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This seems like a weird question, but how much is normal for my 5-mo-old kitten to drink?
She would NOT drink for the first 6 weeks or so that we had her. (She was eating all wet food and vet said not to worry; in the beginning, she was very sick for a couple weeks and getting her to *eat* was the struggle.) I finally got her a pet fountain and eventually, slowly, I'd find her drinking once in a while, a little.
For the past couple weeks I seem to suddenly notice her drinking significantly more. I never was refilling her water fountain; now I have to add water every day or two. Vet seemed unconcerned when I said she doesn't stay at the water for an excessive amount of time, just more frequently. Also, she snacks on some (1/4 cup/day) dry food now, which she wouldn't until about two weeks ago.
Yesterday at noon she had Drontal. This am I've seen her drinking 3 times in an hour. Is this weird? She ate about a half of a 3-oz can this am, and munched a little dry food maybe 30-60 min before that. She vomited her entire 6pm meal yesterday (prob from drontal), then only ate half a jar of baby food at 10 pm, so she might be a little dehydrated.
I seriously have no idea how much is normal for a cat to drink since it was "normal" for her for so long to never drink. Is several times a day normal? Is 3 times a day normal? Thanks [emoji]128516[/emoji]
She would NOT drink for the first 6 weeks or so that we had her. (She was eating all wet food and vet said not to worry; in the beginning, she was very sick for a couple weeks and getting her to *eat* was the struggle.) I finally got her a pet fountain and eventually, slowly, I'd find her drinking once in a while, a little.
For the past couple weeks I seem to suddenly notice her drinking significantly more. I never was refilling her water fountain; now I have to add water every day or two. Vet seemed unconcerned when I said she doesn't stay at the water for an excessive amount of time, just more frequently. Also, she snacks on some (1/4 cup/day) dry food now, which she wouldn't until about two weeks ago.
Yesterday at noon she had Drontal. This am I've seen her drinking 3 times in an hour. Is this weird? She ate about a half of a 3-oz can this am, and munched a little dry food maybe 30-60 min before that. She vomited her entire 6pm meal yesterday (prob from drontal), then only ate half a jar of baby food at 10 pm, so she might be a little dehydrated.
I seriously have no idea how much is normal for a cat to drink since it was "normal" for her for so long to never drink. Is several times a day normal? Is 3 times a day normal? Thanks [emoji]128516[/emoji]