What softened water discourage our dog from drinking?

My dog threw up once a lot and now he won't eat, he is drinking water now but only after I made him drink gator aid with a syringe now he is drinking water but hasn't eaten in 3 days what could be wrong? He is an outside dog with plenty of shade and water, also a covered porch but he prefers to...

My english bulldog is 11 years old. Still acts like a puppy. The last couple of weeks when she drinks water, even if I just give her a tiny bit it seems as soon as it hits her stomach she regurgitates it up along with a very clear gooey liquid. Then she may drink a little more and does it again and...

Toy poodle 5 yrs. Old has stopped drinking water, it's three week now, I had her to the vet two weeks ago for vomiting and diarrhea which cleared up with meds and prescription id food, she only drank water if I made a soup out of her food, until she got sick she drank water fine. SHe's eating...

Me dog is drinking water but won't eat what could be wrong?

We have extremely hard well water which is handled with a water softener. Because of the softener, the water has a gross texture which is unpalatable. I've been told by a water softener dealer that a reverse osmosis will make the water taste like bottled water. Is that true? I don't want to...