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how much water does a dog drink per day?
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BethInAK wrote: Any idea? My dogs are weighed every time we go to the vet, and I bet that if I just stopped by they'd let me weigh them on their scale. But, easier than that: pick up your dog, step on your home scale and record the weight. Put down the dog, step on your home scale, and record the weight. Find the difference. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"Melinda Shore" wrote in message ... In article , BethInAK wrote: Any idea? My dogs are weighed every time we go to the vet, and I bet that if I just stopped by they'd let me weigh them on their scale. But, easier than that: pick up your dog, step on your home scale and record the weight. Put down the dog, step on your home scale, and record the weight. Find the difference. This is a work project -we are trying to create a cache of supplies for 250 people and their cats and dogs. We've estimated 65 cats and 60 dogs will be at the clinic in the case of emergency and are trying to figure out how much supplies are needed. Average dog weight is much harder than cats. |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
BethInAK wrote:
This is a work project -we are trying to create a cache of supplies for 250 people and their cats and dogs. We've estimated 65 cats and 60 dogs will be at the clinic in the case of emergency and are trying to figure out how much supplies are needed. "at the clinic"? Is this a known population of dogs, then? Can you just look up the dogs' weights in their records and take an average? Or draw a random sample of, say, 60 dogs from the records and use the average from that? (I'm thinking that if it's a known local population, the average might differ from a US national average... say, for example, if toy dogs were underrepresented.) FurPaw -- "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - Dwight D. Eisenhower To reply, unleash the dog. |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"FurPaw" wrote in message . .. BethInAK wrote: This is a work project -we are trying to create a cache of supplies for 250 people and their cats and dogs. We've estimated 65 cats and 60 dogs will be at the clinic in the case of emergency and are trying to figure out how much supplies are needed. "at the clinic"? Is this a known population of dogs, then? Can you just look up the dogs' weights in their records and take an average? Or draw a random sample of, say, 60 dogs from the records and use the average from that? (I'm thinking that if it's a known local population, the average might differ from a US national average... say, for example, if toy dogs were underrepresented.) I guess i'm being INCREDIBLY unclear. I work for an organization that is a membership organization of HEALTH CLINICS FOR HUMANS. one of those clinics, here in anchorage, has become one fo the congregate care locations in the disaster plan of the city. In an emergency, they are prepared to take on 250 humans and their 60 dogs and 65 cats. They have asked me to help figure out how much in the way of supplies they should have on hand for consumables, including water and food for the dogs and cats. Its a pretty "guesstimate" kind of thing, I know. Maybe I should just call my vets office for a recommendation. |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"BethInAK" wrote in message: In an emergency, they are prepared to take on 250 humans and their 60 dogs and 65 cats. Hopefully, dogs and cats won't all commingle. They have asked me to help figure out how much in the way of supplies they should have on hand for consumables, including water and food for the dogs and cats. What are the commonest breeds of dogs in city/town/county? That would probably give you a better estimate than anything else, I'd guess. If they have licensing laws, maybe that agency keeps track of breed numbers on the basis of registration? Suja |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"Suja" wrote in message ... "BethInAK" wrote in message: In an emergency, they are prepared to take on 250 humans and their 60 dogs and 65 cats. Hopefully, dogs and cats won't all commingle. They have asked me to help figure out how much in the way of supplies they should have on hand for consumables, including water and food for the dogs and cats. What are the commonest breeds of dogs in city/town/county? That would probably give you a better estimate than anything else, I'd guess. If they have licensing laws, maybe that agency keeps track of breed numbers on the basis of registration? I think we will take a large average - say 50 pounds, and just multiply from there. Better too much than too little. |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"montana wildhack" wrote in message news:2007092720270750073-montana@wildhackcominvalid... On 2007-09-27 19:54:23 -0400, "BethInAK" said: This is a work project -we are trying to create a cache of supplies for 250 people and their cats and dogs. We've estimated 65 cats and 60 dogs will be at the clinic in the case of emergency and are trying to figure out how much supplies are needed. Average dog weight is much harder than cats. Are dogs in your neck of the woods generally large? In our area, there are few giant dogs. Most people have dogs that are either in the 75 lb range or under 25 lbs. I'm considering dog classes - what was the mix I saw. I think our area varies - lots of small dogs because people travel. Not too many giants. |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
Suja wrote:
"BethInAK" wrote in message: In an emergency, they are prepared to take on 250 humans and their 60 dogs and 65 cats. Hopefully, dogs and cats won't all commingle. They have asked me to help figure out how much in the way of supplies they should have on hand for consumables, including water and food for the dogs and cats. What are the commonest breeds of dogs in city/town/county? That would probably give you a better estimate than anything else, I'd guess. If they have licensing laws, maybe that agency keeps track of breed numbers on the basis of registration? The North American Flyball Assiciation (NAFA) tracks registrations by breed, as does rival sanctioning organization, U-FLI. The populations represented is undoubtedly skewed, though, with border collies and other performance breeds heavily represented. NAFA's website: http://nafadb.flyball.org/breedlist.htm U-FLI's website: http://www.u-fli.com/dogbreedreport.php If I had to ball-park an average dog weight and wanted to err on the high side I'd estimate 50 lbs. If I wanted a number I could back up with stats I'd try contacting my vet's office. They are moving toward a paperless practice and all client dogs' most current weights are in their computers and depending on their software, that might be something they could pull up relatively quickly. |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"Kathleen" wrote in message ... Suja wrote: "BethInAK" wrote in message: In an emergency, they are prepared to take on 250 humans and their 60 dogs and 65 cats. Hopefully, dogs and cats won't all commingle. They have asked me to help figure out how much in the way of supplies they should have on hand for consumables, including water and food for the dogs and cats. What are the commonest breeds of dogs in city/town/county? That would probably give you a better estimate than anything else, I'd guess. If they have licensing laws, maybe that agency keeps track of breed numbers on the basis of registration? The North American Flyball Assiciation (NAFA) tracks registrations by breed, as does rival sanctioning organization, U-FLI. The populations represented is undoubtedly skewed, though, with border collies and other performance breeds heavily represented. NAFA's website: http://nafadb.flyball.org/breedlist.htm U-FLI's website: http://www.u-fli.com/dogbreedreport.php If I had to ball-park an average dog weight and wanted to err on the high side I'd estimate 50 lbs. If I wanted a number I could back up with stats I'd try contacting my vet's office. They are moving toward a paperless practice and all client dogs' most current weights are in their computers and depending on their software, that might be something they could pull up relatively quickly. your vet has doggie EMR? Thats COOL |
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how much water does a dog drink per day?
"montana wildhack" wrote in message: Are dogs in your neck of the woods generally large? In our area, there are few giant dogs. Most people have dogs that are either in the 75 lb range or under 25 lbs. That's kinda how it is around here as well. The dog park population definitely skews larger; I suspect that a lot of small dog owners are afraid to bring their small dogs in and have them mingle among the large. Average would probably be 50 - 60 pounds, maybe closer to 60. Suja |
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