Eating frozen raw, but not drinking

[ladytimedramon]

Right now, one of my girls is eating frozen raw (thawed of course). Recently she seems to have stopped drinking. I have the Felaqua microchip water bowl which sends me a message when the cats drink and tracks it in the app. I know it's working because it sent me a message that her sister had drank. Her drink stoppage seems to have coincided with a bubble in the water bottle that made a loud noise as she walked past. I did put out a dish of water but she seemed uninterested. As long as she's eating the frozen raw, should I worry about her not drinking? I have to go out of town for a week on Monday, there will be a cat sitter checking twice a day, and I know I will worry if I don't see messages that she's drinking. I'll leave a separate water bowl, but I'm worried she won't touch it, and I won't know.

 

[Tobermory]

Are you adding water to the thawed food? I’ve had Mocha for more than five years, and I’ve never seen her drink! I have water bowls all over the house because Iris drinks all the time. But I add quite a bit of water to their freeze-dried raw and canned food to make sure they’re well hydrated.

 

[furmonster mom]

Maybe add just a bit of extra water to the food.
Cats are generally designed to absorb most of their water from their food. So when they are eat a high moisture diet, it’s not too surprising that their water dish usage would fall off.
I’ve been feeding a raw diet for many years and while we have water bowls set out, our cats rarely use them.

 

[ladytimedramon]

Thanks. I was worried. I was more concerned because she was drinking before, and once she heard that noise from the bowl she seems to have stopped.