Meow water, please!

My cat rarely drinks from her bowl, instead she climbs in the sink and "digs" with her paws until someone fills it up for her. Sometimes she rubs her face on the faucet, or when I open the bathroom door she charges in with such mad determination that I know she wants a drink from the sink. I've tried to ween her off of this, but it's proven difficult. Darn picky cat.

Mine drinks out of a bowl. We use a gallan jug to fill hs bowl up and if do not move out of the way he will try and drink while we pouring into his bowl.

Ahh, so funny that you posted this! We have 4 indoor cats, and they all have different drinking preferences, of course, because they are felines. Dory would only drink from the sink, the trickling water. And you need to leave the water running in order for her to drink. Bitty would only drink out of a bowl, and not the same bowl as the dog. Nemo wanted milk from a small dish, and Meeca would only drink from a cup. Yes, a cup. On the side of a sink. We finally bought a fountain to take care of the running water problem, since we would forget and leave the water running, and flood the bathroom or just plain run water all day. We succeeded in getting 3 of the cats and dog to drink from the fountain. Our oldest prefers a fancy cup on the sink, refilled multiple times a day. :)

We use to have a foutain but it got so expensice with hydro, and the filters. But they would dirnk out of it, and it curculated the water. They have a bowl now, they arn't really picky. I like giving mine bottled water, as our tap water is so bad, adn filled with chemicals. My Motehr on the other hand doesnt see that her cats health problems are fro this. Pacthes will get in the bathtub and play/ drink from the tap. I was brushing my teeth the other day, and while I'm spitting she walked through the sink so it landed on her head.

In my country, a simple bowl filled with water is fine for the animals. Fountain-type is not common here. Though it would be nice if they have one.

If the vet is saying that the kitty is okay and not dehydrating than why are you getting so much worried. I think you shoud not worry too much and let the kitty take its supper in any way it is taking comfortably. If its showing some serious signs of dehydration than you should consult the vet.

We keep a small bucket of water in the bathtub (the bathroom is also where their food and litterbox are) and fill it with fresh water a couple of times a day. They prefer the fresh water. Our tub faucet used to drip pretty consistently and they really liked that, but our water bill sure didn't! We fixed the leak so now we do the thing with the bucket.

My cats preferred the little decorative water fountain. We were constantly having to clean it because the cat hair would block the filter and the water wouldn't flow. Also, the water and fountain bowl became slimy quickly because of it. So, we bought one of those water fountains just for pets. That was a major headache as well. Two of my cats like to drink from the faucet. It's not a good habit because one can forget to turn the faucet off and then the water bill is sky high. I've wondered about getting one of the little water feeders like goes in a hamster cage. They make the little nozzles that go on your faucet for pets but wouldn't that still run the water bill up? In the meantime, in spite of thier displeasure, they are drinking from bowls. And, so you know, in cases of dehydration, as with people, you can tell by the elasticity of the skin. You should look up the symptoms so you know.