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Old July 3rd, 2009, 07:53 PM
Mia101 Mia101 is offline
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Any experts? Was this urine test for dehydration accurate?

My dog wasn't drinking enough (it seemed to me) so I enticed her with 16 oz of tuna-flavored at 4:PM.

Called the vet, and they said a test the next morning would not be affected by the forced fluids that long before.

I should have known I would not trust the results.

I should have waited so that I am sure the test was done on what she is drinking on her own.

They insist that the timing means she is drinking enough on her own. This doesn't make sense to me. Seems like being adequately hydrated the day before would have covered up if she was somewhat dehydrated before the flavored water.
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