Do our cats dash for the sink to drink from the faucet? Do they play in the water bowl instead of drinking from it? Are cats constantly after our tasty beverages? Cats should drink more water than they are probably getting now. We can get both of us a fountain. Here, Olwyn examines the fountain [...]
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Dear Pammy, Do Cats Have Special Water Needs?
A reader writes: I have a filtering pitcher at home because I like the way the water tastes. Should my cats be drinking it too? Dear Readers, Yes. moar humorous pics If the filtered water tastes better to us, then it will taste much better to the cats. Cats not only have highly sensitive taste [...]
Keeping Their Cool
Since they were originally a desert animal, cats have a number of strategies they use to keep cool when the temperature rises. And they need them. A cat’s internal temperature fluctuates between 101 and 102.2. Compared with a human’s normal 98.6, that’s quite a difference. Cats do sweat, but only through their paws. Cats do [...]
