Monday, May 4, 2009

Cats and water

Lotus sees the dripping faucet. leaves her bowl of water, and approaches.

Well. it's summer, and this cool cat ain't afraid of a little bit of water on her face.

What is it with cats? They will ignore their water bowls and drink from other sources – a pool, faucet, or even a puddle!

Water is important not just to humans but to cats as well. Since felines are not known to be great water drinkers, cat owners should do their best to lure their pets to drink more. Cats love running water. They will be bowled over a drinking fountain.

Dr. Jon of petplace.com has these suggestions to make your cat drink more:

1. Make it more appealing. Keep the water bowl clean. If you wouldn't drink from it, chances are he won't want to either. Wash the bowl every day and disinfect it regularly to control bacteria. Change the water several times a day.


2. The better the water tastes, the more likely your cat is to drink it. Try adding some water from a can of tuna to change the taste, or use bottled or filtered water. Cats are cool ... and that's the way they like their water.

3. Cats prefer to drink running water. In nature, cats are drawn to moving water. It tastes better (most cats don't like to drink water out of a bowl).

Our Lotus validates this observation. Lotus, if she can help it, will not drink from her water bowl. She waits at the sink, and quickly dunks her head when the faucet is opened. She paws at the dripping faucet, giving herself a shower in the process.

Cool!

3 comments:

  1. Hi Lina. This is off-topic, but I have a tag for you. http://penname30.blogspot.com/2009/05/eight-things.html

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  2. my pepper is like that too. It can be the faucet or a bucket full of water. I even keep a tabo of water for them :)

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  3. cats can get quirky at times. Lotus meows if she wants you to open the faucet. She looks pitiful standing on the counter, watching the spout. I always have to open the faucet for her

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