http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Mon, 21 May 2012 21:20:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Sandy Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:01:05 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-801 Good luck in trying to get her to drink out of a bowl. My cat is 12 years old and has never drank out of a bowl. I tried I don't know how many times too. I'd put a bowl of water down for her. She wouldn't even as much as look at it. Instead, she would sit in the bathtub staring at the faucet waiting for water to come out. I had to give in and let her have her own way. I leave the faucet on a trickle all of the time. Saves me from having to fight with my cat to drink out of a bow. Hope this helps! Good luck in trying to get her to drink out of a bowl. My cat is 12 years old and has never drank out of a bowl. I tried I don’t know how many times too. I’d put a bowl of water down for her. She wouldn’t even as much as look at it. Instead, she would sit in the bathtub staring at the faucet waiting for water to come out. I had to give in and let her have her own way. I leave the faucet on a trickle all of the time. Saves me from having to fight with my cat to drink out of a bow. Hope this helps!

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-800 mommycaleb Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:58:36 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-800 a cat will drink form the faucet because it is constantly moving and fresh water. i would look into a cat fountain. eg. the cat it. most cats will refuse to drink from a bowl. a cat will drink form the faucet because it is constantly moving and fresh water. i would look into a cat fountain. eg. the cat it. most cats will refuse to drink from a bowl.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Bloop Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:34:39 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-799 My cat is the same , but I let him edrink from the faucet. If you want your cat to stop doing this here is what you have to do . Show your cat the water and tell the cat it needs to drink from the bowl . The cat will probably walk away in disgust.... But then when she jumps up on the counter to drink from the faucet , don't let her drink from the faucet. She knows she has a bowl with water in it . So after a while she will get thirsty and want to have some water so she will use the bowl. Also make sure to wash the water bowl alot. My water bwol and a plastic ring around it and I just cleaned it recently and I found inside the plastic ring there was some mildew. I thought maybe my cat didn't like the smell of the mildew so thats why he wasn't drinking the water. My cat is the same , but I let him edrink from the faucet. If you want your cat to stop doing this here is what you have to do . Show your cat the water and tell the cat it needs to drink from the bowl . The cat will probably walk away in disgust…. But then when she jumps up on the counter to drink from the faucet , don’t let her drink from the faucet. She knows she has a bowl with water in it . So after a while she will get thirsty and want to have some water so she will use the bowl. Also make sure to wash the water bowl alot. My water bwol and a plastic ring around it and I just cleaned it recently and I found inside the plastic ring there was some mildew. I thought maybe my cat didn’t like the smell of the mildew so thats why he wasn’t drinking the water.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Tigger Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:57:26 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-798 One of my cats does that. We thought it was so cute how he wanted to drink from the tub faucet. Now he constantly hops in the tub meowing for us to turn the water on. We are training him to drink from his bowl now. This is what you do. First, don't turn on the faucet for her. Next, when she is meowing next to the faucet or you happen to see her there, pick her up and put her by her water bowls. Eventually she will get the idea that she won't get any more water from the faucet and she will drink from her bowls. This is working for our cat! One of my cats does that. We thought it was so cute how he wanted to drink from the tub faucet. Now he constantly hops in the tub meowing for us to turn the water on. We are training him to drink from his bowl now. This is what you do. First, don’t turn on the faucet for her. Next, when she is meowing next to the faucet or you happen to see her there, pick her up and put her by her water bowls. Eventually she will get the idea that she won’t get any more water from the faucet and she will drink from her bowls. This is working for our cat!

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-797 ineeddonothing Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:54:35 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-797 Some cats just will not drink from the bowl. So if she isn't, it might very well be that she does not get enough liquid. Its definetely a cat quirk and yours is not alone. You will probably need to invest in a water fountain designed especially for cats. They run around $50 and are a good investment for cats that wont drink stagnant water. Get one with a quiet motor if you can. Another trick I try with my cats, although they do drink from the bowl, is to mix their wet food with a certain amount of water enough to make a soupy mixture out of it. They always drink the liquid out first. Its worth a shot. Some cats just will not drink from the bowl. So if she isn’t, it might very well be that she does not get enough liquid. Its definetely a cat quirk and yours is not alone. You will probably need to invest in a water fountain designed especially for cats. They run around $50 and are a good investment for cats that wont drink stagnant water. Get one with a quiet motor if you can. Another trick I try with my cats, although they do drink from the bowl, is to mix their wet food with a certain amount of water enough to make a soupy mixture out of it. They always drink the liquid out first. Its worth a shot.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-796 ANGELA S Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:47:03 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-796 I have had the same problem and I purchased a cat water fountain from SkyMall.com, my cat purrfers aerated water because it's always fresh-tasting like the facet. It has a bowl at the bottom and after a while she would drink out of any bowl of water that was changed everyday. I have had the same problem and I purchased a cat water fountain from SkyMall.com, my cat purrfers aerated water because it’s always fresh-tasting like the facet. It has a bowl at the bottom and after a while she would drink out of any bowl of water that was changed everyday.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-795 unstablegramy Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:24:41 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-795 My sisters cat does the same thing. Since he won't drink out of a bowl she leave a short glass of water on the sink for him and he drinks from it when the faucet is not on. Good Luck. My sisters cat does the same thing. Since he won’t drink out of a bowl she leave a short glass of water on the sink for him and he drinks from it when the faucet is not on. Good Luck.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Wheaties Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:21:46 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-794 Cats are a little finicky about the freshness of their water and food. Could it be that your cat thinks you aren't keeping her water bowl updated? Make sure you change it in front of her, preferably when she is attempting to drink from the faucet. Cats are a little finicky about the freshness of their water and food. Could it be that your cat thinks you aren’t keeping her water bowl updated? Make sure you change it in front of her, preferably when she is attempting to drink from the faucet.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-793 kyle.keyes Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:48:17 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-793 I have 2 cats. One of them will drink from a mud puddle. The other demands fresh water constantly. Train a cat ? That's like trying to get a mule to back up. I have 2 cats. One of them will drink from
a mud puddle. The other demands fresh
water constantly.
Train a cat ?
That’s like trying to get a mule to back up.

]]> http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/comment-page-1/#comment-792 kiya12bc Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:55:28 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/my-cat-drinks-only-running-tap-waterhow-can-i-train-her-to-drink-from-the-bowl/#comment-792 If water is not there..."she will seek" it out...My cats (I have 3...2 like the faucet also)...but I won't leave them running for them..and they eventually will go to their water bowls..however..if we are in the bathroom with the water running that is where these 2 want to be....but that's just an "interesting" "different" thing for them I think...because they WILL drink from their bowls if the faucets aren't running....But like I said..they will seek water out when ever the "need" arises.....DON'T worry as long as there is fresh water available........ If water is not there…”she will seek” it out…My cats (I have 3…2 like the faucet also)…but I won’t leave them running for them..and they eventually will go to their water bowls..however..if we are in the bathroom with the water running that is where these 2 want to be….but that’s just an “interesting” “different” thing for them I think…because they WILL drink from their bowls if the faucets aren’t running….But like I said..they will seek water out when ever the “need” arises…..DON’T worry as long as there is fresh water available……..

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