狗狗真相:为什么狗狗会喝很多水?

狗狗真相:为什么狗狗会喝很多水?

If you're an owner, and your dog appears weird drinking habit, it drinks more water than usual. You shouldn't be worry about that, drink more water is good even for human. Curious to find reasons why? Here are some dog facts that you should read.

如果你的狗狗有奇怪的饮水习惯，它会比平时喝更多的水。你不用担心，多喝水对身体也有好处。想知道原因吗?下面是一些关于狗的事实，你应该读一读。

Here are some causes of dog drinking so much water suddenly:

以下是狗狗突然喝很多水的一些原因:

1.A change of feeding may alter the dog’s drinking pattern. A change to dry feeding requires the absorption of far more water from the bowel.

喂食的改变可能会改变狗的饮水习惯。要改变喂食方式，需要从肠道吸收更多的水分。

2.Some foods contain much more salt than others and stimulate an increased thirst.

有些食物比其他食物含有更多的盐，会刺激口渴。

3.A temporary attack of diarrhea will be associated with an increased water intake.

短暂的腹泻发作与水摄入量的增加有关。

4.Some medications cause the animal to drink more than usual. Corticosteroids, used to treat skin conditions or arthritis, have a marked effect when given in fairly high doses at the commencement of treatment.

一些药物会导致动物比平时喝得更多。皮质类固醇，用于治疗皮肤病或关节炎，在治疗开始时给予相当大的剂量会有显著的效果。

5.Animals with an inflamed throat or with tonsillitis will lap small quantities of water frequently while refusing solid food.

喉咙发炎或扁桃体炎的动物会经常喝水，同时拒绝进食固体食物。

6.Dogs with long-standing constipation seem only interested in drinking copious amounts of water.

长期便秘的狗似乎只对大量饮水感兴趣。

7.The two most serious diseases to be considered when the animal has a history of excessive thirst over a long period are diabetes and nephritis.

当动物有长期过度口渴史时，两种最严重的疾病是糖尿病和肾炎。

Why does my diabetic dog drink a lot of water?

为什么患糖尿病的狗狗要喝很多水?

Diabetes is a disorder of the carbohydrate metabolism of the dog caused by a deficiency of the hormone insulin.

糖尿病是一种碳水化合物代谢紊乱引起的狗狗激素胰岛素缺乏。

Insulin is secreted by specialized cells in the pancreas. The function of insulin in the body is to convert excess glucose to carbohydrate which is stored in the liver for the future needs of the animal.

胰岛素是由胰腺中的特殊细胞分泌的。胰岛素在体内的作用是把多余的葡萄糖转化为碳水化合物，储存在肝脏中以备动物将来的需要。

In the diabetic dog or cat the daily energy requirements must be gained from the immediate intake of sugars. Any energy requirement not able to be met from the daily food supply must be supplied by the breakdown of fats.

患有糖尿病的狗或猫每天的能量需求必须从立即摄入的糖中获得。任何不能从日常食物供应中满足的能量需求必须通过脂肪分解来提供。

This process is not as efficient as the normal breaking down of stored carbohydrates and over a long time not only does the animal lose weight despite an increased appetite, but the waste products of fat breakdown can cause certain toxic effects in the animal’s body.

这个过程不如储存的碳水化合物的正常分解效率高，而且长时间以来，动物不仅在食欲增加的情况下体重减轻，而且脂肪分解的废物会对动物的身体造成一定的毒性作用。

Free glucose is excreted by the animal’s kidney cells and this requires much greater amounts of water.

游离葡萄糖由动物的肾脏细胞排出，这需要大量的水。

Why do dogs with kidney disease drink excessive water?

患有肾病的狗为什么会过量饮水?

Nephritis is a disease of the cells of the kidney that eventually leads to an impairment in their function.

肾炎是肾脏细胞的一种疾病，最终导致其功能受损。

Kidney cells remove the waste products of metabolism and excrete them via the urine. Any impairment in their function is usually detected by the presence of protein in the urine. As more kidney cells are affected the animal compensates for this lack of efficiency by drinking more water in order to flush the impurities with an increased flow of fluid.

肾脏细胞清除新陈代谢的废物，并通过尿液排出。其功能的任何损害通常是通过尿液中存在的蛋白质检测出来的。当更多的肾细胞受到影响时，动物会通过喝更多的水来弥补效率的不足，以增加液体的流动来冲洗杂质。

Eventually an animal with nephritis will lose weight, but unlike the diabetic animal whose appetite is excessive, it gradually demands less and less food.

最终，患有肾炎的动物体重会下降，但不像糖尿病动物食欲过度，它对食物的需求会逐渐减少。

It is important to seek veterinary advice where there is a noticeable increase in water intake over a protracted period. Both nephritis and diabetes can be controlled if treatment and dietary changes are begun before the disease process has progressed too far.

在长期饮水量明显增加的情况下，向兽医咨询是很重要的。如果在疾病发展到一定程度之前就开始治疗和改变饮食，那么肾炎和糖尿病都是可以控制的。