Precautions for dog exercise and drinking water
The importance of water to animals does not need to be overstated. Animals of different ages and states have different needs for water. The water content in newborn animals is 750-800g/kg, and the water content in adult animals is reduced to 500g/kg. Water acts as a solvent in the animal body, transports nutrients to various parts of the body, helps eliminate waste in the body, and helps animals regulate body temperature.
During exercise, animals will generate a lot of heat, and water has a higher specific heat capacity, which can better regulate body temperature. Evaporation of water through the respiratory system and skin regulates their body temperature. Post-exercise dehydration and hydration are largely overlooked. In the daily process, water loss mainly occurs during respiration and the production of feces and urine. During exercise, dogs are more prone to dehydration. When mildly dehydrated, dogs may not show thirst. When dogs When there is a loss of 0.5% of body weight in water, the dog will show thirst. That is to say, if the owner observes that the dog is thirsty, it is already dehydrated.
It is recommended to give water after 5-30 minutes after exercise; it should be noted that do not give a large amount of drinking water at one time, the dog's stomach is more expansive, but its physiological structure is weaker. If you give water without restraint, It is easy to cause the dog to drink too much water, the stomach will expand and aggravate sharply, and it is very prone to diseases such as gastric torsion caused by re-exercise.
Before the dog exercises, the owner can give the dog 10ml/kg of drinking water in advance, which can reduce the dog's demand for water during or after exercise, and is not easy to cause dehydration after exercise. Of course, this method will not cause Dogs urinate more, because a lot of heat is generated during exercise, which consumes water.
Owners must keep in mind that although dogs generally have the ability to self-regulate water consumption, after long-term dehydration and strenuous exercise cause intracellular water loss, the dog may be extremely thirsty and may appear rapid and transitional drinking behavior, causing cell dehydration. The turgor pressure increases or destroys cells, especially in the brain, and finally water intoxication occurs.
During exercise, animals will generate a lot of heat, and water has a higher specific heat capacity, which can better regulate body temperature. Evaporation of water through the respiratory system and skin regulates their body temperature. Post-exercise dehydration and hydration are largely overlooked. In the daily process, water loss mainly occurs during respiration and the production of feces and urine. During exercise, dogs are more prone to dehydration. When mildly dehydrated, dogs may not show thirst. When dogs When there is a loss of 0.5% of body weight in water, the dog will show thirst. That is to say, if the owner observes that the dog is thirsty, it is already dehydrated.
It is recommended to give water after 5-30 minutes after exercise; it should be noted that do not give a large amount of drinking water at one time, the dog's stomach is more expansive, but its physiological structure is weaker. If you give water without restraint, It is easy to cause the dog to drink too much water, the stomach will expand and aggravate sharply, and it is very prone to diseases such as gastric torsion caused by re-exercise.
Before the dog exercises, the owner can give the dog 10ml/kg of drinking water in advance, which can reduce the dog's demand for water during or after exercise, and is not easy to cause dehydration after exercise. Of course, this method will not cause Dogs urinate more, because a lot of heat is generated during exercise, which consumes water.
Owners must keep in mind that although dogs generally have the ability to self-regulate water consumption, after long-term dehydration and strenuous exercise cause intracellular water loss, the dog may be extremely thirsty and may appear rapid and transitional drinking behavior, causing cell dehydration. The turgor pressure increases or destroys cells, especially in the brain, and finally water intoxication occurs.