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Mazy is my FLUTD kitty. She is on prescription food, Hill's prescription c/d multicare. She likes the kibble just fine, but will not eat the canned food.
The problem is, she is not a good drinker. She hardly drinks at all, and I am very frustrated by this.
She won't eat the kibble with water added. Previously I was using a tiny amount of other canned food to make a gravy, and this was working, but the other food was interfering with the c/d keeping her urine pH down. (prescription food is designed to work best when being the only food fed)
She seems to like to lick water off flat surfaces, so I put some water in a cake pan, just enough to not quite cover the bottom. She didn't care.
She won't drink out of the bathroom sink, and until the stainless steel fountain comes out I won't try a fountain.
In another forum someone suggested I try using a rabbit water bottle for her! I got very excited about that idea, especially after I found out there are glass bottles available.
So I have ordered a couple of glass rabbit water bottles for Mazy cat. They haven't come yet, so I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to mount them, but I am hopeful that this may do the trick.
Mazy is quirky and I think licking a little ball to get water may appeal to her. She is very smart, so I know it won't take her long to understand how to use them.
I have all paws crossed that this is going to be the answer for her!
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The problem is, she is not a good drinker. She hardly drinks at all, and I am very frustrated by this.
She won't eat the kibble with water added. Previously I was using a tiny amount of other canned food to make a gravy, and this was working, but the other food was interfering with the c/d keeping her urine pH down. (prescription food is designed to work best when being the only food fed)
She seems to like to lick water off flat surfaces, so I put some water in a cake pan, just enough to not quite cover the bottom. She didn't care.
She won't drink out of the bathroom sink, and until the stainless steel fountain comes out I won't try a fountain.
In another forum someone suggested I try using a rabbit water bottle for her! I got very excited about that idea, especially after I found out there are glass bottles available.
So I have ordered a couple of glass rabbit water bottles for Mazy cat. They haven't come yet, so I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to mount them, but I am hopeful that this may do the trick.
Mazy is quirky and I think licking a little ball to get water may appeal to her. She is very smart, so I know it won't take her long to understand how to use them.
I have all paws crossed that this is going to be the answer for her!
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