Feeding and water bowls!

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Steph Phillips — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:49:58 GMT

My cat drinks from the dogs bowl!!

He will also sit in the bathroom sink until someone puts the tap on for him, then he'll drink from the tap!! lol..

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Sal the 1st — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:15:05 GMT

I agree if you have an animal that has a problem it is good to be aware of different ways of looking at things and find one that fits for your animal - I just get a bit worried when I hear these blanket this is right and that is wrong..... same way as I would if I was dealing with a human.

Also agree my cats have more fun playing with the water fountain than they do drinking from it - as I say mine just havnt read the right books

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

funkyfish — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:50:31 GMT

A lot of cats don't mind food and water together, but if you have a cat with a problem like cystitis in which you are trying to do everything to make them drink more, then altering things like sperate water and food bowls to encourage drinking is important. Or a hospitalised cat, who has little choice and is probably stressed, these little things can make them happier.

My cats don't care what they drink out of or where, they use their water fountain for playing with, not drinking! Damn pets.

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Sal the 1st — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:15:30 GMT

ok so I know my last comment was a bit tongue in cheek but does anybody else worry about this sort of stuff?

for example - outside of vet nursing my chosen area is psychotherapy. When I first started studying psychology we did loads of stuff on Freud - everything was Freud this or Freud that and there were lots of other 'names' out there around the same time but the one that most people remember is Freud, a pretty influential character, widely respected at the time - and now? The Id studied by the odd is one description that sits well with me. I dont doubt that he made a huge contribution but individuals dont always conform to the created stereotypes or have the same priorities ( which is demonstrated by the number of cats that dont appear to give a damn if their food bowl is joined to or close by their water bowl). So applying that to this thread yes its good that people have read this or heard that but there is always more than 1 side to the coin and sometimes it pays to read around a bit and see what else is on offer

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Julie — Sun, 15 May 2011 22:10:02 GMT

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(off to open an Amazon account for Jasper and Morris so they can read it up and learn how to be 'normal' cats)

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Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Sal the 1st — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:01:26 GMT

my cats appear to have no preference for their water bowl to be attached to food bowl or not - and they have the choice.

Maybe somebody has done a study and decided that water should be seperate to food, written about it and this is just another example of where somebody's opinion becomes 'gospel'

In the same way that we are all individuals and follow our own rules I guess there are cats out there that just havnt been reading the 'right' rule books on how they should be behaving these days

(off to open an Amazon account for Jasper and Morris so they can read it up and learn how to be 'normal' cats)

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Tracey Louise — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:38:14 GMT

I didnt realise that you shouldnt put food and water together - never heard of this, and dont understand wy it would be a problem? My cats have always had the food and water together and seem ok with this?

I have heard that you should never put food or water near the litter and have always played along with this rule as cats will not eat and toilet in the same area.

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Susan Jackson — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:36:37 GMT

Did you mean water bowl and toilet area together? I've never heard of water and food not together?? My four cats drink from 3 water bowls, one outside (to encourage them not to drink from dirty water), one bowl downstairs and one bowl upstairs.

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FINNIGAN — Sat, 14 May 2011 14:37:10 GMT

my cats water and food bowl are joined together, she doesnt seem to have a prob with this.

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

BengalcatRVN — Sat, 14 May 2011 09:02:40 GMT

Not in a corner either, as cats need to watch out for approching enemies!

They also like several water sources, I have a water fountain in the kitchen and a water bowl in the living room. Mine also like the toilet if we forget to close the door..... naughty daddy!

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

supamog — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:32:35 GMT

hi thanks for the replies. Tis basically what i had thought, but just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing anything.

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

SmegSlayer — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:14:29 GMT

and a wide ceramic or metal bowl filled right to the brim so they don't have to put their faces in and get their whiskers wet!

Re: Feeding and water bowls!

Steph Worsley — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:42:45 GMT

it is their natural instincts, in the wild they would not eat or toilet near a water source due to possible contamination from either. which is why litter trays shouldn't be near either food or water bowls either