My cat came home with a cone on his head yesterday. He has stitches near his ear. He will definitely scratch it if I take the cone off. I've been feeding him by hand. I've tried to give him water by spoon, small cup, and by hand. I don't know if he's not thirsty or frustrated. Do you have any suggestions about giving him water?
2007-01-10 04:03:10 · 9 answers · asked by Michelle 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
What we usually tell clients to do is to get a water dish that is smaller than the e-collar and one that they cant tip over with the cone. Although it depends on how small the e-collar is. If it is too small for a bowl you might try setting a tea cup or coffee mug on the ground where his water bowl usually is and see if he will drink out of that. Those should be small enough to work. Hope this helps.
2007-01-10 04:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by Ryne's proud mommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my little gal had trouble when she had a cone on after abcess surgery. I found that putting her food and water in small-diameter containers (so the cone wouldn't bump the container) worked. Like the tall-narrow glass idea above. I had a few sturdy long-stemmed goblets that were head high for her and made it easy.
2007-01-10 12:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by Gypsy Doctor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor guy.
You know those little water bottles that people put on the sides of rabbit cages? They are shaped just right for this problem. Fill it with water and hook it or tie it up somewhere close to where your cat is the most comfortable. He will be able to walk right up to and drink without messing with his boo-boo.
If not, try a little eye dropper, though I think this would be much more work.
Good Luck
2007-01-10 12:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by Aunt Henny Penny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there!
You might want to try getting a water bottle that is designed for hamsters....the kind that has the spout with the metal ball on the end. This way you can hold the bottle up or mount it and your cat can drink from it. Here is a link to one at Petsmart that might work well: http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441809826&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302047883&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023695&bmUID=1168449035254&itemNo=10&In=Small+Pet&N=2047883&Ne=2 Hope this helps!! :)
2007-01-10 12:12:06 · answer #4 · answered by presserized 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine don't have Elizabethan collars on their necks - but this might just work. All three of mine LOVE to drink from the sink! If your cat is allowed to jump up on a bathroom or kitchen sink, place one faucet on a slow trickle of water and see if they will lick from it. Cupid - my boy cat - licks from the stream. Vixen will lick the trickle after it hits the bowl of the sink. And Miracle licks at the stream and sometimes swats it and licks it off her paw ~lol~
It's worth a try if you don't mind them on counters!
2007-01-10 12:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little babies bottle! And try starting off mixing it a bit with milk to reward the cleverness of that silly kitty! Then put less and less milk in as the silly kitty gets used to the bottle.
2007-01-10 12:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by Glaedr 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can hook up a rabbit or hamster water bottle for him, or, if you prefer to do it by hand, a small sized turkey baster would work.
2007-01-10 13:18:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a syringe or an eye dropper and feed your cat water every hour or so.
2007-01-10 12:31:17 · answer #8 · answered by macleod709 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a tall narrow glass when my cat is coned (which is often for that accident-prone puss!).
2007-01-10 12:08:33 · answer #9 · answered by korikill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