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We adopted our kitten, Scout, when he was 8 weeks old from a lady who found him orphaned by his feral mom (she has a lot of ferals in the area so she assumed that was the case) when he was 2 weeks old. So he was hand raised and a bottle baby. She said he transitioned to kitten food with no problem but was unable to get him to drink water out of a bowl.
Here we are two months later, I have transitioned him to a quality canned food and all is well....EXCEPT he will still only drink water from the same nursing bottle he used as a 2 week old kitten. We have tried both tap and bottled water, multiple bowls, and even a fountain all to no avail. While it is quite adorable and I'm not worried about dehydration...it is a bit frustrating when I'm in the middle of something and he decides it's time for a drink which often leads to a nap, in my lap of course.
I've just assumed it's a comfort thing but it would be nice to know he is willing to drink from a bowl if I'm busy or, God forbid, not home when he's thirsty. Any suggestions?
Here we are two months later, I have transitioned him to a quality canned food and all is well....EXCEPT he will still only drink water from the same nursing bottle he used as a 2 week old kitten. We have tried both tap and bottled water, multiple bowls, and even a fountain all to no avail. While it is quite adorable and I'm not worried about dehydration...it is a bit frustrating when I'm in the middle of something and he decides it's time for a drink which often leads to a nap, in my lap of course.
I've just assumed it's a comfort thing but it would be nice to know he is willing to drink from a bowl if I'm busy or, God forbid, not home when he's thirsty. Any suggestions?