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Benjamin Lee Miller Australia (Verified User) Posts 103 Dogs 11 / Races 0 06 Nov 2014 08:59
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I have a dog that drinks excessive amounts of water. He drinks it regardless of whether he is in work or not. He is not a weak dog and runs his trials out well, never knocks up bad. I have tried a course of injections recommended for water diabetes but it made absolutely no difference. It really doesn't seem to affect the dogs performance he is going well. Just concerning and obviously he needs to be let out twice as often as the average dog. Any suggestions?
James Saunders Australia (Verified User) Posts 4644 Dogs 3 / Races 3 06 Nov 2014 09:01
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Check his tonsils and down his throat.Take him out of work and get to the bottom of it.In worse case it could lead to acidosis if underlying issue not treated.
Benjamin Lee Miller Australia (Verified User) Posts 103 Dogs 11 / Races 0 06 Nov 2014 09:13
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What do they look for/what underlying facts relate to the tonsils?
James Saunders Australia (Verified User) Posts 4644 Dogs 3 / Races 3 06 Nov 2014 09:15
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The two things that i would be thinking is water diabetes thru stress and over exertion or tonsils with infection running down his pipe.Does he eat his dinner fast or slow?
Jack Ogilvie Australia (Verified User) Posts 15482 Dogs 0 / Races 1 06 Nov 2014 09:47
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Benjamin, What do you give the dog after a race or trial?
John McAlister Australia (Verified User) Posts 6567 Dogs 1 / Races 0 06 Nov 2014 09:49
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BENJAMIN LEE MILLER wrote:
I have a dog that drinks excessive amounts of water. He drinks it regardless of whether he is in work or not. He is not a weak dog and runs his trials out well, never knocks up bad. I have tried a course of injections recommended for water diabetes but it made absolutely no difference. It really doesn't seem to affect the dogs performance he is going well. Just concerning and obviously he needs to be let out twice as often as the average dog. Any suggestions?
Benjamin all my dogs drink plenty of water and that is what I like to see, a greyhound can drink up to 2 litres a day so I wouldn't be too concerned. if your dog had water Diabetes he would be standing at his water bowl while ever you care to put water in it and he would drink the stuff by the bucketful so by the sounds of it he doesn't have that.I have one dog here that loves his water and he too pisses over everything in his kennel so I put a peeing pole in his yard tied to the wire he also has an old bag that hangs down the wire he pisses on that also if you don'nt get to his dinner dish when he is finished eating he pisses in that also he pisses in his water how do I rectify it I don't when he travels to the races he won't drink any water nor will he pee in the van he is very clean when travelling I think it is just him being naughty.he goes out in the yard 4 or 5 times a day he gets walked a full hour of a morning he drinks plenty of water after a run and he gets nothing because he is not crook
James Saunders Australia (Verified User) Posts 4644 Dogs 3 / Races 3 06 Nov 2014 09:56
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Still pay to get full blood test and get vet to rule out tonsils.But ive had them with both mother and daughter drink in work or even now retired so it well could be certain lines but always err on caution.
Benjamin Lee Miller Australia (Verified User) Posts 103 Dogs 11 / Races 0 06 Nov 2014 10:13
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John it sounds like we have very similar dogs although he drinks so much water he has never wet in the trailer no matter how far we have travelled. I think a blood test will not hurt as James suggested. I am a agreeable with you though John the dog is happy, shiney and still performs well he just happens to drink 3-4 times as much as his kennel mates. But he does it consistently he doesn't drink more after a trial or slip. Jack he would obviously get a good drink after any run, most times he would get a dip/swim if not a good wet down with a hose. He would get nutredex on his feed after a trial but not after a slip.
James Saunders Australia (Verified User) Posts 4644 Dogs 3 / Races 3 06 Nov 2014 10:23
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O oh.Nutradex.
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 06 Nov 2014 10:26
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Ben, we have had a lot of experience (from other trainers) with dogs having water diabetes, and dogs drinking plenty of water. It has just about in every case been a sore throat or infected tonsils. If it is w/d, minirin should have fixed it. However if he is drinking whether he has run or not, I would definitely get the tonsils checked out thoroughly, as James said, as greyhounds are known for not being good drinkers. Our dogs get plenty of work, and very seldom drink a lot of water. AS Jack said, what are you using in the way of electrolytes, flushers, etc. as these can have a big bearing on what the dog does, and what distance the dog can run ?
Richard Gray Australia (Verified User) Posts 2231 Dogs 11 / Races 9 06 Nov 2014 10:27
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Ben, "Carole" may be able to set you on the right path here.....
As for me, I would get full bloods (as sugested) and look at "liver" levels. "Milk Thistle" tablets from local supermarket may be the go, but start with full blood count before you do anything.
Cheers Rich (Beat me to it Carole)
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 06 Nov 2014 10:28
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Ditto to your last post, James. (Sorry about that, Richard) Ben, if you live at Orange, am I right that your dog is only running over the 300 ? If you stepped him up in distance, you would see some more problems emerge then with what you are using.
Julie Price United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 95 Dogs 0 / Races 0 06 Nov 2014 14:53
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Our whippet started drinking and weeing a lot , And the first thing I thought of was diabetes as she did lose some weight , but having had blood tests done at the vet they found that she had cushings disease and now needs to be on vetoryl tablets for rest of her life. Not saying this is the problem here but I would have blood tests done just to find out what is causing the drinking.
Benjamin Lee Miller Australia (Verified User) Posts 103 Dogs 11 / Races 0 06 Nov 2014 20:56
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Sounds fairly unanimous. Better get some blood done. Thanks for the suggestions. Yes Carol the dog is only trialling 300-400 meters but that has been mostly due to his age. Only 18 months old at the moment.
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 06 Nov 2014 21:04
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Ben, change the Neutradex to Vytrate, as the latter will not cause him to drink excessively, and see how he goes. Make sure too that you get his tonsils thoroughly checked. The white cells will be up if he has a problem there. Good luck.
John McAlister Australia (Verified User) Posts 6567 Dogs 1 / Races 0 06 Nov 2014 21:51
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BENJAMIN LEE MILLER wrote:
Sounds fairly unanimous. Better get some blood done. Thanks for the suggestions. Yes Carol the dog is only trialling 300-400 meters but that has been mostly due to his age. Only 18 months old at the moment.
Ben how is the dogs times when he trials are they near best of day or best with him or are they below what he has been running .I usually go off the stop watch if they run within 1/10th either way there can't be too much wrong
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 06 Nov 2014 21:57
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There is always something wrong, John, if they drink lots of water, as greys in work do not usually drink much at all.
James Saunders Australia (Verified User) Posts 4644 Dogs 3 / Races 3 06 Nov 2014 22:02
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Bad tonsils will restrict the length a dog can exert but if you are happy running over the shorts than its probably not that interesting to inspect reguarly but if you want the best out of your dog than tonsil checking is a must.Its an area to greatly ignored and my opinion why so many dogs dont run past 400m.
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 06 Nov 2014 22:12
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Very true, James, plus the choice of electrolyte or if flushers are being used.
Rex Jones Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 3 / Races 2 06 Nov 2014 22:16
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this is just my opinion but i believe Nutradex is your main problem i find it dose more damage than good
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