The summer is scorching hot, and the scorching heat is about to become more intense. Is your cat ready for a refreshing summer? air conditioner? Is it enough? It is a "life-saving" tool for the shit-shoveling officers... But for your cat, the air conditioner is not the most important thing.

Some cats will get sick because the temperature of the air conditioner is too low and they will feel unwell... In addition to providing a comfortable temperature environment for the cat in summer, it is also necessary to add enough water to survive the summer safely.

Lack of water will bring many health problems to cats, such as kidney disease, constipation, urinary system problems, metabolic problems, dehydration, etc., which will greatly affect the growth of cats. Therefore, it is necessary to keep cats with clean drinking water at all times. In summer, you can provide a few more colorful water bowls to induce cats to drink more water, but at the same time, pay attention to cleaning every day~
Compared with cats who need to drink more water, another problem bothers the excrement shoveler even more.

Undrinkable water: Cats seem to be curious about everything. They want to sniff, lick, and taste new things within the cat’s sight range. They also like toilet water and drink water from cups. In fact, it should be noted at this time that many cats cannot drink.


01 Tap water (raw water)
It is not recommended to drink tap water for cats. Tap water that has not been boiled at high temperature may contain bacteria and microorganisms. Tap water also contains magnesium ions, iron ions, etc. Long-term drinking of tap water may increase the risk of cats suffering from stones, and microorganisms in the water can also cause cats gastrointestinal discomfort. In addition, tap water contains a high concentration of chloride, drinking it directly may damage the cat's stomach.

Drinks for 02 people
Tea, coffee, cocoa, and cola all contain caffeine. If cats drink it, it will cause vomiting, diarrhea, shock, and acute renal failure. In severe cases, it may be life-threatening. Drinks containing sugar, such as juice and milk tea, should not be stolen by cats. Sugar will increase the burden on internal organs and may increase the risk of obesity and diabetes. Alcoholic beverages are also not acceptable. It is difficult for kittens to metabolize alcohol, which may lead to alcohol poisoning. Therefore, these drinks are not recommended for cats. If you have these drinks in your cup, be sure to hide them out of the reach of cats!


What kind of water can I give my cat to drink?

01 Cool white open
Tap water is not good, but boiled water after boiling and cooling is very suitable. After boiling to sterilize and remove a certain amount of scale, cold boiled is a safe and convenient choice. We should take care of cat owners' health as we take care of ourselves! Then a cat slave asked, what should I do if it is inconvenient to boil?
At this time, we can choose a water filter or a filter jug to filter and then give it to the cat to drink~

02 pure water
Cats do not drink much water every day, and the minerals and trace elements in the body are mainly obtained through daily food, not by drinking water. Clean and hygienic pure water will not cause malnutrition in cats, but it is one of the drinking water that is very suitable for cats. Some people worry that many beneficial minerals in natural water will be removed during the filtration of pure water. In fact, as long as cats eat food that meets their nutritional needs, they don’t need to drink water to replenish minerals at all!

Don't avoid the double sky of ice and fire
In summer, some excrement scavengers want to drink ice water for cats. Did you know that ice water will stimulate the stomach of cats. Most cats’ stomachs are relatively fragile. Drinking ice water will greatly stimulate the stomach and intestines, which will easily lead to disorder of intestinal flora in cats, vomiting and diarrhea. Warm water is more suitable for cats to drink.

When the temperature is low in winter, it is not recommended to drink too hot water for cats. The tongue of a cat is very sensitive to temperature. Water that is too hot will cause discomfort and easily burn the cat’s mouth and mucous membranes. Therefore, it is recommended to drink warm water in winter. The standard is that it is not hot to the touch, preferably around 30 degrees.

Recommended drinking water volume: The drinking water volume of cats has a certain relationship with body weight and exercise volume. In general, it is recommended to drink about 40-60mL per kilogram of body weight, such as about 180mL for a 3kg cat. The water intake of each cat depends on many factors, such as body size, activity level, season, diet pattern, age and other factors. Usually in hot summer, cats may drink 1-2 times the normal amount of water~

If you don't drink enough water for a long time, it is easy to cause urinary tract diseases, such as cystitis, bladder stones, kidney stones, urethral stones, etc. So make sure your cat gets enough water every day.

It is the responsibility of every parent to make cats love drinking water. You can also try various methods to make cats drink more water. For example, change the intake of water in a different way, let cats eat more wet food (canned wet food or fresh meat, the moisture accounts for about 70%-80%); you can also add some hot water to the canned food, and cats can drink two spoonfuls of water when dry food; you can also invite cats to improve their lives by drinking catnip tea, cat milk, cat soup cans, etc.

If these still can’t satisfy the cat’s preferences, then use the small treasury to prepare an automatic drinking fountain for the cat. The sound of flowing water can not only remind the cat to drink water, but also give the cat a feeling that the water is very clean~ it will stimulate the cat’s desire to drink more water~