How Much Water Should a 35 lb Dog Drink a Day?

35 fl oz/day

35 lb dog · ≈ 4.4 cups · 1.03 litres per day

Daily water for a 35 lb dog

Situation	fl oz	Cups	Litres
Typical day	35	4.4	1.03
Low (wet food diet)	18	2.2	0.52
Hot day / active	52	6.6	1.55
Upper normal limit	70	8.8	2.07

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

How much water should a 35 lb dog drink?

About 35 fl oz (4.4 cups, 1.0 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 70 oz (2 oz/lb) a day can signal diabetes, kidney disease or Cushing’s – see your vet.