My cute little kitty has been very sick the last couple of weeks and among other things I have been battling his dehydration. I had to resort to dropper feeding him water every hour to keep him hydrated. Since I was so worried and getting worn down by vet bills, I turned to the internet. Usually all I find with these searches are people either pushing the idea that our cats have some nasty disease or tearing us a new one for not going to the vet yet again.
In my search this time, I actually found someone who provided sound helpful advice and it was something I should have known after years of observing seemingly strange cat behavior. Have you noticed your cat prefers your cup, the toilet, the plant water, the bathtub water, the bird feeders or even the nasty gutter to the water in his bowl? It turns out, that cats instinctively don't like to drink water that is near their food source!
I immediately put bowls of water in every room of the house. It really REALLY worked! Now, around every half hour I hear little slurping noises and have to actually refill the bowls instead of just replacing it... and the litter boxes fill more quickly.
Thank you so much for posting this interesting tidbit of information. I, like you, had always heard about them not liking to eat where they poop, but I had no idea that it was best to separate their water supply from their foodstuffs. I will try this and get back to you with the results. Again, thank you for caring enough to share you r results.
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