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Special water
OK. I guess it's time to fess up. We've always kept a fairly large
water bowl in the kitchen close to the pets' food. It's on the floor by the sliding glass window. It was fine until we got "bouncy Rex" (Pomeranian). Missy has always been a big fan of "special water". For the first 4-5 years of her life, we couldn't leave a glass of water unguarded or she would try to drink out of it -- with the usual result that the glass was dumped over, creating quite a mess that had to be seen to. DW needs a humidifier at night to help her breathing. Before we go to bed it's my job to fill the reservoir (1+ USG). When I had the reservoir off, Mistletoe used to drink out of the collection sump in the humidifier. We just had new carpet done and the stand on which the humidifier sits was out of place. So I took a small bowl and put it on top of the chest of drawers that stayed in our bedroom, then put water in that for Mistletoe (Don't anybody tell me you wouldn't cater to your own cats that way - I've been here too long and I know better). It was supposed to just be there until the bedroom was put back in proper order after the carpeting was done. Missy has now decided that the chest is where her water is *supposed* to be and she yowls when it's empty. So her bowl is filled morning and night. Oh, well, it's a small price to pay for our snuggly kitty. Sam, supervised by Mistletoe |
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On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:26:04 -0700, Sam wrote:
OK. I guess it's time to fess up. We've always kept a fairly large water bowl in the kitchen close to the pets' food. It's on the floor by the sliding glass window. It was fine until we got "bouncy Rex" (Pomeranian). Missy has always been a big fan of "special water". For the first 4-5 years of her life, we couldn't leave a glass of water unguarded or she would try to drink out of it -- with the usual result that the glass was dumped over, creating quite a mess that had to be seen to. DW needs a humidifier at night to help her breathing. Before we go to bed it's my job to fill the reservoir (1+ USG). When I had the reservoir off, Mistletoe used to drink out of the collection sump in the humidifier. We just had new carpet done and the stand on which the humidifier sits was out of place. So I took a small bowl and put it on top of the chest of drawers that stayed in our bedroom, then put water in that for Mistletoe (Don't anybody tell me you wouldn't cater to your own cats that way - I've been here too long and I know better). It was supposed to just be there until the bedroom was put back in proper order after the carpeting was done. Missy has now decided that the chest is where her water is *supposed* to be and she yowls when it's empty. So her bowl is filled morning and night. Oh, well, it's a small price to pay for our snuggly kitty. Sam, supervised by Mistletoe I still give TuTu water from an eyedropper every night before going to bed. She loves it and looks forward to the routine. Best wishes. MLB |
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"Sam" wrote in message ... OK. I guess it's time to fess up. We've always kept a fairly large water bowl in the kitchen close to the pets' food. It's on the floor by the sliding glass window. It was fine until we got "bouncy Rex" (Pomeranian). Missy has always been a big fan of "special water". For the first 4-5 years of her life, we couldn't leave a glass of water unguarded or she would try to drink out of it -- with the usual result that the glass was dumped over, creating quite a mess that had to be seen to. DW needs a humidifier at night to help her breathing. Before we go to bed it's my job to fill the reservoir (1+ USG). When I had the reservoir off, Mistletoe used to drink out of the collection sump in the humidifier. We just had new carpet done and the stand on which the humidifier sits was out of place. So I took a small bowl and put it on top of the chest of drawers that stayed in our bedroom, then put water in that for Mistletoe (Don't anybody tell me you wouldn't cater to your own cats that way - I've been here too long and I know better). It was supposed to just be there until the bedroom was put back in proper order after the carpeting was done. Missy has now decided that the chest is where her water is *supposed* to be and she yowls when it's empty. So her bowl is filled morning and night. Oh, well, it's a small price to pay for our snuggly kitty. Sam, supervised by Mistletoe Our water routine is likely to get us classified as a marsh by the epa. We have three very large water bowls. One by the dogs food dish, She used that one to rinse her racquet and tennis balls. One on the back patio. If she doesn't knock it over, it gets empties into the flower pots and refilled daily. Third and most loved and largest bowl belongs under the hose bib that has a animal water 'leaker" attached. It dribbles into the bowl as long as Kayla hasn't moved the bowl. Everyone prefers to drink from that bowl and from the dripping leaker. Birds drink there and bathe in that water bowl, the cats drink there etc. But there is also a tall crystal water glass on the kitchen counter only for the cats. The water in that is changed several times a day. In the evening ice is added to keep it cold. Then there is another glass on the counter in out bathroom. Refilled at bedtime with ice. Jake has a nervous breakdown and paces the floor for the five minutes it takes Charlie every evening to change all the water and provide ice. Kayla also gets ice cubes in her crate to chew as part of this routine. At least they all drink tap water. Well, except for Kayla who gets bottled water in the car after a run in the park. Jo |
