My 10 weeks old kitten doesn't drink water out of bowl correctly. He just place his chin close to water and open/close his mouth slowly like eating but not sticking out his tongue to lap. The water doesn't ripple. He would be in this state for a long time like 5 min. I know he's not drinking enough water and I did a back nape test and the skin stood there so he's really dehydrated. I tried to feed him canned Natural Balance and he only ate a little and left. His foster home caretaker said he was found in an abandoned house and nursed him to health. Not lot of info there.
I tried running water in sink and he just play with water not drink it. My other kitten drinks lot of water and likes to drink running water. Her nape would snap back so she's more than hydrated. I'm concerned about him... he's being less active and sleep all the time. He has hard time to poop and some poop would get stuck and I have to pull out with tissue. It's hard and dry. I will be taking him to vet next week but I lost lot of money and I'm unemployed.
Why isn't he lapping the water to drink? I don't think he knows how and I'm suspecting he's been abandoned bu his mother at young age so he never learned how to lap the water.
Edit- I fed him with straw last night and he's getting better. How can he be taught to drink water on his own? I will be calling vet for advice. He always would suckle on the carpet or rug and "making biscuit" at the same time. I think his mother abandoned him too early and I think he's looking for milk not water?
I tried running water in sink and he just play with water not drink it. My other kitten drinks lot of water and likes to drink running water. Her nape would snap back so she's more than hydrated. I'm concerned about him... he's being less active and sleep all the time. He has hard time to poop and some poop would get stuck and I have to pull out with tissue. It's hard and dry. I will be taking him to vet next week but I lost lot of money and I'm unemployed.
Why isn't he lapping the water to drink? I don't think he knows how and I'm suspecting he's been abandoned bu his mother at young age so he never learned how to lap the water.
Edit- I fed him with straw last night and he's getting better. How can he be taught to drink water on his own? I will be calling vet for advice. He always would suckle on the carpet or rug and "making biscuit" at the same time. I think his mother abandoned him too early and I think he's looking for milk not water?