Lola and Lexy's Top Five Ways to Get Your Cat to Drink More Water
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Lola and Lexy’s Top Five Ways to Get Your Cat to Drink More Water
Place Bowls in Different Areas Around Your House
Having several places around your home where your cat can easily make a pit stop for a cool sip makes getting a drink more appealing. Not to mention super easy. If your cat likes to drink from a cup, leave one or two (non-breakable) cups strategically placed around the house to entice her to drink. If your cat experiences whisker stress, try using wide rimmed bowls. Did you know that the close up vision of cats is much weaker than their long distance vision? This makes it difficult to see the water level. A great tip (which is one of my favorites) is to make sure the bowl is filled to the brim. This makes it very easy for me to see that there is water in the bowl.
Use Filtered Water
Some cats don’t like tap water (unless they’re drinking it from the faucet like I love to do.) If your finicky feline is not drinking as much as she should, try filling their bowl from a filtered water pitcher or use bottled water. Lola loves when Mother fills one of our bowls with fresh water from the Brita pitcher. I have to admit, it is very refreshing.
Feed Your Cat Wet Food and add Some Water to It
Before starting any change in your cat's diet make sure you consult with your veterinarian. If they agree, feeding your cat a canned food with high moisture content is a good way to get more water into their diet. You can also add a splash of water to the food for added moisture, and if your cat is a little picky, try some low sodium chicken broth or a bit of tuna water.
When Mother notices that Lola hasn't been drinking much, she'll add a teaspoon or two of water to her dinner and Lola will lap it right up.
Change the Water Often
Cats prefer fresh water. Not only will our water start to taste stale after sitting for a while, but a biofilm can also form on the bottom of the bowl. Not very appealing, that's for sure. Clean and refresh the water at least once daily, preferably more. Since Mother has been working from home for the past several months she cleans our fountain more frequently so our water is always fresh and delicious.
Use Fountains
I love fountains! Depending on the fountain and how much it splashes, Lola sometimes prefers a bowl, but there are fountains to please every cat.
Fountains entice cats to drink more because many of us love moving water. (If Mother has a bowl of water out I will move it with my paw so the I can see the water move before I start to drink.) If your cat loves drinking from the faucet, a fountain is a great way to replicate that.
Benefits of Using a Fountain
- Runner water stays cooler and tastes fresher
- The water runs through a charcoal filter so water is clean and healthy
- Most fountains have a well, so it appeals to cats who like running water and those who like drinking from a bowl.
We hope you find this information helpful! Join us next time when Lola and I bring you five tips to get your picky cat to eat.
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