Cat Drinking Toilet Water

Hi All,

Several times I've come into the bathroom to find my cat drinking water from
the toilet. Isn't that unhealthy?

Thanks in advance for any replies,

- Ruby Tuesday

How about letting a little fresh water drip from the faucet into a bowl in
the sink? I did this when I went away even thought I had a pet sitter and
when I came back I found my baby kitten wants to play with dripping water
and drink from the faucet. She cries for me to turn on that water!

--
Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

How about letting a little fresh water drip from the faucet into a bowl in
the sink? I did this when I went away even thought I had a pet sitter and
when I came back I found my baby kitten wants to play with dripping water
and drink from the faucet. She cries for me to turn on that water!

--
Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:10:26 -0500, Ruby Tuesday wrote:

Hi All,

Several times I've come into the bathroom to find my cat drinking water
from the toilet. Isn't that unhealthy?

Like Judy said, if you use chemicals it can be.

To wit, we had caught Neresse drinking from the toilet, in favor of a
small bowl of water left for her, when we were keeping her isolated in the
bathroom a while back. It didn't really harm her - if anything, it
encouraged us to keep the commode scrupulously clean so she could drink of
it without getting worse, and we just rather she drank from there than not
at all (she was already having problems with dehydration).

Also remember that dogs will do this as well with little to no ill effect.
It looks kinda funky, but they'll do it. It's this convenient and
renewale source of water to them, I guess.


--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:10:26 -0500, Ruby Tuesday wrote:

Hi All,

Several times I've come into the bathroom to find my cat drinking water
from the toilet. Isn't that unhealthy?

Like Judy said, if you use chemicals it can be.

To wit, we had caught Neresse drinking from the toilet, in favor of a
small bowl of water left for her, when we were keeping her isolated in the
bathroom a while back. It didn't really harm her - if anything, it
encouraged us to keep the commode scrupulously clean so she could drink of
it without getting worse, and we just rather she drank from there than not
at all (she was already having problems with dehydration).

Also remember that dogs will do this as well with little to no ill effect.
It looks kinda funky, but they'll do it. It's this convenient and
renewale source of water to them, I guess.


--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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