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My cat spends the whole day outdoors when me and the missus are at work.
He isn't the biggest drinker of water in the world but im still concerned about him in this coming heat.
Should I leave a bowl of water out for him by the front door? He is off in the woods and the shade all day and will solar charge at times too. So should I leave water out for him in case?
Do cats need as much hydrating as a dog would?
He isn't the biggest drinker of water in the world but im still concerned about him in this coming heat.
Should I leave a bowl of water out for him by the front door? He is off in the woods and the shade all day and will solar charge at times too. So should I leave water out for him in case?
Do cats need as much hydrating as a dog would?
Munter said:
I don't know about the comparison with dogs. But cats should have access to drinking water.
In the winter ours will drink out of puddles or buckets or anything with water in it. But in dryer spells he can be observed, on occasion, drinking from his water bowl.
Sounds just like mine. I will be leaving an ice cream tube under the window for him just in case from tomorrow. In the winter ours will drink out of puddles or buckets or anything with water in it. But in dryer spells he can be observed, on occasion, drinking from his water bowl.
Well the little man gets dry in the morning and wet of an evening and doesn't have a massive appetite at the best of times.
From tomorrow Ill leave a decent amount outside for him just in case and try and monitor what he has. Hes had a rough life already and I don't want it to be any worse.
From tomorrow Ill leave a decent amount outside for him just in case and try and monitor what he has. Hes had a rough life already and I don't want it to be any worse.
I must say you lot are ace for the advice.
Ive never owned a cat before and am totally clueless and in all honesty I don't like cats. I just like my best mate and he decided I was a better owner than the s
tbags who were kicking him and man handling him, In the days before I stepped in.
I still feel guilty for not acting sooner with Tango as I had a feeling something was up when he came crying to me within seconds of me getting in the house having been away for 10 days. He didn't leave my side that night and ever since Ive protected him as best I can whilst letting him be the wild cat he is.
Tango and me thank you all.
Ive never owned a cat before and am totally clueless and in all honesty I don't like cats. I just like my best mate and he decided I was a better owner than the s
tbags who were kicking him and man handling him, In the days before I stepped in. I still feel guilty for not acting sooner with Tango as I had a feeling something was up when he came crying to me within seconds of me getting in the house having been away for 10 days. He didn't leave my side that night and ever since Ive protected him as best I can whilst letting him be the wild cat he is.
Tango and me thank you all.
otolith said:
They grow on you, don't they?
BIG TIME. The day I moved into my house he was in the corner of the drive. Within a week or two he would come over. Eventually I took to sharing my dinner with him on the doorstep. Eventually he came inside despite my hesitation.
He took to shouting at my front door when it got dark and cold at night so I would let him in.
Then came the injuries and his owners lack of giving a F^%$. They had 2 other cats who liked being grabbed by kids but not him. He got a head wound they barely looked after. Then he came in one day dripping blood. I was told by the fat bint that he was aggressive and didn't like humans and was feral. I went that day and got a cat box and took him to the vets. 2 days later he couldn't walk right and the vet suspected he had been kicked. That night I went and took his paper work and they willingly gave him up to me. Turned out they had stopped feeding him in January last year. It was Feb when he spent the night beside me all upset and JULY when I found out they had given up on him.
He had spent 5 months living outside and not being fed properly.
In fact its a year on Wednesday since I took him in for good. I changed his vets to a lovely vets not the dump they used. He is one happy content cared for cat. He even guards my Audi from other cats.
Ill even get all soppy and id be gutted without the ginger sod.
bexVN said:
He is lovely and best of all he chose you 
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Re the drinking it has been answered really. Cats aren't always great drinkers, their ancestors were desert animals so obviously water would've been in short supply, unfortunately and bizarrely they do not have the best kidneys to deal with limited water (though they would have gone most of their water via their kills), so modern day society and diets don't always suit this lack of water consumption, so we do need to encourage them. Dry food is only 8% water whereas wet food is 80% water so wet food is an important part of the diet. Water fountains are good for this. Crock or glass bowls (not plastic) for the water.
Ive an old pryrex dish I can use and it can sit in the front of the house so he is going to see it. He doesn't often go in our back garden so putting it there would be a waste of time. .Re the drinking it has been answered really. Cats aren't always great drinkers, their ancestors were desert animals so obviously water would've been in short supply, unfortunately and bizarrely they do not have the best kidneys to deal with limited water (though they would have gone most of their water via their kills), so modern day society and diets don't always suit this lack of water consumption, so we do need to encourage them. Dry food is only 8% water whereas wet food is 80% water so wet food is an important part of the diet. Water fountains are good for this. Crock or glass bowls (not plastic) for the water.
Well I left a small glass bowl out this morning as the wee man had gone out about an hour before.
As I was pulling out of the road I saw a ginger fluff ball head down drinking by the front door.
It might be more to do with the fact he didn't drink any water earlier in the day. Either way its getting some use so I will find a larger charity shop bowl this week as the official "outdoor" bowl.
As I was pulling out of the road I saw a ginger fluff ball head down drinking by the front door.
It might be more to do with the fact he didn't drink any water earlier in the day. Either way its getting some use so I will find a larger charity shop bowl this week as the official "outdoor" bowl.
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