My cat won't drink water. What can I do to keep her hydrated?

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How can I get my cat to drink water? She won't drink much. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 7 months and 24 days old | 7.5 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. The trend now is to feed cats primarily a wet/canned diet as cats will obtain more than 80% of their liquid requirements this way. This is because domestic cats are actually closer to their wild, desert born ancestors. Cats originally came from the desert so free, fresh water was very rare. So they depended on their "wet" prey to stay hydrated. Most veterinary nutritionist do recommend a totally wet diet to their feline patients now. If you can not switch Lila over to a completely wet diet, then offering her chicken & beef stocks or broths & occasionally tuna water may keep her drinking more. Pet fountains are also an excellent idea as it is proven that cats will drink more water if it is moving. Hope this helps thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My cat won't drink water. What can I do to keep her hydrated?

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