So this is more of a behavior question than it is nutrition. When he figures it out, he'll drink. But it's almost like he doesn't know how to drink water.
Obviously started with just leaving a water bowl out when I got him, and realized he wasn't really drinking much, and transitioned to as much of a wet food diet as possible. He's a very picky eater too, but that's another story. I had a Drinkwell from a while ago that a previous cat of mine never got in to, and he seemed to kind of get it. But he tried knocking that over, and doesn't really drink, but paws at it. So I bought one of those Catit flower fountain types, and he seemed to like that for a while, until he started to break that apart and knock it over.
Any other type of waterer to try that he might use? I suspect he's trying to kind of knock it over the get the water out. Since he was in a shelter, maybe a gerbil style feeder? He does try to drink from the faucet.
Obviously started with just leaving a water bowl out when I got him, and realized he wasn't really drinking much, and transitioned to as much of a wet food diet as possible. He's a very picky eater too, but that's another story. I had a Drinkwell from a while ago that a previous cat of mine never got in to, and he seemed to kind of get it. But he tried knocking that over, and doesn't really drink, but paws at it. So I bought one of those Catit flower fountain types, and he seemed to like that for a while, until he started to break that apart and knock it over.
Any other type of waterer to try that he might use? I suspect he's trying to kind of knock it over the get the water out. Since he was in a shelter, maybe a gerbil style feeder? He does try to drink from the faucet.