Do cats prefer cold or lukewarm water?

[hannahgirl]

Just curious - sometimes I notice my cat's water is low so I will put cold water from my Brita pitcher, into the bowl...just wondering if cats prefer any particular temperature of water. Thank you.

 

[golffox]

Mine love their spring water right out of the fridge! They actually get excited when they see me take their bowl to be filled!

 

[piyu]

My cat loves Poland Spring bottled water for some odd reason. He won't touch tap water.

 

[hawk]

My Cat will only drink fresh spring water that is cold as well. I make Ice Cubes from the spring water and drop a couple in her bowl after filling to keep it cold for a couple hours longer on warm days.

 

[coaster]

The first time I heard of someone putting ice cubes in their cats' water I thought it was nuts. But lo and behold, it turns out MY cats love cold water!!

But it makes sense: cats like fresh, clean, good-tasting water. In the wild, where do you find that kind of water? In a warm, stagnant pond? No. In a cold, flowing spring. Cold is the way to go for cats.

 

[jon]

I have a cat that only wants to drink from a sink faucet. I discourage this, although for years, he looks at the sink lovingly, and will give the faucett "head butts" constantly. I think he was a plumber in one of his previous 9 lives.

 

[sharky]

cold

 

[hannahgirl]

Thanks for all of your responses! I appreciate it, so does my cat!