what about cats and drinking water

Cats need water! Not for swimming, unless you have a Turkish Van (they love to swim) but because cats need to drink fresh water. I’m assuming (if you have cats) that you already know this. They don’t need the quantities humans need, but still, they need some. In the wild, cats don’t have bowls of fresh water replenished every day. Instead, they may find ponds or rivers and drink from there. But that’s not their main source of water. How wild cats get their water is from the moisture in their prey. Kinda disgusting, but true.

For my cats I try to simulate their carnivores preference. They get a dollop of canned cat food for breakfast, the remainder for dinner. I add fresh, filtered water to each of their canned food meals.

it’s enough water to mix with the wet food and form gravy. They love it and ALWAYS lap it up, even if they might not be fans of the canned food served.

Apparently my cats aren’t the only ones who like gravy.

photo by shari smith dunaif © 2019

Over the years cat food companies  Have added gravy to some of their canned meals. They even sell packets of gravy. I still add water, albeit less, to the cans that have gravy included in the label.

But don’t forget, our domesticated cats still need a bowl of fresh water, replenished every day.