become thirsty. So drink water frequently. This is a normal situation, and owners don’t need to worry too much. However, they should try to feed their dogs as little food as possible that contains too much salt, especially food eaten by humans. Otherwise, it will aggravate the dog’s hair loss. It is best to Feed your dog some food that is lighter and easier to absorb.
2. Just after strenuous exercise
Because dogs do not have sweat glands, dogs will dissipate heat through their tongues just after strenuous exercise or when the weather is hot in summer. And drink water to cool down and replenish lost fluids. This is also a normal situation. The owner only needs to take the dog to a cool and ventilated place to rest in time and give him plenty of water.
3. Fever
After a dog has a fever, it will also drink a lot of water to lower its body temperature, and it will also be accompanied by listlessness, dry nose, decreased appetite or death. symptoms. Therefore, after discovering that the dog has the above symptoms, the owner can measure the dog's temperature. If the tested temperature is higher than 39 degrees Celsius, then the dog has a fever and needs to go to the pet hospital for anti-fever injections.
4. Diabetes
When a dog suffers from severe diabetes, due to high blood sugar in the body, it is not controlled in time, resulting in an increase in blood osmotic pressure, which will cause the dog to develop diabetes. Drinking a lot of water and increasing the filtration load on the kidneys can also cause polyuria in dogs. Therefore, it is recommended that owners conduct regular health check-ups on their dogs, especially for older dogs or dogs that are prone to gaining weight. They should pay attention to diet and exercise to prevent the occurrence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes.
5. Kidney failure
After a dog suffers from renal failure, it will cause serious damage to the kidney function, which will cause the dog to be unable to control the excretion of urine and increase the amount of urine, which will stimulate the dog and make the dog feel thirsty, causing the dog to feel thirsty. Dogs drink large amounts of water and may also experience symptoms such as vomiting, depression, loss of appetite, and even death. Since kidney failure is a very serious medical disease, dogs suffering from kidney failure must go to a pet hospital for treatment in time, otherwise it will easily continue to deteriorate, causing severe kidney failure and endangering their lives.