Why won’t my cat drink water?
Usually it’s the setup, not the cat. A bowl parked next to the food or litter box gets quietly avoided. Stale water gets avoided. So does a narrow deep bowl that presses on whiskers. Cats also drink less when they eat wet food, which is at least 75 percent water, so the bowl has less work to do. Try this order: move the bowl to a calm corner away from food and litter, wash and refill it daily, and add a second station so a shy cat in a multi-cat home isn’t blocked from water by a bolder one.
When to call a vet: if your cat has gone more than a day without drinking, or seems weak, lethargic or unwell, treat it as a vet visit, not a setup problem.
