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Iain - 29 Nov 2004 17:49 GMT

Tess, my rolly-polly kitten, cannot drink from bowls without getting
water in her nose and sneezing and therefore will not drink from them
at all. She is very hesitant about how far she dunks her face in so is
always testing the water first with her paws.

What so does she drink from? Only one thing: a small flat measuring
jug used for filling irons, etc. Why? I expect it's because the shape
of it stops her face from submerging and allows her to stick her
tongue in.

My concern is that she only drinks from this for a few seconds a day
so she might not be getting enough moisture. Should I worry? If so,
what should I do?

~Iain

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Karen Chuplis - 29 Nov 2004 18:53 GMT

> Tess, my rolly-polly kitten, cannot drink from bowls without getting
> water in her nose and sneezing and therefore will not drink from them
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> ~Iain

Try one of those water things for gerbils with a rolling ball at the end of
a tube they can lick.I see cats at cat shows drinking from them.

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~*Connie*~ - 02 Dec 2004 00:48 GMT

you could feed her wet food, this would ensure she got enough water. if you
still felt it wasn't enough, you could water the wet food down. Although
the questions that one would have to ask, is what do you mean by
rolly-polly... maybe a diet is in order.. or is she really just a kitten,
and she'll eventually figure out how to drink out of a bowl.

My guys are often "digging" at the water to make it move so they can judge
where the water level is. Try different bowls, or maybe even a saucer and
see if that helps.. then again there are the water fountains where the water
is constantly running.. that might help too.

> Tess, my rolly-polly kitten, cannot drink from bowls without getting
> water in her nose and sneezing and therefore will not drink from them
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>
> ~Iain

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Iain - 02 Dec 2004 18:34 GMT

> you could feed her wet food, this would ensure she got enough water. if you
> still felt it wasn't enough, you could water the wet food down. Although
> the questions that one would have to ask, is what do you mean by
> rolly-polly... maybe a diet is in order.. or is she really just a kitten,
> and she'll eventually figure out how to drink out of a bowl.

She is about seven months old. She refuses to drink from the bowl
after she kept sneezing water, so now only drinks from the tap, but
even then only once a day and much less that one would expect a cat to
drink. "Rolly-polly" was just an introduction in case I mention her
again.

> My guys are often "digging" at the water to make it move so they can judge
> where the water level is.

Tess does that, but usually quits after a lick or two.

> Try different bowls, or maybe even a saucer and
> see if that helps.. then again there are the water fountains where the water
> is constantly running.. that might help too.

I might leave the tap constantly dripping, although I'm still
concerned she's discouraged from drinking at length because she only
has about ten licks from the tap per day and doesn't "ask" for me to
turn it on often.

~Iain

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LibForBush - 03 Dec 2004 16:47 GMT

Trouble spelling.

(sorry, I couldn't resist)

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