How Much Water Should a 60 lb Dog Drink a Day?

60 fl oz/day

60 lb dog · ≈ 7.5 cups · 1.77 litres per day

Daily water for a 60 lb dog

Situation	fl oz	Cups	Litres
Typical day	60	7.5	1.77
Low (wet food diet)	30	3.8	0.89
Hot day / active	90	11.2	2.66
Upper normal limit	120	15.0	3.55

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

How much water should a 60 lb dog drink?

About 60 fl oz (7.5 cups, 1.8 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 120 oz (2 oz/lb) a day can signal diabetes, kidney disease or Cushing’s – see your vet.