Excessive urination (polyuria) in horses is rare, but it can be a significant indicator that something is amiss with a horse's health.
Excessive thirst as a symptom of disease (not just a horse drinking more in warmer weather), called polydipsia, can be the same: a significant manifestation of various diseases.
Causes of either issue can be endocrine, infectious, iatrogenic (induced by treatment of other conditions), psychogenic (of psychological origin), or toxic. The conditions can also be brought on by kidney or liver disease, or disease of other organs.
The most common cause of both excessive thirst and urination is often chronic kidney disease and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), but boredom can also cause a horse to drink excessively, which then increases his urine output.
Testing to determine the exact cause of either may be necessary and will be based on the horse's medical history, clinical signs, and other test results. The prognosis for horses with excessive thirst and urine output varies widely and is based on the underlying cause.
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