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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: ChrisB on January 19, 2007, 20:52:33 PM
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Just wondered whether most of you give your cats tap water ? I have always done but my OH remarked the other day that he was surprised I did that as they can probably taste chemicals in it. Of course I know they often prefer to drink from puddles. Have given them bottled for the last few days - advice would be welcomed.
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Mine doesn't seem to care one way or another however if I fill the bowls with water from the bathroom taps then she seems to drink more than normal, bottled water she drinks the same amount as normal.
I asked my vet that question and she said that if I drink it then assume its safe for the cat to drink it.. :)
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I have a cat fountain which filters all the water I do give them bottled water if i have spare ...!..
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Yep, I use a water fountain too but do have normal water in a bowl upstairs in the boys room. They seem happy to drink either tbh
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I just use normal tap water most of the time, they do get bottled water sometimes and Daisy has been known to drink the flavoured stuff the silly girl :evillaugh:
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Mine would perfer to drink from the sink, LOL but I have a kitty fountain that filters the tap water
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if I drink it then assume its safe for the cat to drink it.. :)
I use a Brita filter and we all drink the water from that (the human elements make our hot drinks with filtered water too). More economical than bottled... :Luv:
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bottled water inside rain water out.....
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We have a water filter built into the fridge, we all have water from that as we still have lead water pipes! I make sure that the filter gets rid of the lead... They had a water fountain but I've put it away as the pump got clogged up and the replacement one has a 2 pin plug ( :doh:), also the whole thing got really scaly, I probably ought to soak it in bicarb or something...
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In Aberdeen they've got a water fountain inside and a big bowl of tap water outside and when they are in Leicester they've got big bowls of tap water. As long as it's water this pair aren't fussy where it has come from.
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I fill my pets water bowls from the filter tap I have at the side of my sink unit.
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Does it really matter? I mean water is water, cats drink from puddles outside. Giving them bottled water is a waste of money, tap water is fine for them, although one of my kittens hardly drink water even though they have dried food :innocent:
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although one of my kittens hardly drink water even though they have dried food
In that case I would be worried, very worried and perhaps give wet food where it would get most if not all the moisture it needs.
Does it really matter? I mean water is water
Water is different in many parts of the country. It depends in its source and what a particular water company adds. I can't drink tap water so I don't see why I should expect my little ones to. As it happens the water round her is not to bad we have no lime scale etc and it does not smell of chlorine like it does in some places. Normal water seems to lay heavy on my stomach. Funnily enough when we go to St Ives in Cornwall I can drink loads of it without feeling ill after.
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I try and remember to use the Brita filter, but as two of the water bowls are upstairs, they do get tap water most of the time.
Kimberley, I agree with Ela - you should be worried if your cats aren't drinking enough water on dry food, they could be at risk of health issues. Our water here isn't too bad at the moment, but we have had probs with it in the past, and I wouldn't drink it then, so wouldn't expect my cats to!!
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Our tap water is disgusting if you pour it into aglass it is all cloudy and fizzy ..No way i would let my furbies drink that YEURCH!
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I give mine filtered water. I read on a site somewhere that rainwater is best (surely not if you live in a polluted area?) It said that you can leave tap water out in the garden for a couple of days to remove the taint.
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Mine don't seem bothered by the differences in tap water up and down the country. They drink local tap water wherever they are and it's never made them poorly and they are happy to drink it. Bilbo's breeder boils tap water and leaves it to go cold and gives that to her cats.
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I try and remember to use the Brita filter, but as two of the water bowls are upstairs, they do get tap water most of the time.
Kimberley, I agree with Ela - you should be worried if your cats aren't drinking enough water on dry food, they could be at risk of health issues. Our water here isn't too bad at the moment, but we have had probs with it in the past, and I wouldn't drink it then, so wouldn't expect my cats to!!
Oh :scared: I was told that cats don't need a lot of water anyway. One of my kittens do, the other only has two sips then nothing :thanks: I'll get him a health check.
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I was told that cats don't need a lot of water anyway
I think it is irresponsible to make a statement like that without explaining a reaon for the statement.
f cats are having wet food they are quite possibly having almost as much water as they need, you just have to look at the ingredients then you will realize that in many brands there is 80%+ moisture, although fresh water should be available to the pets 24/7 just on case, however, dried food is very different and usually cats fed on dried food need to drink plenty of water. Admittedly there is a fine line in being able to judge if your cat is drink enough or too much which would be the sign of kidney problems.
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Ok Ely :thanks:
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Ely
Um thanks :rofl:
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Agreed Ela. My vet once told me that like us if cats don't feel dry then they won't drink. She said because cats came from natural desert environments the instinct is to drink and store water. But domestics have evolved and you have to provide 24/7 water so that they don't follow their instinct and just ignore the fact they are getting dehydrated.
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If your cats go outside you may not see them drinking in the house cos they are slurping away outside. ;D However a bowl of water should be left in the house for them
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I always thought that if you noticed your cat drinking then there may be a problem, obviously if the bowl is slap bang in the middle of the living room you would notice him or her drinking but if it's in the kitchen then I don't think it's unusual not to see the cat drinking.
This turned out to be the case with Tiggy, her bowl is in the kitchen and I started to notice her drinking more often whereas before I never really saw her drink (although she must have been as the volume in the bowl decreased!). I took her to the vets and sure enough she was diagnosed with CRF.
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Yes thats how I found out that Kockas kidneys were going, cos suddenly I saw her drinking in the house and the wter was going down fast.
I know someone or maybe all are drinking in the house cos the water goes down and have seen Ducha occasionally drinking, he always looks so guilty like I have caught him doing something wrong ;D
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Ely
Um thanks :rofl:
:-[ oops sorry :innocent: