Cat Always Drinks An Oddly Large Amount of Water?!

(05-13-2014, 01:47 PM)KittyReeves Wrote: Hey, thank you for the reply. My Cat is an American Short Hair, and a tabby. He's also a fairly large cat too. And I don't mean fat, I mean he's just big and lanky. The weather we've been having recently is about 70 in the sun and 65 or so indoors. We also have all our windows open (we have screens in) and the fans are always running, so it's plenty cool.

I have no idea why he drinks so much! It's just something that he's done for a long while, but I'm never sure whether it's just a normal cat things or a sign something is wrong.

I went ahead and researched a bit about your cat's breed, the American Short Hair. They are typically energetic cats who enjoy water -- whether that be drinking or playing in it. Perhaps the amount of coolness along with the heat from outside is making the home humid and dry? So your cat is making up for the dryness with water. But still, I would recommend taking your cat to the vet. This isn't due to the fact that he or she is drinking too much, but just to have an annual check-up in regarding his or her age. You may have certain shots that your cat is in need of because he or she is approximately 13 to 15 years old along with getting healthy diagnosis to ensure that your cat is well... Healthy.

Good luck with everything and I hope that your cat is healthy and just loving water more than anything. If it's something that he or she often does (drinking lots of water) as you've mentioned, then there's nothing to worry about.