My bottle-fed kitten won't drink from a bowl. How can I teach him?

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I found him on a vacant lot and had to bottle feed him for about two weeks. He's now about 8 weeks old and already eating solids, but he hasn't learned to drink from a bowl. I tried using bowls of different sizes, put water on the ground, wet his lips, placed him next to a faucet, etc, but he still won't drink. By night, he's so thirsty that he'll suck at my fingers, I'll end up giving him the bottle. He has no issues eating food mixed with water, but how can I get him to drink from a bowl? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 29 days old | 0.88 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Check out this article below on how to help teach Mouse to drink from a bowl. You can also feed him canned food and add water to it, that will get extra water into him. https://www.hillspet.com/cat-care/nutrition-feeding/why-cat-tips-over-water-bowl

My bottle-fed kitten won't drink from a bowl. How can I teach him?

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