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"Maya J. Wozniak" wrote in message m... Hey! My cat Starla didn't like drinking water out of her dish either. She would try to drink out of the toilet but its been kinda clogged for a while so the water level is low and she didn't have that option. Anyways, one night I had set a cup of water on my nightstand and as im trying to fall asleep, I hear a lapping by my face. She was drinking out of the cup. She has continued doing that and I got kinda sick of injesting cat hair and spit so I gave her her own cup on the nightstand. It's always there now full of water and she drinks like crazy. Something about if a cat finds the water himself/herself they are more likely to drink it. Anyways that's my technique and it WORKS. Maya Giving my cats their own glass was the *only* way that I could get my girls to drink water. Now they have two glasses. They need to feel important too. kili |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:17:15 GMT, Never anonymous Bud
wrote: While still snuggled in a 'spider hole', scribbled: I just had to change my cat's diet due to too much dry food. If they don't get enough water, they can have digestion problems like my cat did. He was throwing up his food hours after eating it and my vet suggested that this was due to not enough liquid for his food to pass through. You need to change Vets. reason? |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:17:15 GMT, Never anonymous Bud
wrote: While still snuggled in a 'spider hole', scribbled: I just had to change my cat's diet due to too much dry food. If they don't get enough water, they can have digestion problems like my cat did. He was throwing up his food hours after eating it and my vet suggested that this was due to not enough liquid for his food to pass through. You need to change Vets. reason? |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:59:36 +0100, "M.C. Mullen"
wrote: | I just had to change my cat's diet due to too much dry food. If they | don't get enough water, they can have digestion problems like my cat | did. He was throwing up his food hours after eating it and my vet | suggested that this was due to not enough liquid for his food to pass | through. I was totally unaware of this being the cause, since he's | not only got access to the toilet inside, but a water bowl outside | which he constantly drinks from while he's watching the apartment | complex. (we're on the 2nd floor, and he never strays from the | balcony). If a cat is a big eater, consuming a lot of dry food, then | drinking water can cause the food to expand in the stomach. We had a | dog die from this when I was a kid. How can such a thing happen? Was it a very small dog? Carola Actually, she was a very large black lab. We had automatic feeders and she basically ate herself to death. This was back in the 70's and the vet said that the combination of overeating and then drinking water caused her stomach to rupture. I was only 15 at the time and will admit, my memory of the event may be a little off. But it did cause us to start adding water to the dry food. pepsi |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:59:36 +0100, "M.C. Mullen"
wrote: | I just had to change my cat's diet due to too much dry food. If they | don't get enough water, they can have digestion problems like my cat | did. He was throwing up his food hours after eating it and my vet | suggested that this was due to not enough liquid for his food to pass | through. I was totally unaware of this being the cause, since he's | not only got access to the toilet inside, but a water bowl outside | which he constantly drinks from while he's watching the apartment | complex. (we're on the 2nd floor, and he never strays from the | balcony). If a cat is a big eater, consuming a lot of dry food, then | drinking water can cause the food to expand in the stomach. We had a | dog die from this when I was a kid. How can such a thing happen? Was it a very small dog? Carola Actually, she was a very large black lab. We had automatic feeders and she basically ate herself to death. This was back in the 70's and the vet said that the combination of overeating and then drinking water caused her stomach to rupture. I was only 15 at the time and will admit, my memory of the event may be a little off. But it did cause us to start adding water to the dry food. pepsi |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:43:54 GMT, Never anonymous Bud
wrote: While still snuggled in a 'spider hole', scribbled: On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:17:15 GMT, Never anonymous Bud wrote: While still snuggled in a 'spider hole', scribbled: I just had to change my cat's diet due to too much dry food. If they don't get enough water, they can have digestion problems like my cat did. He was throwing up his food hours after eating it and my vet suggested that this was due to not enough liquid for his food to pass through. You need to change Vets. reason? The Vet gave you a ridiculous answer. I wouldn't trust anything else he/she said. Right or wrong, my cat hasn't thrown up since I started an all canned food diet, so I think that's more important than the credibility of the vet. pepsi |
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If all else fails, put the water in your favorite tea cup or mug. G
George I gave her her own cup on the nightstand. |
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