- Try giving water in different types of bowls, cups, mugs and even saucers and shallow plates. Sometimes cats prefer drinking from shallow bowls.
- Try adding a small amount of low sodium tuna juice or chicken or beef stock to the water.
- Try adding ice cubes into the water bowl- some pets prefer very cold water.
- Water fountains for pets can be attractive to them because they provided oxygenated, free flowing water.
- Offer water from a dripping tap- some cats love to lick water from the tap.
- Add a glass of water on top of a kitchen or bathroom counter.
- Offer plain ice cubes or ice cubes with cooked frozen meat or vegetables or soup stock mixed in.
- Offer a veterinary recommended canned food to your pet’s daily meals.
- Dogs are omnivores, so offering safe fruit and vegetables such as carrots, apples, green beans, pumpkin to your dog is a great way of increasing moisture in their diet. Vegetables and fruits are high in water content. Cats cannot tolerate vegetables or fruits in large quantities as they are carnivores.
