A Michael Broad Blog
Because of their North African wildcat inheritance, domestic cats tend not to drink enough water. The problem is exacerbated by the prevalence of dry cat food nowadays which contains about 10% water compared to about 80% in wet cat food. They don’t compensate enough for the lack of water in dry cat food. This …
DUNDEE, SCOTLAND: Yes, domestic cats can die of dehydration as evidenced by a recent case of domestic cat neglect from Scotland in which a 22-year-old-man, James McDonnell, became so depressed that he neglected his two cats to such an extent that they died of suspected dehydration. McDonnell ended up in the criminal court on …
Did you know that July is Pet Dehydration month? Since it is, I thought this the purrfect time to open a discussion about this highly dangerous condition commonly occurring in our kitties. Cats who don’t get a sufficient daily amount of water can quickly develop this life-threatening condition. This disorder develops when an imbalance …
by Michael (London, UK) by QuintanaRoo (Flickr) A dehydrated cat might have a loss of skin elasticity, dryness of the mouth, thick saliva and, in advanced cases, sunken eyeballs and shock. A cat becomes dehydrated when the input of fluids is less than the loss. It may be due to an insufficient water intake …
