How to Make a Dog Drink Water (When He Doesn't Want to)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2024
- Sometimes your dog won't want to drink water. Whether he's recovering from surgery or just not feeling well, you need to know how to make a dog drink water when he doesn't want to. It sounds simple, but as the old saying goes, you can lead a horse (or dog in this case) to water, but you can't make him drink. Read the full guide here: topdogtips.com/how-to-make-a-...
If you already know the reason for the aversion to drinking water, you just need to find ways to entice your pup to drink. In this situation it is best to only offer small amounts of water at one time. You can increase the quantity as your dog begins to feel better. Drinking too much too quickly could cause your dog to vomit, which will make him even more dehydrated.
"You can also check your dog's gums to see if he is dehydrated. I also demonstrate this procedure in my video guide. Gently press your finger on your dog's gums until the pink color fades. If the gum doesn't pink up immediately, it is a sign that your pet is dehydrated."
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My dog hated drinking water! He wasn’t sick or depressed or anything he just hates to drink. I put the low sodium beef broth in and now I can’t get him to stop! Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Same
I can’t find a
Pre made broth without onions and other stuff in it not good for dogs
The broth did it for my baby. Thank you! 🙏🏾☺️
Thanks so much for posting this. It came in very handy when I needed it while my dog is recovering from Vestibular syndrome/disease.
Instead of broth, which contains onion concentrate and is toxic to dogs, I recommend chicken stock. Works just as well, but without the added spices.
Absolutely, I buy bone broth nothing added (it hard to find) at the farmers market
Brilliant
Brilliant
My dog was diagnosed with Pancreatitis and the Vet wanted to charge $1,800 to keep my GSD overnight! The vet was furious when I told him no. With your tip of beef broth I was able to get him to eat his boiled chicken breast, white rice, and drink his water, and he is on his way to recovery! 😀
A tip that worked for my american bull dog was filling a empty peanut butter jar with water👍
Thank you!
How did that work? Did he just keep it upright? I'd think if he lay down to play with it all the water would come out but maybe I'm not picturing it correctly... Just wondering since it seems like something my pup would love since she's a PB fiend!
@@dcgirl83 I would just hold it for her after a long walk so i knew she had a good drink then if she was really thirsty after she would have to use her water bowl
I have an American bulldog
@@nah6606 I have two
Bless your heart this worked! My puppy all of the sudden stop drinking water so I gave him a little bone broth in water and drunk it all! Thank you Jesus 😁
Perfect video for my dog
a great idea, thank you,
If you push the syringe plunger too fast it’s possible to get water into their lungs. They need time to swallow so not too fast.
Glad you told me this getting ready to use syringe.
Twice a day with my dogs dry food I add 1 & 1/2 cups of water, he drinks that first before eating, very successful for him.
I make quick oates for my dog small amount of oats thats soaked in hot water then cooled down in cold water i also put green lipped muscle powder in it. He gets fed and hydrated at the same time. He also gets a few cups of water with a dash of puppy milk to get him drinking last few days he has refused to drink plain water. He has always been fussy about bowels too. He is also 10 with liver enzymes.
Very informative.... thank you
I HAVE A LAB TOO! AND HER NAME IS SAMANTHA! WHAT A COINCIDENCE!
I have a lab. My parents even breed them.
The owner’s name is Samantha. Her dog’s name is Sadie.
I couldn't get my dog to drink water today but he drank it right up when I put the chicken broth in it! Thank you!
thank you so much!!! My rat terrier hasn’t been drinking as much water daily. Only taking one sip in the morning, and one sip in the afternoon. That’s obviously not enough. I’ll try the syringe if she doesn’t like the flavor in the water bowl.
Excellent video. Thank you thank you!!!!
Thank you ma’am for the advice and I love you dog
Great video!!!!!!
I mixed a little raw beef in a bowl of water, and used the meat flavored water in a syringe. At first he hated the syringe, but when he tasted the meat, he was pleased😂 Thank you!
Thanks my dogs not sick he’s just won’t drink water
Mine too. She won't even have water mixed up with food
ITz L'zia Mine too!
