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Keeping a dog well hydrated is essential for it to be in good health. A puppy is an animal that clearly shows when it needs to drink water, it usually has a dry tongue, this is the clearest sign. Once you know that ours needs to drink water, an important issue that you should know is the amount you need to drink. Next, in this PeritoAnimal article we will show you the amount of water a dog should drink per day.
The type of food has an influence
we know there are three different types of food that we can give our dog and its type will influence the amount of water it will need, let's see the differences:
- wet food, that is, the food from the cans. It is not recommended to feed our puppy only on this type of food, as they do not have all the necessary properties and will also make him fat, but with regard to the drink, we can say that when it is moist it will need less water as is logical.
- Semi-moist food, by itself it already has some liquid, which will make the consumption of water "less necessary", but more necessary than with the cans mentioned in the previous point.
- dry food, this is the most usual, most economical and healthiest option, but it does not add liquid to the dog's diet, which is easily solved by giving water to the dog.
Amount of water needed
Let's take our last point as a reference, that is, dry food and it's very simple, we have just multiply by 2.5 the weight of food that our dog eats.
It is important that all this water is ingested in optimal conditions, with freshness and for that we need to know which is the best drinking fountain we should buy, find out about that in the next point.
Types of Dog Drinks
When we go to buy this type of accessories we tend to be tempted to choose one depending on how beautiful it looks, but since we are choosing a container where our dog will drink water, we have to take care that it is healthy. let's see the types of drinking fountains that exists:
- plastic drinking fountains, we all know, are economical and easy to wash but can cause certain allergic reactions, if you choose these you must make sure that the plastic is of the highest quality.
- Ceramic drinking fountain, it has enviable designs, but cleaning will be complicated by its surface and it is not convenient for us not to be able to clean up the dirt, as the dog has to enjoy a fresh and pure drink.
- Stainless steel drinking fountain, the most resistant of all, if we find one of good quality it will keep the water free of toxic substances, in addition they are very easy to clean.
The most recommendable drinking fountain is the latter, although we don't find it with very attractive designs, let's keep our dog healthy without forgetting that 60% of it is water and that we must take care of your drink with care.
If you think your dog is drinking a lot of water, read our article on this subject.
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