What happens if a cat does not drink water?
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A cat that does not drink may get heat, constipation or dehydration, and in hot weather even heatstroke. Long-term low water intake burdens the kidneys and can cause kidney failure or urinary stones and infections.
Most cats prefer water from food; if yours refuses, add water to canned food or soak freeze-dried meat, aiming for about 60 ml per kg of body weight daily.