Thread: End of our rope.

Originally Posted by Neural

Is there a way to tell if they are getting enough water? I'm worried they aren't drinking because they don't want to put their faces into the dish, and then also because of the stuff they put into the water.

There is a simple test to see if they are dehydrated or not. Lift the loose skin at the back of the neck (The scruff, where vets usually give cats injections). Gently lift it up as far as it will go then let go, if it quickly springs back down to normal position they are fine, if it's quite slow it means they are dehydrated. The amount of time depends upon the severity of dehydration.
Hope this helps,
Mick

Pina also drinks from her paw. She will lap from her bowl but like to dip her foot under the faucet and lick the water off. She does the same when "sampling" whatever we are drinking.