The cat won’t drink from the bowl!

In the wild, cats drink water from ponds. Whenever possible, they choose flowing ponds and streams with clean, cool and fresh water. And they never eat where they drink, and vice versa. These habits are firmly fixed in the genetic memory of all, including domestic cats. Knowing about them, you will better understand the behavior of your pet.

The vast majority of domestic cats around the world would gladly trade in a bowl for a permanently open faucet. But since you and I cannot afford such wastefulness, they can do little: drink from a bowl (the master’s mug, aquarium, bucket or even a toilet bowl!) And catch the moments when the water is turned on.

Why do cats drink tap water? Do you feel like a stream? Tap water is constantly in motion, it is clean, fresh and cool – just like in nature. And you can play with it with your paw! How to stay here?

Here are the top reasons why your pet may ignore the bowl.

1. The bowl is not suitable for a cat. If the bowl is too small or too large, the pet may well refuse it.

2. The bowl is made of poor quality material. Such material can smell (if you do not smell, you cannot say that it is not there: cats have a much sharper sense of smell). In addition, it scratches and cracks easily. Dirt and microbes collect in damage, which leaves its mark on the taste and quality of the poured water.

3. The bowl is in the wrong place. Some cats refuse to drink from double bowls or bowls next to their food. In such cases, food can get into the water, it will smell differently, and in nature, cats never drink where they dine.

You can not put bowls in places with high traffic, in a draft, near a toilet, household chemicals and noisy equipment. All these and many other factors will not set up a pet to drink.

4. Each pet should have its own bowl. If you have several cats or a dog in your house, choose different bowls for them. For a self-respecting cat to use the “reservoir” from which the dog has just drunk is blasphemy!

5. Questionable water quality. We saved the most important point for last. Most often, cats refuse to drink from a bowl because the owner does not wash it well or rarely changes the water.

The bowl should be washed thoroughly every day. Preferably, without the use of detergents, so that there are no odors left on it. The water is changed once or, even better, several times a day. Do you follow these rules?

Drinking plenty of fluids is essential to maintaining health, and a cat’s refusal to drink from a bowl should not be ignored. Some owners will decide that there is nothing wrong with such behavior: they say, they will get drunk from the aquarium if they want. But such water, just like tea from your mug, will not be useful for the cat and will not satisfy the body’s need for moisture. The cat should drink clean, fresh water at room temperature and have access to it at all times. Be careful!

Your actions:

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– put the bowl in a suitable place (not near food, household chemicals, noisy appliances and a tray, not in a draft and not on the aisle),

– wash your bowl regularly

– change the water at least once a day,

Do not allow several animals to drink from the same bowl.

The ideal option is several bowls in different parts of the apartment. Most importantly, do not forget to change the water in them. When the cat decides on its favorite “watering places”, other bowls can be removed.

Tell me, how are your pets drinking?