A two-year-old intact male shiba inu dog with excessive polyuria and polydi
psia (PU-PD) was diagnosed as having congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipi
dus based on clinical findings, the results of urinalysis, blood examinatio
ns, a modified water deprivation test and a low dose dexamethasone suppress
ion test. The owner was advised to provide adequate access to drinking wate
r, and treatment with a low dose of hydrochlorothiazide (2 mg/kg, twice dai
ly) together with a low sodium diet was initiated. As a result, the daily w
ater intake decreased significantly from 6500 to 7500 ml/day (800 to 980 ml
/kg/day) to 1400 to 1900 ml/day (170 to 230 ml/kg/day) and the clinical sig
ns associated with the PU-PD and dehydration improved over the following tw
o years.