DRY FOOD: I ALSO HAVE 2 PIGS. aDDING THE bRAGG'S VINEGAR HELPS LOTS WITH THE UTI AND STONE BIT. IN BETWEEN CLEQANINGS, I ADD MORE FILTERED WATER FROM THE FRIG AND LIKE I SAID, ICE CUBES ARE ENTERTAINING AND KEEP WATER COOL.
---- Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
