Tammi adopted a new cat and started him out right on wet food – but somehow she got confused into thinking the cat would be thirsty when there’s no reason to be if you’re eating wet food.
Hi Tracie – Zosimos is loving the moist kitten food (he is not 5 months old) and eating us out of our house! Boston has also taught him to drink from the sink tap or the tub tap PLUS I have a new Drinkwell water fountain being delivered this week. According to my research it is the only fountain on the market that truly imitates water coming out of a faucet. I know the two of them will create a big mess but I also know they will be drinking plenty of water so they should not become dehydrated unless an illness sets in. I am using the moist food brands you recommend in the book and on the web to feed Zosimos. Zosimos is now 5 months old and has been with us 1 month. Hopefully all of this sounds good to you?
You’re doing great Tammi, but a healthy cat eating wet food should not be thirsty at all. Cats don’t naturally seek out water to drink – they are desert animals who get all their necessary fluids from the body fluids of their prey (which wet food provides). A cat who is thirsty usually has the beginning of kidney problems – or is dehydrated from eating “kitty crack.” The Drink well fountain is a fun playground for some cats so think of it as that, but not as a fluid source since that should be not necessary.
Tracie
