Intellectually I know she won't let herself dehydrate and eventually she'll start using the water dish and stop begging for the faucet, but emotionally I feel like I'm being really mean and maybe she is going to make herself sick.

Can you put the fountain by the faucet and switch back and forth on which one you turn on for her? Then just the fountain. Then move it away gradually...

How long have you had it?

I have a friend who got her cats one because one of them was having kidney problems and needed bottled water. And they both loved moving water better than still. When she first got it the one with the kidney problems wouldn't go near it and the other one liked to sit next to it. Meditating you know.

But they did both drink from it in the end.

I got it Monday. It plugs in to the wall --it's got a water pump and a filter so it makes a humming noise. The only outlet in the bathroom is up high and the door opens right next to it, so I could probably fit the water fountain in there, but I'd knock the door against it.

I've taken her to it. Stuck my fingers in the water and tried to get her to lick the water off, she wouldn't.

She hasn't meowed very much since I got home, so I'm thinking she's used it and is hoping I'll keep turning on the faucet.

Of course she is, she's a cat and wants what she wants the way she wants it. She'll bitch until she makes you turn on the faucet...or until she gets thirsty and you're not around to see her drink.

I know. I'm just being werid over this.

Fiber One:

Hi back, libkitty! (sorry, I posted and ran, as I will do again tonight.)

Susan, your DH's photos are marvelous. Annabel is adorable, and I really like the ones of the flowers with the light behind them, so the petals are in many shades with the darkest, most colorful part being where the petals overlap. Also love the bird house (that's what it is?) in the sky. It's all so green; yum.

askye, how big is this contraption? Could you maybe put it into the sink and run water onto or into it while your cat watches, so it gets the idea, then turn off the faucet and leave it there to percolate (or whatever) a little? Dunno about your cats, but mine are often Of Very Little Brain and don't make connections between things easily, especially when it's about changing a habit.

((vw)) ((ms havisham & Cabil)) ((Susan's father)) g'night.

The local PBS station is showing a Cat Stevens performance that's been sitting in a vault for 25 years.

I'm going to try and get some sleep without the nasty meds that have been making me feel awful. Wish me sleep~ma.

sleep~ma, sj

Sleep~ma indeed.

I'm writing my first paper for a teacher who actually expects me to be good in a LONG time. Four years as one of the most Englishy amongst a lot of technical students has spoiled me, but now its over, and i'm skeered. So writing-skills-ma would be appreciated at the moment.