Cats, and drinking water

@jonnythan Said

You know what?

Nevermind.

@_Samantha_ Said

Like all medical drug studies.

@xTeddyx Said

Exactly

@chisa96 Said

Nah, doctors have to study more than vets.

@ninozara Said

In my family (Me, Mum, my Aunt and both sets of Grandparents) we have always fed our cats and dogs half and half dry and 'wet' food.

The cats tended to eat the wet food, then nibble at the dry stuff throughout the day. Though, my cat loved water, he used to jump in my paddling pool with me. And his all time favourite treat was McDonalds Strawberry Milkshake (which probably wasn't all that good for him)

@sTreetAngeL Said

I came across the link below, (and find it quite helpful) whilst searching for something at the webmd..

They say here, that cats, don't like to drink water...and that dry cat food should be avoided, as cats get most of their water through their food, (dating back to their days in the wild or something such as that)..

Now, MY cats LOVE water, and drink every chance they get, wheter they get it from their bowl, or preferably from a running faucet, - which they never miss their chance for whenever they hear the tap running, and that is quite often!
Further, they LOVE their dry cat food, preferring it over all else, even attempts at table food!

So, I'm wondering, are my cats unusual? Or does what they say relate to the majority of cats?

https://pets.webmd.com/

@magically_delicious Said

Your cats sound completely normal to me. In general, cats like running water (like from a pet fountain or water faucet or even a toilet) and they like to go to different places to drink. Wet food allows cats to get the extra moisture that they need, but it is not nutritionally balanced and should not be the only source of food for a cat. I believe the only companies that make completely balanced wet foods are Innova and Wellness. Wet food does not contain the vitamins, minerals, taurine, and proper ratios of fat to protein a cat needs to thrive. You must provide your cat with a quality dry food!

@jonnythan Said

Vets, in general, know nothing or next to nothing about feline nutrition. It's not something they really teach in veterinary school.

The little they do know comes almost exclusively from the food manufacturers themselves, primarily Hill's and Nutro. Both of these companies make dry cat foods, so it's no surprise they in general don't have much critical to say about dry cat foods.

@xTeddyx Said

Science Diet even has a hard brand of food for there teeth only, i use it as treats for my pets as my vet has advised me to, i have to trust that my vet knows what she is doing. Its way cheaper then getting there teeth cleaned yearly!

@Lili Said

I'm not sure how accurate this is, but I thought I read somewhere or was told by someone that vets only recommend certain brands because they get compensated for it by the companies selling them, and they really don't know if one brand is better than another.

@jonnythan Said

That is true. Hill's, the Science Diet company, is the leader in this. There's a reason that most vet offices are stocked only with Science Diet.

They do a lot of research into feline nutrition, but they also pay an enormous amount of money to "educate" vets and vet offices the same way pharmaceutical reps "educate" doctors and doctor's offices about drugs.

@esther Said

cat,
my cats get fed 2x's a day with both part hand full of dry and a half tsp. of canned. no seafood,some cats kidneys cannot handle seafood including cat food tuna. my cats drink water out of a cup on the bathroom counter, on floor by their food and out of bucket on floor that gets moved around sometimes. I also have water outside they drink along with the rabbits,squirrels,chipmunks,birds,wolves,raccoons,bears,deer etc.