AR-News: (UK) Paws and Effect: How long can a cat survive without water?

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Submitted by J.M. Kelley 
(Feb 2): 
By Sinéad O'Kitty and Siouxsie Mew 
Dear Sinéad and Siouxsie:
My cousins who live on Vinalhaven recently had their cat, Tomasina disappear 
for 9 days. They think that she might have been trapped in a fish house. When 
she got back, my aunt fed her but she choked on the dry food so she gave her 
tuna fish. Tomasina wasn't very thirsty when she got home, so there must have 
been some water where she was ... but my cousins were wondering, how long a cat 
can go without water?
Thanks,
Saphrona
Sinéad: Well, there are a few factors that come into play here. First of all, 
cats as a species originated in desert climates, so our bodies are designed 
to live on a lot less water than other mammals such as humans or dogs.
Siouxsie: Also, a cat's natural diet--that is, what a cat would eat if it 
lived in the wild--consists almost entirely of other smaller animals, such as 
rodents, fish, or birds. Animals' bodies are up to 70% water, so cats in the wild 
get most of their water needs met through the food they eat.



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