What if cats don't like drinking water? Teach you ten tricks.
Dead water turned into living water.
Although we can often see cats sucking water from dripping taps, they are still not very interested in the water in the bowl. Why? In fact, cats prefer to drink flowing water because they think flowing water is cleaner.
From this point of view, it is quite necessary to buy a water dispenser that can circulate water. Who makes the "masters" proud and clean?
Multi-drain bowl
Instead of buying a water dispenser, you can buy more water bowls and put them at home. Of course, it takes skill to put the water bowl in the place where cats often go, so that they will notice it more easily. There are so many water bowls that cats will drink a little when they notice them. Eat a little more, not by quality, but also by quantity.
In addition, the water bowl can be placed higher. Cats like to stay high and feel safer when drinking water.
Increase the proportion of wet grain
The water content of wet cat food is five times that of dry cat food, and the water content in it is as high as 80%! In addition, eating wet cat food has another advantage. Wet food is closer to the cat's eating state in the natural environment, which is more conducive to the cat to develop a good eating posture.
The water content of cat food is about 8 ~10%; The water content of the cat can is above 75%. If a cat eats 100g cat food with water content of 10% every day, the water intake from the food is100x0.1=10ml. Similarly, if a cat eats 200g canned cats with 80% water content every day, its water intake from food is 200 0x 0.8 = 160ml.
At the same time, it is also a good choice to feed the cat goat milk and yogurt regularly.
Increase the amount of exercise
You can buy some cats' toys, such as teasing cats' sticks and laser pens, and play with cats to make them thirsty, thus increasing their drinking water in disguise.
Planting catgrass
If cats really don't like drinking water, they can also plant some catgrass, which also contains water. Eating catgrass can also help cats spit fur balls, killing two birds with one stone.
Forced irrigation
This method is suitable for adult cats with symptoms of urinary tract diseases. Absorb water with a needle that has been pulled out and squeeze it into the cat's "back molar" so that the cat can drink water by itself.
Ps: The amount of water a cat drinks is related to its weight. The daily water consumption of normal cats is 40-60ML per kilogram, and that of cats weighing 4kg is 160-240ML per day. You can observe the daily water consumption by marking the cat's drinking container.