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#'''Dietary moisture''' content can range from 7% as fed in a dry commercial diet to greater than 80% as fed in a wet diet.  
 
#'''Dietary moisture''' content can range from 7% as fed in a dry commercial diet to greater than 80% as fed in a wet diet.  
 
#'''Voluntary intake (drinking)''' is influenced by ambient temperature, the diet type and amount fed, exercise demands, physiologic state, and health status.  
 
#'''Voluntary intake (drinking)''' is influenced by ambient temperature, the diet type and amount fed, exercise demands, physiologic state, and health status.  
#'''Metabolic water production''' occurs during oxidation of energy containing macronutrients (i.e. protein, fat, and carbohydrates) and constitutes the smallest contribution to the total water intake (10-15%) of an animal<ref name="Anderson"/>. The volume of metabolic water produced will also vary with the macronutrient composition of the food; fat oxidation produces the largest water volume (107 ml/100 g), compared to protein (55 ml/100 g) and carbohydrates (41 ml/100 g)<ref name="Case"/>.
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#'''Metabolic water production''' occurs during oxidation of energy containing [[Nutrition Glossary#Macronutrient|macronutrients]] (i.e. protein, fat, and carbohydrates) and constitutes the smallest contribution to the total water intake (10-15%) of an animal<ref name="Anderson"/>. The volume of metabolic water produced will also vary with the macronutrient composition of the food; fat oxidation produces the largest water volume (107 ml/100 g), compared to protein (55 ml/100 g) and carbohydrates (41 ml/100 g)<ref name="Case"/>.
    
==Diagnosis of [[Dehydration]]==
 
==Diagnosis of [[Dehydration]]==
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