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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 09:53 PM Oct 2021

Anyone else notice this? Firm believer in watching what animals do

Live in Central TX. I would guestimate about 4 weeks ago my dog stopped drinking tap water. Water he used to lap up.

He won't even go near it now. The only water he will drink is water in the drip pan below a plant on the patio. Water that's been filtered through soil.

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Anyone else notice this? Firm believer in watching what animals do (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2021 OP
I generally only give my pets qazplm135 Oct 2021 #1
Extra minerals? vanlassie Oct 2021 #2
will he drink bottled water? stopdiggin Oct 2021 #3
Wow DUgosh Oct 2021 #4
Exactly. And it was SO sudden and complete. Made Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2021 #6
What's the source of your tap water? PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #5
Great question. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2021 #7
Uhmm, you might think about getting the water tested. Ka-Dinh Oy Oct 2021 #8
Central Texas where? Laurelin Oct 2021 #9

stopdiggin

(11,089 posts)
3. will he drink bottled water?
Tue Oct 5, 2021, 10:13 PM
Oct 2021

could be that he has just found something that tastes better (for whatever reason) - and developed a preference. Although I have to admit I haven't heard of that one before. But if he won't drink bottled - that probably means this is just a quirk, and there isn't really anything wrong at the tap.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
6. Exactly. And it was SO sudden and complete. Made
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 01:30 AM
Oct 2021

me think that possibly someone knew of something that happened to Texas water.

Ka-Dinh Oy

(11,686 posts)
8. Uhmm, you might think about getting the water tested.
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 04:20 AM
Oct 2021

If an animal suddenly quits drinking water that it always has, there could possibly be something wrong with the water.

Animals are more sensitive to things like that going on and one should pay attention.

Personally, I wouldn't drink it until it was tested.

Laurelin

(518 posts)
9. Central Texas where?
Wed Oct 6, 2021, 08:30 AM
Oct 2021

Pflugerville used to send out test results. Perhaps your water provider does too. Testing without knowing where to start might be complicated. Perhaps ask your vet about it, in case they've had (or receive, later) other reports of animals refusing to drink the water.

I'd worry about pesticide or fertilizer residue in the plant-filtered water, though if you recently used fish or kelp fertilizer your dog's drinking preferences might be explained.

My cats always prefer to drink from watering cans and I use tap water for the plants, but they're just weird

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