Re: how much water does a dog drink per day?


"Suja" <spanaval@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5m2vbqFbimitU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"BethInAK" <bethinak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message:

In an emergency, they are
prepared to take on 250 humans and their 60 dogs and 65 cats.

Hopefully, dogs and cats won't all commingle.

They have
asked me to help figure out how much in the way of supplies they should
have
on hand for consumables, including water and food for the dogs and cats.

What are the commonest breeds of dogs in city/town/county? That would
probably give you a better estimate than anything else, I'd guess. If they
have licensing laws, maybe that agency keeps track of breed numbers on the
basis of registration?


I think we will take a large average - say 50 pounds, and just multiply from there. Better too much than too little.

.

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