I've had my 6-month old kitten for a few weeks now and I think I've only seen him drink water twice. He has a whisker-friendly drinking bowl that I refill every day but I can't tell if he has touched it at all.
He eats raw food and canned food on rotation and I always add water to the food so that there's a meaty "broth" in the plate and he will drink all of that when he eats, but outside of that I don't see him drink water at all - the two times I saw him drink water were on his first day when he had just come home and hadn't eaten or drank anything for a while.
Is this an issue and would he get enough moisture from the food and the water I add to the food, or should I be trying to find ways to get him to drink more? How can I tell if he is getting enough water? I know that kidney and urinary issues can be a big issue with cats because most cats don't get enough water so I want to make sure I'm on top of this.
He eats raw food and canned food on rotation and I always add water to the food so that there's a meaty "broth" in the plate and he will drink all of that when he eats, but outside of that I don't see him drink water at all - the two times I saw him drink water were on his first day when he had just come home and hadn't eaten or drank anything for a while.
Is this an issue and would he get enough moisture from the food and the water I add to the food, or should I be trying to find ways to get him to drink more? How can I tell if he is getting enough water? I know that kidney and urinary issues can be a big issue with cats because most cats don't get enough water so I want to make sure I'm on top of this.