How Much Water Should a 25 lb Dog Drink a Day?

25 fl oz/day

25 lb dog · ≈ 3.1 cups · 0.74 litres per day

Daily water for a 25 lb dog

Situation	fl oz	Cups	Litres
Typical day	25	3.1	0.74
Low (wet food diet)	12	1.6	0.37
Hot day / active	38	4.7	1.11
Upper normal limit	50	6.2	1.48

Rule of thumb only; wet food supplies part of the water. Puppies need water available at all times.

How much water should a 25 lb dog drink?

About 25 fl oz (3.1 cups, 0.7 L) a day – the common rule of 1 oz per lb of body weight. Hot weather, exercise, nursing and dry food raise it.

When is drinking too much a concern?

Consistently more than about 50 oz (2 oz/lb) a day can signal diabetes, kidney disease or Cushing’s – see your vet.