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patga - 25 May 2005 16:06 GMT

I have a 10 year old cat and I got from an animal shelter several months.
It appears its former owner never set out water, and perhaps had a leaky
faucet because that's what the cat wants to drink from. I tolerated this
until a few days ago but now he's decided to wake me up about 5 a.m. every
morning so I will turn on the faucet. Anyone ever have this problem, and if
so, please tell me it didn't take long to wean the cat off the faucet.

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rpl - 25 May 2005 18:24 GMT

> I have a 10 year old cat and I got from an animal shelter several months.
> It appears its former owner never set out water, and perhaps had a leaky
> faucet because that's what the cat wants to drink from. I tolerated this
> until a few days ago but now he's decided to wake me up about 5 a.m. every
> morning so I will turn on the faucet. Anyone ever have this problem, and if
> so, please tell me it didn't take long to wean the cat off the faucet.

Never had that problem (furry residents will drink anything except my
coffee, though they insist on sticking their noses in it once a day to
see if it's gotten any tastier), but...

I think the product is called "Drinkwell"(?) or something like that,
just a water fountain for your cat.

pat

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Shirley B. - 25 May 2005 18:25 GMT

Good luck! Cats like dripping water because it's fresh. Rexie still will
jump into the bathtub or onto my vanity and into the sink - then he'll stare
at me and chirp til I turn on the tap. I don't do it that often anymore,
because, like your cat, he used to do it at all times of the day/nite. Just
keep plenty of fresh water around in different bowls (they tend to like
ceramic over plastic), and change it often. If he's thirsty, he'll drink
from the bowls.

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>I have a 10 year old cat and I got from an animal shelter several months.
> It appears its former owner never set out water, and perhaps had a leaky
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Ted Davis - 25 May 2005 21:47 GMT

> If he's thirsty, he'll drink from the bowls.

Not all cats know how to drink from a bowl ... at least not all
kittens.

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patga - 26 May 2005 13:38 GMT

This cat knows how. He would just rather not.

> > If he's thirsty, he'll drink from the bowls.
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Fat Freddy - 26 May 2005 14:47 GMT

One of our cats likes to drink from the toilet. She must have picked up
this habit at her former residence where she lived for seven years
before she moved in with us.

We are afraid she will fall in and drown so we keep the seat lids down
or the bathroom doors closed.

We have a Drinkwell fountain, but every time she gets a chance, she
will drink the toilet water.

By the way, I have found that keeping the Drinkwell clean and fresh is
more trouble than just changing a water bowl several times a day like I
used to before we got the fountain.

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DaKitty - 26 May 2005 18:32 GMT

My cats LOVE to drink out of the faucet, even though they get their water
changed 2-3 times a day. Now I just leave a faucet in a remote bathroom
dripping, or fill the sink with water and plug it up, let them have at it.

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Janet - 27 May 2005 16:57 GMT

definitely try the 'drinkwell' fountain. They are about $60 from
drsfostersmith.com (sometimes you can find them cheaper on ebay), but that
will keep you from wasting water in the sink. Start with placing it in the
bathroom where they want to drink from the faucet. Try it on its lowest
level so it mimics the faucet drip. Give it a couple days, but it should
work.

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patga - 27 May 2005 22:19 GMT

I checked that out and it can be bought at Petsmart for $40. However I'm
old and living on a fixed income so I'm going to keep trying with the bowl
for awhile. It seems to be working pretty well during the day; when he
jumps in the sink or the tube I place a bowl of fresh water there. HOWEVER
he's still waking me up at 5 a.m.
Thank you for responding.

> definitely try the 'drinkwell' fountain. They are about $60 from
> drsfostersmith.com (sometimes you can find them cheaper on ebay), but that
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> > so, please tell me it didn't take long to wean the cat off the faucet.

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wester@laway.net - 28 May 2005 18:05 GMT

>I checked that out and it can be bought at Petsmart for $40. However I'm
>old and living on a fixed income so I'm going to keep trying with the bowl
>for awhile. It seems to be working pretty well during the day; when he
>jumps in the sink or the tube I place a bowl of fresh water there. HOWEVER
>he's still waking me up at 5 a.m.
>Thank you for responding.

Try closing the bedroom door. He'll learn after one or two nights.
Mine did.

They hate being shut out from their human servants.

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