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"Jo Firey" "Sam" OK. I guess it's time to fess up. We've always kept a fairly large water bowl in the kitchen close to the pets' food. It's on the floor by the sliding glass window. It was fine until we got "bouncy Rex" (Pomeranian). Missy has always been a big fan of "special water". For the first 4-5 years of her life, we couldn't leave a glass of water unguarded or she would try to drink out of it -- with the usual result that the glass was dumped over, creating quite a mess that had to be seen to. DW needs a humidifier at night to help her breathing. Before we go to bed it's my job to fill the reservoir (1+ USG). When I had the reservoir off, Mistletoe used to drink out of the collection sump in the humidifier. We just had new carpet done and the stand on which the humidifier sits was out of place. So I took a small bowl and put it on top of the chest of drawers that stayed in our bedroom, then put water in that for Mistletoe (Don't anybody tell me you wouldn't cater to your own cats that way - I've been here too long and I know better). It was supposed to just be there until the bedroom was put back in proper order after the carpeting was done. Missy has now decided that the chest is where her water is *supposed* to be and she yowls when it's empty. So her bowl is filled morning and night. Oh, well, it's a small price to pay for our snuggly kitty. Sam, supervised by Mistletoe Our water routine is likely to get us classified as a marsh by the epa. We have three very large water bowls. One by the dogs food dish, She used that one to rinse her racquet and tennis balls. One on the back patio. If she doesn't knock it over, it gets empties into the flower pots and refilled daily. Third and most loved and largest bowl belongs under the hose bib that has a animal water 'leaker" attached. It dribbles into the bowl as long as Kayla hasn't moved the bowl. Everyone prefers to drink from that bowl and from the dripping leaker. Birds drink there and bathe in that water bowl, the cats drink there etc. But there is also a tall crystal water glass on the kitchen counter only for the cats. The water in that is changed several times a day. In the evening ice is added to keep it cold. Then there is another glass on the counter in out bathroom. Refilled at bedtime with ice. Jake has a nervous breakdown and paces the floor for the five minutes it takes Charlie every evening to change all the water and provide ice. Kayla also gets ice cubes in her crate to chew as part of this routine. At least they all drink tap water. Well, except for Kayla who gets bottled water in the car after a run in the park. Jo LOL@ the drinking glass..do they use a straw? Both these stories are hysterical. Cats are SO funny LOL Mosey loves to play in the water, Sometimes, if someone has a leak in the complex we live in, they shut the water off for the whole place . Well, we fill the bathtub up for use in the tank to flush and have lots of drinking water on hand, make lots of ice the night before, etc. Anyway, the tub was full one day, we just let it sit there for a few days, and used the shower, but one day Mosey was perched on the side of the tub, putting his 'arm' around the bar on the tub, and he started drinking,,,slurp slurp slurp, SPLASH!!! He fell in, right after DH gently warned him not to. LOL. Mosey didn't fall all the way in, he caught himself on a towel, and DH dried him off. Now IF we have to fill the tub up again, we leave the door closed. It was slightly warm water. We use a PUR water filter for our drinking water, and the Cats drinking water. Our water isn't safe to drink here, we were notified about a year ago. Well, that's not entirely true, there were higher levels of arsenic in the drinking water here, we were all notified about it, had a meeting, etc, and we're just drinking either PUR or bottled water. Sqweex liked to play with the water we left dripping on cold winter nights, as our place advises, to keep the pipes from bursting..well, that's over for now We don't have to pay for the water in our utilities. She'd get her nose under the small stream in my bathroom, stick her tongue out, and she has a long tongue, and take a few licks, then start throwing water all over the loo with her big feet...LOL..Pookie would take a shower with me if I'd let him. Kyla --Pipps is glaring at me, wanting to play fetch the pipecleaner... alley OOP!!! |
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