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Old March 21st 04, 09:39 AM
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"Maya J. Wozniak" wrote in message
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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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Old March 21st 04, 03:05 PM
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:59:36 +0100, "M.C. Mullen"
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| 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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Old March 21st 04, 03:05 PM
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:59:36 +0100, "M.C. Mullen"
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| 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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Old April 1st 04, 09:44 PM
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:59:36 +0100, "M.C. Mullen"
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| 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

my cat used to eat dry cat food and she ended up badly dehydrated
she had to stay at vets surgery overnight on a drip so now iv been
told to put a little water in with wet food to make sure he gets
enough water
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Old April 1st 04, 09:44 PM
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wrote in message . ..
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

my cat used to eat dry cat food and she ended up badly dehydrated
she had to stay at vets surgery overnight on a drip so now iv been
told to put a little water in with wet food to make sure he gets
enough water
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Old June 8th 04, 02:56 AM
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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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