You could try feeding her chicken soup. She will drink that
Lots of dogs don't drink as much as we *think* they should. Same with people. Animals drink when they're thirsty - and people should too. There's a myth that says, "If you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated!" which is pure malarky. Thirst is the body's perfectly healthy way of letting you know it's time to have a drink, and animals respond to thirst - not to magazine articles or advice on social media recommending, "eight 8-oz glasses of water a day." There is ZERO science behind that. I suspect it's something people like to do to "feel healthy" because it's easy - and, of course, drinking water is healthier than drinking soda.
doctor-and-dog I don’t think you understand. My dog NEVER drinks any water. Ever.
Thanks for your video
Can you advise me how long after drinking water should i feed him his meal ?
Thank you. I went to the butcher’s, picked up some lean ground beef cooked Annie some low salt chicken broth some dry food then gave him a small portion. Waited twenty minutes and gave him more. Thank you again!
digestion problems skip the dry dog food full of crap anyway.
My 16yr girl has stage 1 krf or degen = old age. Recently treated antibiotic 4 UTI & repeat urine cleared of UTI. Does not respond/objects to water syringe getting hyper stressed. Gums pink. Given wet chicken based canned food in with water hydrated dry kibble. Been 1 week since cleared 4 UTI & 3 days since stopped drinking water. Still eats. Has doggie dementia. Help
Where did you get that dog bed?!
☆☆☆ If you are going to syringe feed your dog water make sure you go slowly because they can inhale the water if you don't and that can give them a type of pneumonia that is deadly! Its a great "trick" to get water into your dog in case of an emergency but GO SLOW!! ❤
I just give him chicken broth and add ice cubes and walaaaa he drank yippy we so happy 😊. I put 2 ice blocks in and it seemed it made him cold so next time I know I will just add one. Thanx for the tip🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
I didn't realize so many people go through this 😩 for about 2 years my dog will not drink water 😩 I have to give him water by hand all day every day ONLY way he will drink is from my hand. I make his dog food homemade so I basically make it into soup and he's staying hydrated but it is SOOO frustrating. He should be drinking much more water since he had kidney stone issues/surgery
Broth work thank you so much
Is it safe? Did you get a dog bone broth or just regular?
Ty
I am extremely concerned for my 11 year old Chihuahua. His behavior has changed drastically to the point where he's starting to defecate on carpet instead of outside or on potty pad, excessive hiding under bed, won't play with his toys without my urging and insists on staring at wall for long periods of time and quite anti-sociable. Bc of all of these behaviors, I believe he's suffering from something more than his tooth decay which is definitely a situation I'm now unfit financially to provide. I'm trying so hard and reaching out for positive feedback as I'm desperately trying to remedy him from his silent suffering which is now quite obvious to me.
@Miss Opt1mistyc 😞I had Chichi too. Sorry about your dog…I was a Hospice nurse for 15 years, but for my dog, I never cried so hard (except when my mom passed away at 67)
I know cats try to hide when their “passing”.
Your comment mad me think about how sad I was.
✌🏽
Tooth decay affects other organs. Give him fish broth to remineralize the teeth and have it scaled. There's a swaddle version without anesthesia
Try buying some oratene enzymatic tooth gel. rub on their gums. Not heavy amount. Just a small amount on finger each side. You can order it from most pet supply stores. I asked my Vet & they said it was OK to give. She also likes me brushing her teeth, flavored beef or chicken toothpaste. Never use any people gel or toothpaste on them. Toxic stuff in human paste.
There are two kinds of Oratene gel, make sure it says Encymatic.
Giving ice cubes to dogs in the heat has opposite effect of cooling - the canine anterior hypothalamus is triggered to warm up the body because it recognises something icy cold has been absorbed, and subsequently the bodily temperature rises to compensate for this.
What bulshit are you speaking here?
@@KunalSharma-nl3ov it’s not bullshit it’s fact you idiot
Good thing that dog is inside the house in the air conditioning then
What a beautiful doggo
Your dog makes me laugh... every so often he gets a look of like ok what the heck are you doing??
Mix a very tiny bit of food with water and give it to them. My dogs food is homemade and tasty so I don't know how that will work with canned stuff or dry stuff.
