My Westie Puppy Drinks His Water Too Quickly And Pukes!?
September 26, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
I recently adopted a 4 month old Westie. I don’t think the poor thing every ran through grass before I met him, he was a rescue from a breeder. We are getting along really well. This is my first dog. I am crate training him. I am working on commands, a lot harder than I though it might be. My biggest concern right now is his water consumption. I leave the food and water bowls down from 630 am – 730 pm. He gets fed at 630, 12 and 6. I try to leave water down at all times, but he he gulps it down and pukes. So lately I have been putting about a 1/2 cup in at a time. I let him drink it and I refill it immediately so he knows more is coming. This morning he puked 3 times after barely drinking any water. I really don’t know what to do! Any suggestions? I have tried interrupting him while he is drinking so he takes a breath.
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Something that was suggested to me a long time ago was to put some large, clean, rocks into his water bowl so that there would be more rocks then water. He would have to drink the water around the rocks, thus, slowing him down. This method will allow you to leave his water bowl down 24/7, and he won’t become overly thirsty.
spazrats
i dont know my puppy puked once or twice i really dont know
Young dogs do that. I have a 3 mos old Saint that plays and then drinks quickly too. She pukes it right back up. I have heard of using water bottles. I like the rock idea from the other poster. Sounds practical and inexpensive. I am assuming you have taken the dog to the vet and there aren’t any health problems.
take the poor thing to the vet