{"id":4629,"date":"2020-12-17T04:03:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4629"},"modified":"2020-12-17T04:03:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:03:23","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-water-for-cats-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4629","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 Water for Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Get it? The title is a play on the movie title, <em>Water for Elephants<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"mimg\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th\/id\/OIP.F3He-nN3_hxHJc1inXA3hwHaE8?w=267&amp;h=180&amp;c=7&amp;o=5&amp;pid=1.7\" alt=\"Image result for photo sand cat\" width=\"267\" height=\"180\" data-thhnrepbd=\"1\" data-bm=\"184\" \/>Cats are known to drink very little water compared to many other animals. The sand cat, for example, an adorable wild cat that typically lives among sand dunes in desert areas, does not need water to survive. They reportedly get enough hydration from their diet of birds, hares, reptiles, etc. But our domestic cats are accustomed to having water and it should be available to them at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Some cats don\u2019t drink enough water; they need encouragement to drink. Several bowls of <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Oliviabathtub-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Oliviabathtub-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Oliviabathtub-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Oliviabathtub-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Oliviabathtub-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Oliviabathtub-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>fresh water placed in strategic places throughout your house can help. Some cats are fascinated by water fountains and will be enticed to drink more from a fountain. Other will drink more water if you turn on the spigot for them at least occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are cats who adore water. Olivia likes to jump into the bathtub just after the water has drained and it\u2019s still damp. Winfield, our white odd-eye cat, had a fascination for water. He\u2019d dip a paw in the water and <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kittenwater-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kittenwater-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kittenwater-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kittenwater.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>lick the droplets off. That\u2019s how he drank. Lily and I had a ritual where every morning I\u2019d turn the bath water on ever so slightly and she\u2019d take a long drink before breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>Cats will drink out of the toilet, so if you <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BruceWater-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BruceWater-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BruceWater-281x500.png 281w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BruceWater.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>aren\u2019t trained to perfection when it comes to keeping the lid down, never ever use any of those automatic toilet bowl cleaners.<\/p>\n<p>By the way change your cat\u2019s water often. No need to waste it, just pour it out into a potted plant or the bird bath, wash the bowl and refill. If you have hard water like we do, soak the bowls in vinegar occasionally to remove the deposits.<\/p>\n<p>To the question as to whether to give cats water from the tap or filtered drinking water\u2014according to the sites I visited, most agree that filtered tap water is best. No soft water for sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Get it? The title is a play on the movie title, Water for Elephants.) Cats are known to drink very little water compared to many other animals. 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