I have a shitzu poodle mix, her name is coco
Any tips for a old blind dog who was using his bowl but I had family come and messed up his area he was used to and now I have to hold him there if I don’t he falls in or on it not happy about any of this he was doing good before family came it totally rearranged his life any ideas to feed him or help him eat again from bowls o have to to hand feed chicken nuggets or small things he just won’t eat his dog food I tried mixing chicken breast w food but he only wants chicken nuggets he is 17 or 18 and a Australian cattle dog… PLEASE HELP ME .
My dog recently had an ear hematoma and now she is like weak and breathing funny and just looks like she is about to fall asleep everywhere, but the one that makes me nervous for her is that when she walks, her front right leg is stiff so she walks like those things from the game sims 4 strangerville.
Take her to the vet?
A trick i do with my dog is break little milkbone treats up in the water and he has to FISH for them.... he ends up drinking a lot of water trying to fish out the treats and its a bit of a mental workout as well.
My dog is so scared of water bowl she only drinks when I dip my fingers in water ... I think my parents forcing baths onto her using cups and bowls and that was the first thing we did after rescuing her last summer she was a year at the time and it's been almost a year I've been hand feeding her water any ideas how to get her to trust it's safe to drink from water bowl
My dig just dont drink clean water, she prefers lake water even though I try to discourage it she walks all the way down to the lake clear across the yard to go get a drink
We give our dog watermelon every other day. Also 2 tsp. water in food morning meal and 2 tsp more evening meal.
Thank you for the video, you mentioned that a water fountain would oxidize the water, did you mean oxygenate?
Neither of my dogs want to drink I got one to drink but since I haven’t been to bed I’m going to maybe try to put ice cubes inside the water in the morning
Did it work
When my pets won’t drink I will is encore cat or dog food ( depending on animal obviously) then I get a 1/2 cup water and mix in all of the broth out of the can and half of the food they drink it straight away
My Life Lol what broth do you use? Thanks
ITB the wet food I use has a good amount of broth in the can as well as chicken and rice so I drain the broth and then dilute it with water
My Life Lol thanks so much I’m gonna try this
ITB thanks for using my method it usually works
I just but the ball into the water theyll grab the ball and then just after that theyll start drinking the water
My dog won’t drink water but she’ll eat ice cubes (she loves them). I give her crushed ice chips so they are easier to eat. We think she might have a bladder infection, going to confirm with the vet.
They don’t hate to drink. They just want to eat.
We recently got a bowl with reservoir and our dog wont drink out of it whatsoever, do you have any tips or tricks with that? Our dog is a chihuahua.
My dog hates the reservoir feeder, the sound of the bubbling scares him. I have to have a separate, regular water bowl for him.
I have a 6 lb poodle who has always been scared of her bowl. I have changed many times and lately she has wanted me to actually hold the bowl while she drinks. I keep a water bowl on our patio and she begs to go outside and drink from that bowl but she has not drunk any water, that I have seen, for the last day. She acts fine and runs around, plays, etc. I went home today at lunch and pulled a huge tick off of her head. She rarely has a tick. I wonder if this could be affecting her not drinking. I think it's more behavioral because she is a very jumpy little dog and scared of loud noises, etc. I will try your idea of adding a little low sodium broth, or the syringe. Any more suggestions.
I even worried about her kidneys and collected some urine last night but all looks normal.
My toy poddle is the same it's scared of the bowl.moving and he does not like the water splashing back very finicky. If I hold the bowl for him he will sometimes drink it
I'll have to try this. It was hot out today but my dog wouldn't drink untill I scooped up the water into my own hands and she drank it out of my hands. I'm not doing that again.
What about after teeth extraction
Obviously you are the “side kick” in the posting. Your doggo is awesome. My people will be in touch with your people!
Aaa..
Can make a video on how to tell dog to stop bitting on EVERYTHING!
Hi, where can i get a raised dog bowl like that one from? Im in Australia and i can not find one like that one. cheers :D
Amazon has some variety. I even have like a plastic tray under mine raised with some bricks because it’s not tall enough. The tray is technically for shoes but I have a really big dog who doesn’t fully drink all the water in his mouth so he lets it drip out.
Isn't sodium bad for dogs? Also, aren't most of the store bought beef or chicken broth have onion extract in it which could be dangerous to dogs?
