Friendly advice to pet owners #134

[Rosemary2205]

Do not, I repeat DO NOT leave a glass of cold filtered water (Brita) unattended around your pet. They will steal it. Drink it, and from that point on will REFUSE to drink tap water ever again.

And when your father comes to visit and sees you giving your cat drinking cold brita water from the fridge he will think you've gone stark raving insane.

:)

[zonkers]

1. I always give my dog filtered. Not cold though -- makes him puke, especially

when there are ice cubes in it. Its not really a matter of spoiling them --- the better water and food you give your dog, the healthier your animal is, longer it lives and the cheaper your vet bill.

I have another tip for those with small dogs or dogs that pull -- do not walk a dog with traditional leash and collar, get the body harness (make sure its the one that is not "fixed" but has a floating lightweight nylon loop type thing.)

Dogs can injure their throats and larynxs over a long period of time with all that pulling and yanking.

[Mrs.Matcom]

2. My Father buys

his dog bottled water at the grocery store and keeps it in the fridge! So, no I do not think you are strange at all! :hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. My dog gets bottled water, too

And it's sodium free. A lot of bottled water has sodium in it, and that can quickly affect/damage a dog's kidneys.

Water where I live in this huge agricultural center, is something even I won't drink.

[SoyCat]

3. Our cat pukes tap water so, bottled it is. And he loves ice. Our previous cat and dog did as well.

In fact, after our previous dog got poisoned by a cane toad, the vet said to only give him bottled water because it was safer.

[undeterred]

5. My dog prefers rainwater.

I ususally leave a bucket by the gutters to catch rainwater for watering my orchids and other indoor plants. Well, my dog thinks its his outside water. Even if he has a full bowl of tap water (or store bought water that is distilled)inside he will ask to go outside to drink whatever is in the rainwater bucket. Sometimes there's nothing there and he has to drink the inside water. But even if he is thirsty in the middle of the night he wants to go outside and get his "natural" water that fell from the skies. And he will always drink from the lake if it isn't frozen over.

[Kat45]

6. I give my bird bottled water.

I won't drink the tap water myself, so I'm not going to give it to my tiny bird.

[Skip Intro]

7. Now you tell me

About 9 months ago, I bought a house and got a rommate to help with the bills. At his insistence, we started getting home delivery of bottled water in these big 5 gal jugs that sit on the cooler they rented us. Great idea, tho, I love this water (Le Bleu). I also have a cat and began routinely takign a glass of water to bed with me. I'd sit the glass of water next to the bed. Before long, the cat started drinking the water out of my glass. He'd dip one paw in repeatedly, and then lick the paw. I thougt it was cute to begin with, but it is now just as you say - I cannot have an unprotected glass of water sitting anywhere in the house, he finds it and can't wait to dip into it. When I go to bed now, he looks around for the water (and like a well trained cat companion, I bring him one).

Its strange tho, because I fill his water dish with the same water, and he drinks it as well. But he loves drinking out of what has now become glass of water.

[michreject]

8. My dogs have never drank nothing but bottled water

We have a well for us though.