Water is indispensable to us. Without water, we can't live at all. It is conceivable that water is very important to us. Cats drinking water seems to be a common thing in life, but it is unhealthy for cats to drink too much or too little water. So, what should we pay attention to when drinking water for cats?

First, how to judge the amount of water a cat drinks?

1, we usually observe how much water cats drink, mainly depending on the amount of free water.

2. The moisture in food is the total moisture content in the food eaten every day. For example, the water content of cat food is about 8 ~10%; The water content of the cat can is above 75%. If a cat eats 100g cat food with water content of 10% every day, the water intake from the food is100x0.1=10ml. Similarly, if a cat eats 200g canned cats with 80% water content every day, its water intake from food is 200 0x 0.8 = 160ml. 3, the cat's metabolic water, in layman's terms, is the water produced by the cat in the process of digesting food. Generally speaking, 100kcal of metabolic energy can produce 10~ 16ml of metabolic water. If the cat eats 200kcal of food, it will produce 2×10 ~16 ml = 20 ~ 32 ml of metabolic water during metabolism.

So how much water should cats consume every day? Two calculation methods are introduced. One is the calculation of daily intake of dry matter (DM), that is, it is suggested that the daily intake of water (note that it is not free drinking water) is 2~3 times of the daily intake of dry matter. For example, if a cat eats 100g cat food with a water content of 10% and a dry matter content of 90g, the recommended daily intake for cats is 180~270ml.

Second, how to make cats drink more water

1. Besides providing food with high water content, keeping the water fresh and cool can increase the water intake of healthy animals.

2. Cats may also like running water. Now many parents will buy mobile drinking fountains for their cats. For cats who don't like drinking water, maybe you can try this method. It is said that the effect is not bad!

3. Feeding wet food can effectively increase the water intake of cats. Of course, pay attention to oral cleaning and brush your teeth every day.

4. put a clean water bowl and clean fresh water in every corner of the house, and the position should be high rather than low. The water in the high places "looks better for cats".

5, find the cat's preferences and vote for it. For example, cats in Bian Xiao like to drink water from other people's cups and toilets. You can put some cups filled with water at home, and of course the toilets should be cleaned in time!

Third, the precautions for cats to drink water

1, ready to give the cat water at any time (tap water is not allowed! ) and pay attention to replace it every day.

2. Water is a must-have drink for cats, because cats need to drink a lot of clean water after ingesting food from protein, so as to excrete wastes in their bodies. The cat's water should be clean and pollution-free, and it should be changed frequently. If the water temperature is too low in winter, you can heat it properly. A cat weighing half a kilogram usually needs to drink 30 ml of water every day.

3. Whether drinking mineral water for a long time can easily lead to an increase in the incidence of urinary calculi has not been tested by veterinarians at present, but boiled water is economical and hygienic, so it can be used as the first choice.

4, tip: boiled water for more than three days is not suitable for drinking. Water stored for too long will be infected by bacteria and produce nitrite. Once nitrite enters the human body in large quantities, it can make tissues anoxic, cause nausea, vomiting, headache, palpitation and other symptoms, and even make people die of hypoxia. Nitrite can also form nitrosamines in human body, which can promote liver cancer and gastric cancer. After the boiling water in the thermos gets warmer, the bacteria multiply faster and reduce more nitrite.

Many owners will use milk, juice and tap water as their cats' usual drinking water, which is very wrong. Although it is also water, the energy contained in it is not absorbed by cats, but it will increase the burden on cats. The owner should remember not to feed drinks to the cat.