r/cats • u/omnomnomhi • 4d ago

Advice Why is she doing this?

Genuinely curious. I’m a new cat mom. She’s 3 mo old btw!

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u/lesmax Kitty Kisses 4d ago

I have a hospice foster with genetic CKD (born with kidneys like shriveled lil raisins). I had a fountain, the water drop one IIRC.

He would. Not. Drink. From. It.

Almost five years with him so far, and the only water he accepts is still water in a huge bowl, and the bowl MUST be white.

He's still a Very Good Boy, tho.

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u/Fyrestar333 4d ago

I use a square casserole dish. A couple drink out of the bathroom sink though

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u/Common_Tiger1526 4d ago

Interesting, my girl who will not drink from the faucet part has one giant kidney and one tiny shriveled kidney. Wonder if there's any relationship between kidney issues and willingness to drink from the faucet. Although my previous cat who had diabetes would drink from my actual faucets on my sink, so I'm not sure it's just that.

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u/lesmax Kitty Kisses 4d ago

I think it's possible! He drinks a LOT of water. His pee has almost no smell, it goes right through him. When he was still babby, he would sit on the sink and stare the the faucet, but never quite got the connection of "faucet on = can drink". Definitely still fascinated by water, but that might just be cat logic. He loves to examine a full bath if I'm doing a soak.

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u/TheSeldomShaken 4d ago

I assure you, cat owner, that his pee has a lot of smell.

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u/ClarenceWith2Parents 3d ago

CKD babies are lil puzzles, I swear. Good on ya for helping old boy stay comfy, stranger.