I have three fountains and the cats do drink lots more water this way, however the fountains have to be maintainenced, often and it's kind of a nuisance to clean them and change the filters etc.
. Dry food really isn't good for cats and can cause cystitis or UTIs. It's very convenient for us, but not the best thing to feed cats. I don't leave food down (free feed) because I have one cat who has urinary problems. I give my 14 cats canned food in 14 bowls every day LOL, and I put water on their dry food when they get that. They don't seem to mind, and they drink up the water then eat their portion of dry food. This way I am sure they get enough water. I have to watch them tho, as three of them are pigs and they try to steal each others food. I couldn't do this if I was still working, but I'm home all day now and I can portion out the food according to the weight of each cat. Lorrie On 01-11, Ardy Robertson wrote: > That's what I heard - that moist food is like 70% water. I worry about his > bladder/kidney because it is fish-based and that is all he will eat. (His > dry food is chicken now) > > I thought maybe some extra water would help with any bladder issues later > on. He seems to smack his lips a bit now, like he is dry. He does like to > catch water from the faucets if I leave a really small stream so I think he > would enjoy a fountain maybe just for fun :) > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org