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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / December 2004How to give a cat more water?
My Charlie has just been diagnosed with having crystals in urine, so is advised to drink more water (+special food). Since he doesn;t really drink much, and apart from mixing water in his dry food-which he is getting used to, how else do you give your cats water? 1.Bath/sink taps open 2.water dish 3.water in dry food 4.??????? Any ideas pls. He MUST have more water, or this might escalate to obstruction or bladder stones :( Tnx Gee >My Charlie has just been diagnosed with having crystals in urine, so is >advised to drink more water (+special food). Since he doesn;t really drink [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Any ideas pls. He MUST have more water, or this might escalate to >obstruction or bladder stones :( can you switch to canned food? much higher water content than dry. -- petey was a pit bull http://shattering.org x-no-archive: yes in headers "elegy" <elegy@shattering.org> wrote in message > can you switch to canned food? much higher water content than dry. Common presumption, but a wrong one, he was on both dry and wet food already, not just dry,24/7. I have also wearied food a lot, for all of them. I think he just doesn't drink enough +predisposition. Other 2 boys on same diet are fine. He is now on a strict Hills prescription diet "Urinary LP34" dry food which I deep in water, as well as same type wet food(which he is not impressed with at all). He's just getting used to having his biscuits all wet and saggy :( "Gee" <Gee@canttellya.com> wrote in message news:rPfxd.99 > He is now on a strict Hills prescription diet "Urinary LP34" dry food Gosh my mind has certanly been preoccupied with events this week , I just noticed, its not Hills at all! Its Waltham Veterinary diet "Urinary LP34" :) so you're saying that canned food does not have more water in it than dry? just because the other cats don't have the same problem doesn't really mean anything.... I have systemic lupus.. only one in my family. When my daughter gets sick, my son doesn't get sick. One child can be born w/a birth defect and the others are fine. I'd switch food. You can lead a cat to water but can't make him drink. > "elegy" <elegy@shattering.org> wrote in message > > > can you switch to canned food? much higher water content than dry. > > Common presumption, but a wrong one, he was on both dry and wet food > already, not just dry,24/7. > "Gee" <Gee@canttellya.com> wrote in message > > > can you switch to canned food? much higher water content than dry. > > > > Common presumption, but a wrong one, he was on both dry and wet food > > already, not just dry,24/7. > so you're saying that canned food does not have more water in it than dry? No, nobody said that!!! How on Earth did you come to that conclusion???? Pls re-read my whole post(s). When I said "common presumption", it meant that its a common presumption that a cat was fed ONLY on dry food before getting this desease. Charlie had had both wet and dry and still got crystals. > just because the other cats don't have the same problem doesn't really mean > anything.... Again, not what I said. I stated that "I think he just doesn't drink enough +predisposition" which is probably a good part of the reason why he got it and others didnt, which more or less is the same that you are saying. > I'd switch food. As I said in previous post, that was already done and hes now on Walthams Urinary , both dry and wet, and its working. rofl ok > > "Gee" <Gee@canttellya.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > As I said in previous post, that was already done and hes now on Walthams > Urinary , both dry and wet, and its working. > rofl > ok I don't know what is so funny to you, but I'm guessing its X-mas getting to you. I wonder if you'll find it so funny next time your cat or kid has a life threatening disease. yep, it's hilarious. hahahahahhohohoho regardless of what anyone says here, you're the type who's never satisfied, never happy, always argumentative.... another for the killfile > > rofl > > ok [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I wonder if you'll find it so funny next time your cat or kid has a life > threatening disease. > yep, it's hilarious. hahahahahhohohoho Good. Cos you are sad sad sad. A person who is laughing at someone else's pain is pathetic. Keep laughing.... What goes around,comes around. > regardless of what anyone says here, you're the type who's never satisfied, What should I be satisfied, your stupid comments? Non existant advice to a serious problem?Which part of your post(s) was half decent exactly? You didnt even read my posts, yet you ARE making stupid comclusions and useless comments. Including this one! > never happy, Oh I see. You laughing at my pain is suppose to make me happy.Ah,yes. i see how that works... IN YOUR HEAD ONLY! >always argumentative.... Get a grip nicole. If you are going to come here and annoy people with some ludacris comments, do not expect them to sit back and take it. You are, after all, the one who started some stupid argument first. Nobody else did! Just you! Sodon;teven try twisting thingsaround, cos it just wont cut it with me. > another for the killfile So yes I think I will killfile you becuase I simply do not need your cr#py behaviour and schisophrenic laughing on top of problems Im going through already. If you can;t help, SHUDDUP! Geez! I really despair! I hate blasted trolls! A cat fountain might entice him to drink more. It cats like running water over standing water and often enjoy these fountains. Celeste > My Charlie has just been diagnosed with having crystals in urine, so is > advised to drink more water (+special food). Since he doesn;t really drink [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Tnx > Gee > A cat fountain might entice him to drink more. It cats like running water > over standing water and often enjoy these fountains. > > Celeste Thanks I am definitely considering this now. > My Charlie has just been diagnosed with having crystals in urine, so is > advised to drink more water (+special food). ........canned food ........defatted unsalted chicken broth is good too. You can make your own by boiling a few chicken parts to death, put in fridge, then take the fat off. buglady take out the dog before replying > > My Charlie has just been diagnosed with having crystals in urine, so is > > advised to drink more water (+special food). > > ........canned food He did eat wet adn dry food always. He was nev er on strict dry food. Now tho, he doesnt like the prescription wet food too much :) So I deep prescription dry one in water :) > ........defatted unsalted chicken broth is good too. You can make your own by boiling a few chicken parts to death, put in fridge, then take the fat > off. That is a good idea! I'm testing this one tonight! :) : ........defatted unsalted chicken broth is good too. You can make your own : by boiling a few chicken parts to death, put in fridge, then take the fat : off. And if the cat really likes the broth -- or any other liquid, such as milk or the liquid from a can of tuna or salmon -- dilute it with water so that the cat drinks more. You could also try meat-based baby food, diluted or otherwise. Check the ingredients to make sure that everything is suitable for cats. Lois |
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