Cat drinking habits ...

[catmandu]

I GOT SOME METAL MIXING BOWLS FROM THE DOLLAR STORE AND THEY DRINK OUT OF THOSE AND THE DRINKWELL MACHINES.
THE METAL MIXING BOWLS ARE LARGE AND EASIER TO KEEP CLEAN THAN THE PLASTIC ONES ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SOME OF THOSE TOO.

[Freedom]

I have 2 Pet Mate water fountains. I fill those nightly. They just about last for the 15 pets here. Who drinks when an dhow much? You must be joking, I have NO idea!

My vet says the cat should be fed twice per day. I reply, "my cats haven't read your books. They eat at least 3 times per day and Sparkle eats 5 times per day.)

[cristy]

Jasper is finicky...aren't they all?? He def prefers fresh water and seems to know when I fill my glass...within minutes his head is pushed inside "sharing" with mommy! My husband and son tend to drink out of a cup with a lid, so that there is a "jasper-deterrant" between their mouth and his....chickens!

I have a fountain for him because he really likes to drink from the faucet, but I can't stand to waste that much water. the vet told me to switch to stainless steel bowls because he was getting kitty acne on his chin. He will drink from the bowl for about an hour once it is filled, then he reverts to the fountain and the moving water! Guess the acne doesn't bother him much.

I keep Nutro Naturals dry food out for him all the time because he tends to graze. He is always a normal weight, so he isn't a glutton...wish I could listen to those signals so well!

[GILL]

Our LUCKY likes to lay on the floor with one arm in the fountian. He will lick the water from his arm. He also likes to splash and you or anyone is in range, you will get very wet. He's got a real good side shot and ame.
Roz has attacked from the rear Lucky just swings around with a paw full of water.
If you go into the shower he will follow.
Wit 13 in the house we free feed, but in the mornig they get thier wet food. Most are very polite. Like BART as big as he is he will let Boots ( one of the smallest) eat unless she takes too long then he will try to eat with her.

[Don Juan's mom]

Don Juan, who eats only dry food, likes to drink out of a coffee mug on the coffee table. He will also drink out of MY cup of water or milk! Zerlina prefers the Petmate one-gallon "Bistro" waterer.

Liz

[cassiesmom]

Cassie (age 13) and pink plastic Petsmart water dish: "Lap, lap, lap, lap ... swallow" (repeat) She likes an ice cube in her water in the summer and will use her front paw to fish it out of the bowl. (btw, she's a righty) I change the water daily, and I'm a little hyper about keeping the bowl clean.

She's a little bit of a fussbudget. Breakfast A is served between 3 and 4 AM (1/4 of a 5.5 ounce can of cat food); breakfast B around 7:30 (second portion of can - about half of what's left) and supper around 6 PM. She doesn't do leftovers, so sometimes I end up throwing most of supper away. Depends on how fussy she's feeling.

Dry food ... there's always a little dry food out for her. She eats her wet food from a porcelain sauce dish that was one of a pair from my grandmother's house. Her dry food is in a little Corning glass sauce dish.

[sirrahbed]

Mine all drink from their Petmate fountain. Two of them use their paws to scoop and drink their water (and splash & play) Emily likes to drink from the bathroom sink drizzling but since she one of the paw drinkers - she swats the stream and drinks from her paw - still loves the running water. I don't use standing water anymore because they all so prefer the fountain and I like the fact that it has a filter on it to keep the water fresher and cleaner. All five are free fed dry kibble.