Since I always fed Tristan, and now Fizzy - my goldens, twice a day, it easiest to feed Pixel kitty at the same time -

When I get up in the morning, and at 'people' dinnertime. (anywhere between 4 and 7 pm)

Pixel gets dry kitty kibble, with a spoonful of wet, canned food on top. Often he doesn't eat all the dry kibble, and comes back later in the afternoon or middle of the night to finish it up.

Pixel's bowl is up on a counter, so that Fizzy can't get into it (catfood smells SOOO GOOD to the doggies!)

As I'm a first time cat owner, though - I have a question about water.

I've always had BIG bowls of water for my golden retreivers. Since I have a doggie door, I would encourage them to drink all they want. however, if I put out a water bowl for Pixel, (near his food dish or other places) he won't touch it! Fizzy(golden) and Pixel (orange kitty) both use the dog door to go outside - Pixel is an at-will, mostly indoor, sometimes outside, cat.

He does get up on the kitchen and bathroom counters, and will 'ask' for a drink from the faucet, (he prefers running water when he can get someone to turn the tap for him) and I have seen him drink from Fizzy's large Ceramic water dish, a puddle on the patio, or the bucket of clean water I keep for her outside under the tap - even her kiddie pool!

I was concerned that he wasn't getting enough water, but he is obviously healthy.

Does anyone have any suggestions for getting him to drink from a dish - for him? or does it really matter?

laura