Excessive drinking; Insulinoma?

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Ashleyx
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Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Wednesday, April 09, 2014 10:19 AM
Hi again, if you saw my previous thread here  then you would know that my boy's weight has been fluctuating and he's been very lethargic and not wanting to play. Another thing I've noticed is that he drinks a LOT. I'm not complaining, because naturally, water is good for the body. But he'll drink for 15 minutes at a time. Could that be a sign of insulinoma? sorry for all the posts, I just really am curious as to if you guys think this is abnormal. 
Also, once again, yes I am working on trying to get my boy to the vet soon. 

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Re:Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Wednesday, April 09, 2014 10:28 AM
I think to get him to gain some weight I'm going to feed him some soup with chicken baby food, olive oil, heavy cream and a bit of his kibble. 

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Re:Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Wednesday, April 09, 2014 1:12 PM
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Re:Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Wednesday, April 09, 2014 7:47 PM
I got some chicken baby food and heavy cream. I mixed these all together with some olive oil and he seemed to enjoy it C:

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Re:Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:50 PM
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Re:Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:07 AM

But he'll drink for 15 minutes at a time.

Do you have water in a bowl, or a water bottle?

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Re:Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:36 PM
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But he'll drink for 15 minutes at a time.

Do you have water in a bowl, or a water bottle?




I have a bowl. I heard that water bottles chip teeth, and were bad for them, etc. 



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Re:Excessive drinking; Insulinoma? - Friday, April 11, 2014 7:39 AM
Bowls mean they can get access to water easier, too.  I was thinking that if the water was in a bottle, he may have to drink for 15 minutes to get the amount of water they want.