Thread: Monty still not drinking enough… advice is welcome

I wouldn't worry about putting any extra fluid with his meat,if you give them tinned at the top & bottom there is always more jelly make sure that is part of his portion,that goes to just fluid so already he will be getting more into him. Is he having straight forward tap water,if so could there have been a time when the smell of it was a bit stronger & that put him off & he is still associating the water bowls with it,that is the good thing with water fountain because the filter helps with that,try him with the big cheap bottled water you can get from the larger supermarkets or as my daughter used to do with hers until she got fountain,one of them wouldn't drink water straight from tap but if she put it into a bowl in the morning & let it stand all day & then put it down at night the cat was fine with itDoes he like playing with water straight from the tap,our Bruce loves to get his head right under the kitchen/utility room tap & the water runs down behind his ears & then he tips his head & drinks straight from there,could work.I think the more you try to alter the routine the more they say up you,I know its hard but I bet he has picked up on you getting uptight & worried & that in it self is making him just look at everything & think ok what are you going to do next.Try for a day or two just taking everything back to a normal routine but don't let him have any biscuit because that straight away will absorb any extra fluid he will get from his meat, could you get away with giving him meat for brekkie,lunch & supper with nothing else so hopefully he eats it,go back to water bowls as you used to have them & try not to rush to the tray as soon as he uses it,if there is nothing physically wrong with him now has it become more psychological,for all of you...If it does get to you having to force fluids into him ask the vet for a syringe & ask them to tell you how much he needs to have during the day but I just have that little niggling feeling it has all become a bit of a challange now. I have never had any problems with competition for the water but if they can't get to one,normally the fountain because Welly lays with his arms around it there is always another bowl they can go too & as for girls perhaps they are also picking up that it has turned into a game & would like things to just return to normal.....