It says add a "little"(relative term) amount of LOW or NO sodium chicken broth to the drinking water. Pet stores/grocery stores sell it.
Where abouts do you get the broth from? Thankyou
I saw a video today where a dog owner was squirting water from a water bottle into a dog's upward tilted head. She said that's how she drinks when out. Is that ok?
I didn't realize how dehydrated my dog was until she almost died of dehydration and went incontinent. They injected her with water under her skin. She's soooo stubborn. The vet suggested I put some water in her food, and she learned she could let the water fall out while eating, so she won't drink. Then they suggested I put water directly in her mouth with a soft needle they gave me but she protests and freezes and refuses to swallow it. It's getting on my last nerve it's so frustratingly demoralizing. I'm SO frustrated at her. She's costing me so much in vet bills now just because she wants to become a raisin. I'll try the sodium-free broth I already know she doesn't like ice at all. I've even tried warming up her water slightly to body-temp. I'm going nuts she's going to get herself dead. It is irritating that her highness now requires broth to drink her queenly water. Anyway I digress I'm venting now from desperation, thanks for the tip.
Il tell u something that worked for my cane corso..boil an egg and place it in the water bowl...u can only do this every other day to reduce her egg consumption
@The Matadore i can totally relate! My doggie already has kidney stones.. I tried everything! Maybe you could try it too, hopefully it'll work for your dog..: The Dog Mate fountain or any other pet water fountain.. Also, the Viyo supplements, which are high-quality liquid vitamins which seem to taste amazing and pets adore it.. i add a bit of extra water to it (not much, just a spoon or two..) but sometimes she gets bored of that too.. I walk her on long distances and play with her in the house too so i can make her tired and determined to drink water... sometimes it works, some other times it doesn't.
Mine also would drink if she sees another dog drinking from her bowl, because she's jealous and possessive.. But that can't work often either..
I add a little bit of milk to her water that is what I’m doing now and my dog gulps it down and my dog is super stubborn too
I feel your pain. My dog is so stubborn. I think he hates me for pushing ice chips and everything else I can do.
@@loritaylor383 my dog had intestinal dehydration and intestinal surgery last year and two days ago had his right eye taken out because of glaucoma, the next thing that happen to him, I might need to have him put down
doesn't pre-packaged broth contain onion? Onion is really bad for dogs, as in toxic over time.
It’s special broth made for dogs
My dog is dehydrated but she didnt show any signs besides her having a dry nose
when my dog gets the issue of not drinking i use a sport bottle and make it drink
My dog just straight up doesn't wanna drink and is dehydrated
My dog is afraid of syringe so what can i do
What do i do when my dog doesn't want to put syringe on his mouth?
I came from the dog water meme
Are there any tips for my dog to drink water with her cone on? She hasn't drink water for a while when she is done with her surgery.
She only eats dog food can near to her face. We try to do the same thing with water but she doesn't want to drink it.
yeah i give my dogs ice cubes i wet them under tap and they like it
Seems as if the syringe idea might be a bit dangerous if the syringe water gets aspirated into the lungs.
My dogs really sick rn he barely drinks and eats anything I’m really worried, a few days ago he was constantly vomiting and having diarrhea, it was like super black and he’s seen the vet but they told us nothings wrong with him so I don’t know what to do I’m scared I don’t want to lose him he’s like my bestfriend he’s my world
Omg, you guys need to see another vet ASAP! The one who told you the dog's fine, was a complete idiot
Take him to another vet or hospital, asap!
@@emipopescu3257 we did that he stayed at a hospital the night they told us if we waited another 2 more days he would’ve died he’s doing much better now tho!
@@vcobos1230 that’s what I did he’s doing better now tho
@@Anai_2023I'm so happy to hear he's doing better 🙏🏽🙏🏽
My dog keeps drinking out of our other dog’s bowl instead of his. What do I do there?
Swap names on them
Im on night 2 out of the 7 for my puppies parvo treatment. I thought he was doing well at first but recently the vomitting came to be and he has become worse. I'm following the vets meds and recommendations but I've cubes aren't helping anymore. Flavored water isn't helping anymore. I'm using the syringe with 20cc of peta-lyte every two hours as instructed but it's becoming hard and hard to get him to actually swallow. I just don't know what else to do
@ARAP KÜLTÜR EMPERYALİZMİ düşmanı thank you but unfortunately on day 3 I had to put him down :( the vet said even if we hospitalized, his symptoms were too severe.
