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- 10/27/2022 at 1:16 PM
  talesOfTybalt
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  Freya has been drinking water like there’s no tomorrow! As a giant I obviously always expected her to drink more than Tybalt but I just watched her drink her whole bowl as soon as I filled it up which is about 400mls.
  
  The weathers getting colder now and she’s been her usual cuddly self – could it be the shedding? This IS the first time I’m seeing her properly shed.
  Diet wise she gets a salad bowl in the morning and a mix of oxbow and science selective pellets in the evening. I don’t give veggies that are super high in calcium (mostly romaine lettuce or spring greens) and she eats her Timothy hay pretty well.
  
  I’m thinking it’s best if i just get her one of those water dispensers bc I think she’s honestly drinking around 1.8-2 litres in a 24hour time span but even for a giant that seems a lot?? This has only been in the last week or 2, before that she would drink maybe around 1 litre or so.
- 10/27/2022 at 2:09 PM
  DanaNM
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  Yeah that does seem like a lot…. is she also peeing a lot? How much does she weigh? Normal range is around 50-150 ml/kg/day… so her intake would only be in the normal range if she weighed ~13 kg!
  
  Dental issues can cause a lot of drinking, diabetes and kidney disease also come to mind. Especially since this is a more recent development I would bring this up to the vet.
  
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- 10/27/2022 at 2:37 PM
  talesOfTybalt
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  I might try and book her in for a check up, especially nervous about this as a bonder is taking her and Tyb on Tuesday to finish off their bonding for me!
  
  she does pee A LOT like I can hear it shoot out of her, is that weird? She’s always peed quite a lot though tbh and it’s always been loud before it gets soaked up by the litter. She weighs around 5.5-6kg at the moment, definitely nowhere near 13kg!
  
  are there any other tells towards it being dental, diabetes or kidney issues? She’s been absolutely perfect in all other aspects.
- 10/27/2022 at 7:16 PM
  DanaNM
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  It’s good she’s good in all other ways! If it was dental you would likely see some food selectivity (such as eating less hay but still eating veg and pellets). As for other issues I’m not sure! I know it’s worse when a bun is drinking a lot but NOT peeing a lot… so it’s good she’s peeing! It’s tricky because buns hide their symptoms so well, so often all you get is one symptom. I imagine the vet would want to take a look in her mouth and maybe do some blood work.
  
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