Is my cat getting enough water?

When I rescued River at 4 months old, I took her to the vet the day after I got her and they ran blood/urine tests to check if everything was all clear for her to be spayed. Everything came back good except the vet said her urine was some of the most concentrated he had ever seen and he recommended having wet food in her diet and getting a pet fountain to encourage her to drink more. We got the pet fountain and put her on wet food, as he recommended. She is now 10 months old and thriving on a diet of 1 oz. of tiki cat twice a day (I add 7 tsp. of water to each tiki cat meal), one meal of 1 nugget Primal freeze-dried raw rehydrated at meal time with 5 tsp. of water, and she still gets 1/4 cup of dry Orijen overnight. I just want to make sure she is getting enough water with her history of concentrated urine when we got her. Does it sound like she is getting enough?

is she peeing more? either more often or more in quantity. should pee between 2 to 4 times per day. i actually weigh the pee clumps. 

Although River is a young cat, I would review the lab results to see if there were any indication of kidney levels or diabetes, which often causes excess urine, or concentrated urine. She could have small or underdeveloped kidneys. Not trying to scare you, but having a 20 year old cat that developed kidney disease, I know about the concentrated urine. I thought "great, he is peeing a lot" but actually he was losing too much urine, and would become dehydrated. See what tests were run, and if you can have a copy.

I know this isn't your question but for a 10 month old cat are you sure she's getting enough food?    Tiki cat is a low calorie food so 2 ounces a day isn't a lot, especially for such a young cat.  One nugget isn't a lot either.    

Maybe she's satisfied with what you feed her.  You would know best but wanted to ask just in case. 

Does she seem hungary?  

lokhismom after doing a lot of calorie hunting on her foods, I figured she was getting enough. From what I have found, they need anywhere from 18-30 calories per pound. What she gets daily is about 230-235 calories. Which is about 27.5 calories per pound since she is 8.5 pounds.

@rivertherb  I have 2 kitties around the same age as yours and I wish I could feed them the amounts that your cat eats.   I've never figured the calories I feed mine but they eat about 7 - 9 oz of wet food a day.     One of mine would eat a whole lot more if I let him. 

They are young, playful and not overweight so right now I give them more to eat but I hope as they get older I am able to cut back on their food. 

Pull at the scruff of her neck. If it springs back into place quickly, then she's hydrated.

One way to assess hydration in an animal is to lift the skin over the animal's shoulder and watch how fast it goes back to its normal position. In a normal, healthy animal, if the skin between the shoulders is lifted up and then released, the skin will pop back to its normal position immediately.

In dehydrated animals, there is less fluid in the skin and it is less elastic. When lifted off the back, the skin of a dehydrated animal will not immediately fall back to its normal position. If a pet has lost 6-8% of its normal fluid, there will be a definite delay in the skin returning to its normal position. If the pet is 10-12% dehydrated, the skin will actually look like a tent and not go back to its normal position. Signs of shock may be evident. If a pet is over 12% dehydrated, it is an extreme emergency.

Other ways to assess dehydration are to examine the gums; they should be moist. In a dehydrated animal, the eyes may appear sunken in. In very dehydrated animals the heart rate may be increased, but the pulse would be weak.