how much water is 60 ml/kg a day?

[spiritdog6]

I figured out it is a bit over 2oz, but does the title mean that a dog should be drinking 2 oz per kg weight of the dog? It would be nice if this forum on their help page, had simple/regular language for those of us that know nothing of the metric system, or the way vets use all these abbreviations.

If my dog weighs 17lbs. how much water is "normal" for him in the loading phase?

[frijole]

The simple answer is that dogs normally drink 1 oz of water for every pound. Heck with metric system. There you go. :D

I know you didn't mean to insult this board and there are alot of things that would be nice to have. This service is free! We built it from scratch and paid for software, we don't make any money off of this. We don't advertise. We read hours upon hours a week in addition to trying to save our own dog's lives.

We aren't perfect... but we really really try to be helpful. I hope you understand. Kim

[spiritdog6]

Thanks Kim.

Yes I wasn't insulting the board, it was a "suggestion" that ug/ml/mg/nmol and all the other abbreviations we read on our tests and see here, be put in simple language for newbies in the help section.

It's taken me 2 days to figure out that the above title meant millimeters to kg ie lbs. Metrics say 60 millimeters is 2.029 oz, I didn't know the kg meant WEIGHT. And that it actually meant x amount of oz. for each lb. of your dog.

Thank you for confirming my 2 day "thought/research".

[StarDeb55]

Jean, there is no simple language for the lab, medical stuff. I had to learn what it all meant when I went to med tech school. The other thing is that these types of measurements are the standard in any medical setting since the metric system is the universal standard for weights, measurements, & volumes all over the world. The USA is the only country who refuses to adopt these standards. The medical establishment is not going to change a system that is used all over the world, just because the US does their "own thing".

Debbie

[Franklin'sMum]

Hi there :)

Just to muddy the waters a little, millimetres (mm)are a length of measurement, millilitres (ml) (yes, our spelling is different too ;)) is for liquid measurements. If you have a day planner, they usually list the conversions for imperial/metric in the front pages.

[gpgscott]

And there are lots of converters online just type the to and from into the search box and you will be covered up.

Scott

[Squirt's Mom]

http://www.nutribase.com/convert.shtml

Hugs,
Leslie and the girls :D - always