Wet food and water

cocodrea

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I decided to feed Smokey solely wet food. I give home mixture of blue wilderness and wellness kittens. I hope that is a good combo. Anyways I've noticed since he is solely on wet food he doesn't seem to be drinking much water now. When he was on dry food he was drinking water like it was going out of style. Did anyone else notice this after they switched from dry to wet?
 

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My two cats are on wet only and I never see them drink from the water bowl. I wash and refill it everyday just for sport
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 It's very likely because of the wet food. Just keep an eye on the litterbox to make sure he is peeing like usual.
 
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Thanks Smitten :):D
 

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Cats are meant to get their hydration from their food.  This is why kibble is so bad.  They have a very weak thirst instinct, so when they are drinking they are really dehydrated.  Now that you are feeding wet you may find that even though Smokey is not drinking, that he will 'go' more often.  This just means that his kidneys are working and less stressed than before.  - All good news.
 
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