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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"BethInAK" wrote in message ... I'm working on a disaster preparedness planning project for a member of ours - trying to build a supply spreadsheet. They want to know how much per day they'd need of certain things and have considered that the families who come will bring their animals. so how much water per day does a dog drink, on average. Obviously it varies -so we will estimate on the high side. But how much? Generally, the larger the animal, the more efficient it is in terms of food and water requirements. A 100 lb dog will not need 100 times as much food (or water) than a 1 lb mouse. It is probably more proportional to the surface area of the animal than weight. I found an on-line calculator: http://www.mycockerspaniel.com/h2o.htm The formula they use is: dogs requirement of water (ml/day) = (70 * (body weight in kg)^0.75) * 1.6 It's a simple Javascript. Muttley, at 75 lb, would require 1580 ml or 6 cups, 5 oz. I would have guessed about 1-2 quarts. A little 15 lb dog needs 473 ml, or 1 cup 8 oz. Paul and Muttley |
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