Alpha-bits.
Got Harvey's lab results back yesterday - mind you, this was all preventative, time for his annual shots and check up. I figured he's 9 now, and time for a thorough. All his numbers are good, except he was slightly dehydrated.
Huh, what?
I feed those cats canned food, and add a couple tablespoons of water to each portion - not to mention the nice water bowl they have. I'm a little astonished at the knowledge that even feeding wet food plus water is not enough to thoroughly hydrate a cat. But more importantly, I'm a lot worried about all those cats whose owners feed them dry food. They have to be chronically dehydrated.
So, would you switch to feeding raw? I've thought about it but realize that I don't even take that kind of time feeding myself.
Well, I've found myself in the midst of a project. I was cooking my breakfast/brunch and realized that my kitchen sink had slowed down beyond the workable point. I'm now plunging it - this task made more difficult because I have a double sink and no real way to plug one sink while plunging the other. Not really how I wanted to spend my Saturday.
I don't have dehydrated cats. My cats have a special source of extra water available to them whenever I am at home. They feel that the water in my drinking glass is far more delicious than anything I put down for them on purpose. Therefore, I am always shooing cats away from my water, complaining about the flavor of cat spit, and getting myself a fresh glass. I think they're into the entertainment factor.
Also I learned that if I put down an extra water bowl, say, in the living room, it gets more visits than their regularly scheduled water bowl.
Our cat Annie had a thing about drinking out of glass. Once my sister substituted an old pyrex measuring cup for her water bowl she was a lot happier but I still caught her with her whole head inside the water glass next to my bed more than once. Cat germs don't bother me too much (I have been known to share a caramel apple pop with Annie) it was her drinking the water from the xmas tree stand that gave me the squick.
Katie! Nice to see you.
I keep water around for the cat but have seen her drink from the toilet like a dog. She gets dry food. She is still in Florida and spends a lot of her time outside. I image she drinks from the lake too.
Ugh. Plunging not a good way to spend time.
I have a friend whose cats really only wanted running water -- she actually used to run the bath in a trickle for them.
Then she bought them a water fountain. They love it.
up early ate breakfast 'til 11. ( okay so I hung out at the cafe) garden a little cam ein to coll off. I sad I was going to garden more,but - want nap.
I am going to garden more. good for me.
then maybe a nap
Mom's cat does the same thing, so she always fixes a glass of ice water for both of them.
I keep meaning to get a water bottle for my bedside, because I like to drink water before bed, but Anna will knock over the cup to get to the water.
