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Suki is a small toy Chihuahua.
She is healthy and about 4 years old.
She has always had a good appetite and has always drank a lot of water....Until very recently that is.
About a month to a month and a half ago, I heard her in the kitchen (where her food and water is) scratching and crying. On inspection I saw her pawing at her water bowl. I changed the water and left. But she continued to paw at her combined food and water bowl. Or approach it from the food side and lean over and sniff the water.
This was a food and water bowl combo that she'd used for over a year. It was transparent yellow.
I threw it away and replaced it with a new one. Same design. But different color. Transparent pink. Same reaction.
By now, she will only drink water from a shallow plate.
So I bought the one in the photo. Not transparent. No plastic smell, etc. Same crap.
She will drink out of that tiny, blue plate. But no longer from a bowl.
She has proven to be a very gentle and sweet little dog. But not so intelligent.
And I have NO IDEA what's going on here.
She just had her "Wellness exam" and was not dehydrated or ill. Even though she did seem to be dehydrated initially. (She had orange pee) but it cleared up when I started the water plate.
Any thoughts?
@Tom or any other DOG folks?
She is healthy and about 4 years old.
She has always had a good appetite and has always drank a lot of water....Until very recently that is.
About a month to a month and a half ago, I heard her in the kitchen (where her food and water is) scratching and crying. On inspection I saw her pawing at her water bowl. I changed the water and left. But she continued to paw at her combined food and water bowl. Or approach it from the food side and lean over and sniff the water.
This was a food and water bowl combo that she'd used for over a year. It was transparent yellow.
I threw it away and replaced it with a new one. Same design. But different color. Transparent pink. Same reaction.
By now, she will only drink water from a shallow plate.
So I bought the one in the photo. Not transparent. No plastic smell, etc. Same crap.
She will drink out of that tiny, blue plate. But no longer from a bowl.
She has proven to be a very gentle and sweet little dog. But not so intelligent.
And I have NO IDEA what's going on here.
She just had her "Wellness exam" and was not dehydrated or ill. Even though she did seem to be dehydrated initially. (She had orange pee) but it cleared up when I started the water plate.
Any thoughts?
@Tom or any other DOG folks?
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