Cali im very sorry for that my dog wont eat or drink water he might have the same fate as your dog 😭😭😭😭
@@sadge824 trying using petalyte or pedialite and you will have to use a syringe (without a needle) and try and force spray it down its throat. Your dog wont like it and will fight you but the biggest thing is to make sure they are hydrated. You will have to do it every 30min :( and if you can take him/her to the vet. They can give you medication and you can treat him/her at home.
@@sadge824 if he/she starts to vomit or have diarrhea then yea its most likely parvo. I really hope your dog makes it. Sending prayers ❤ but if you can, try and take him to the vet. Parvo can last up to 8 years in your backyard and up to 6-7 months in your house. The virus isnt lethal to us. But it is to other dogs. So getting them the shots are really important. And making sure no family member bring their other dogs around unless they have their shots already. Its extremely contagious for them.
Cali we went to the vet yesterday and he doesnt have pargo but he is very young and we separated him from his family.he probably is not eating because he is sad away from his family.):
My dog is 15 and she is dying. She won’t drink or eat anything. We get her to eat by putting peanut butter on her dry food. But she won’t drink anything still
Sour Fruit give her water by a water bottle open her mouth do what you gotta do
If you know the dog is dying just get it put to sleep. All the starvation dehydration and suffering is pointless. Sometimes you have to learn to stop trying to hold on to something thats ready to let go. My grandma taught me that, she was really pissed off because my family kept taking her to the hospital and she was ready to die because she was tired of being sick and suffering. Dogs seem to know when they are approaching death..starving themselves is not common. I think its their way of speeding up the process of death.
Same
My dog is just not drinking any just because she doesn't.
You should have told people to take the needle off of that syringe before using it to forcibly hydrate the dagg. I would like to believe that all of us have at least that amount of a logical thought process show up in times such as this ... ..
Sadly, we likely all know at least three or more somewhat challenged individuals that prove us the fools for thinking it was self evident.
Sometimes I wonder if they won’t drink it because they sense harmful chemicals added to it which we humans really should not be drinking too.
My new dog is not drinking water
I take mine for walks, and after they always go to get water.
Yes, I discovered that after the walk both my Shih Tzu's return panting & drink water as soon as we enter the house!
@@jo-js2tc I have two Shih Tzus, too!
@@ekw44 oh! That's great! 😍😍😍
Elevated dog bowl is not good for dogs according to some experts.
You shouldn't feed her in an elevated bowl.
My dog eats fine she just won't drink! So worriesome! I do give alot of cucumbers.
Same situatiom here.
@@animefreak7518 so frustrating! I do put water on her kibble twice a day and give her lots of cucumbers! How about you?
Im using syringe now. It helps. I just checked if my dog is dehydrated. He's good. But to make sure im forcing him to drink water using syringe.
@@animefreak7518 I am going to try this.
I never had such a fussy dog.
I have owned ten dogs and all loved food and drank water.. Even my little cavachon.
Yes, my Vet suggested cucumber too!
Don’t give any dog beef broth in a box! It always has onion.
How to JUST FORCE IT DOWN ITS THROAT
The broth should also be onion and garlic free......Dogs CAN’T have ONION OR GARLIC, which is (TOXIC to dogs )
My dog rn is dehydrated i don't want him to die😭😭😭😭
I found best trick just put same small alive fish in this water bowl and see
That is not helping
R
Instructions unclear , my dog died from dehydration.
My dog farts
You keep talking
omg, her voice. I can't even listen
My dog hasnt urinated in 24 hours...eaten or drank in 10 hours...shes lying around n has no interest in us...looks the other way...this isnt normal for her....
Dang sorry to hear that she dieing.
Im hoping you took your dog to a vet.
@@vcobos1230 facts
@@vcobos1230 yes amaxingly shes fine now....wasnt sick...just hadnt drank a lot...vet thinks we confised last time we had her out but either way my baby doing well now...thanks!
@@deannekliene2673 So happy to hear this. I still struggle with mine, she won't drink water. I hope the chicken broth works out for me.