Filtered Water Bowls

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sheltiesrock

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I purchased an automatic/filtered water bowl this weekend due to my vet's recommendation. However, two of my three shelties won't go near it. They are both having urinary issues and need to drink more water. Any suggestions to help them overcome their fear of the new water bowl?
 
LOL!

My dogs drink from water puddles and the mud pool at the back of the cottage even though I always have fresh water for them to drink. Nothing I do will stop them from drinking from these cesspools, but neither do they seem to come to any harm from it (except for muddy paws)

Why is your vet insisting on filtered water? Did he/she say?

Seriously though, if your dogs need to drink more water, try putting icecubes in it to make it extra cold.
 
I know what you mean Barb, that is my two as well. It's funny because every time I see the pet water fountains at the store I can just picture Mikos having a drink while the cat fans him with a palm frond!
 
The vet is actually giving very good advice that is often given to dogs that suffer from chronic UTI's.

The idea of giving filtered water is that the chemicals added to drinking water may deter the dogs from drinking it. When a dog is prone to UTI's it is imperative that they get a lot of clean water. A filtered water system helps out with this.

Another reason is sometimes the chemicals/minerals/etc. can irritate the UT and therefore the body is not working as well as it should and the dog gets more UTI's.

This is something that only the people who have dogs with chronic UTI's will relate to :wink2:
 
I had no idea that treated city water could irritate the UT which would be a huge issue for dogs with UTI's. I knew that taste could be an issue that is why when we got Mikos we gave him bottled water and slowly weaned him onto our city water. Is a Brita filter either on the tap or using the jugs sufficient to clear the water enough for them or do you have to use the pet fountains?
 
danisgoat said:
This is something that only the people who have dogs with chronic UTI's will relate to :wink2:
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Not really! It also might explain why my dogs are fixated on mud water instead of lake water. Though they do DO drink the water at home.

Thanks for the feedback....
 
When I put our water bowl in a raised platform holder one of mine would not go near it. I had to entice her to try it out with a trail of little high value soft treats leading up to it. Then I put one or two on the rim. It did take a while but she finally figured it out.

BTW we're on a well but I still filter my dogs' water with a Brita filter. Years ago I read an article in Whole Dog Journal that recommended filtering water for them.
 
I invested in a filtered water fountain because I have very active, long coated dogs in hot, dry summers. Altho in winter I just give them water bowls as our local water is actually a high quality.

It took my dogs a little while to get used to the water fountain. I let them use it first without it being plugged in so it didn't make any noise and they got used to using it as their standard water bowl. When I did switch it on I started doing it while they were eating so it was just background noise. Getting my male to drink out of the fountain part also took a bit of coaxing.

I always take 'home' water to comps interstate and a flagon of home water for the team dogs as I found the team dogs were all drinking my water and not from the water bucket with local water. Turns out all our dogs could tell the difference.
 
:confused2: why is hot and dry a factor? Did you find one that cools the water :cool: All I see are heated bowls like that will ever be needed in Alabama :rolleyes2:
 
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