Should I take my dog to the vet?He is drinking a lot of water (but he is exercising alot in high humidity and unusually high temperatures for this area). Apparently this may be a sign of a UTI or kidney disease. He is still scarfing down his food, running miles on end pulling me along. He SEEMS fine to me. But I would hate to ignore something serious.
Should I just monitor everything and see if the temperature going down stops this? Or should I take him to the vet ASAP?
no other symptoms of anything wrong- just drinking a little more water than usual (I would say on average an extra small bowl and a half a day)
I take him for a big walk around 8 before it gets too hot. Around lunch we just go around the block. Then at 4 he likes to go to the park usually. I don't do any running with him except before 9AM or after 7:30PM- but it's still hotter than usual. I have a hard time finding the balance. He loves to exercise and is full of energy- but in the heat he keeps finding trees and lying down even going around the block.
Courtney I'm in Illinois- not far from the Quad cities- so we've probably been having the same heat wave- with the heat advisory all last week.
He's a 21lb, 1 year old dachshund mix (with long legs though so running's not too hard on him)
Posted by Bozema
I wouldn't be concerned unless he is showing pain on urination, blood in the urine or urinating more frequently. I would expect a dog to drink more in very hot temperatures.
If this continues when the weather cools or if other symptoms show, I'd get him to the vet. And I'd try and limit his activity in the hottest parts of the day.
Posted by st.lady
Usually excessive water intake is a sign of diabetes. It can also mean UTI or kidney infection. However, if you are running the dog and the temps are high, I wouldn't worry too much about it unless the dog acts sick. If your dog is active, playful, bright eyed and has good coat. I would say its the temps. If you are concerned you could always call the vet. However, I think he is fine.
Posted by Drew B
Watch him for a few more days but if it gets worse any how.I suggest taking him to the vet.Just to get him checked out.
Good Luck!
Posted by rescue member
First thing I would do is cut down on his exercise in extremely hot weather - that's probably the reason he is drinking more water than usual.
Just to be safe, I would call my vet and speak to him about the situation.
Posted by bassetnut
I'm with Bozema, unless he shows other symptoms I'd wait and see what happens when the weather cools a bit.
If he is exercising a lot in the heat you may want to consider soaking him down beforehand. We've been taking agility classes for the summer, and I hose the dogs down before we go so they'll be more comfortable.
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