I have an 8 month old kitty which I got about 2 months ago. She eats Fancy Feast Classic wet cat food and the only water she appears to be getting is from that food. I have a water dish out for her plus a cat water bubbler and a small fountain as well, so that makes several water sources available to her. In the 2 months I have had her, I have NEVER seen her drink from any of them however.
She approaches the bubbler and the fountain out of curiosity sometimes but as soon as she comes in contact with the water, she jumps back, appears startled and runs away from it. Also, she never even approaches her water dish at all. She is urinating in her litter box so she is obviously getting water somewhere. Our vet said that her canned food is 75% water so that seems to be where she is getting what water she takes in.
I am not comfortable thinking that the canned food is the only water she is getting. Over the long haul, I doubt if that is going to be enough to keep her kidneys and other organs healthy. I am stumped about what else to try however in order to get her to drink. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
(She's Clementine, the little striped cat in the image below. I'm still working on getting my photos organized)!
She approaches the bubbler and the fountain out of curiosity sometimes but as soon as she comes in contact with the water, she jumps back, appears startled and runs away from it. Also, she never even approaches her water dish at all. She is urinating in her litter box so she is obviously getting water somewhere. Our vet said that her canned food is 75% water so that seems to be where she is getting what water she takes in.
I am not comfortable thinking that the canned food is the only water she is getting. Over the long haul, I doubt if that is going to be enough to keep her kidneys and other organs healthy. I am stumped about what else to try however in order to get her to drink. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
(She's Clementine, the little striped cat in the image below. I'm still working on getting my photos organized)!