Cat Behavior
Funny idea: Cubes of cat for cats! – Modern cat
Stimulate your cat’s senses and encourage water consumption with this easy advice!
Last update: July 7, 2025
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Ice Cubes are a fun, free and easy way to provide enrichment to their cat, one that cat lovers often overlook. Most cats are fascinated by ice. They love playing with him, and has a very important benefit: hydration, although not the way you think.
Ice cubes provide environmental enrichment and encourage their cat to drink water!
Cats are known for low water impulse. One reason for this is genetics: cats evolved from desert inhabitants and can survive in little water. The low impulse of thirst is in its genes, so it is important to promote adequate water intake to prevent things like urinary stones.
The low impulse of thirst is in its genes, so it is important to promote adequate water intake to prevent things like urinary stones.
Despite being important for their health, many cats do not like to drink water, which can cause dehydration. Ice cubes are an entertaining way to promote the increase in water consumption while providing enrichment. By adding ice cubes to your cat’s water, you can attract cats reluctant to drink their water bowl: most cats will want to play with ice.
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Foster game and movement
Place a cube on a hard floor surface and show your cat how it slides on the floor. They will pass it in fashion, and your legs will cool on a hot day! (Cats absorb and lose heat through their legs).
The case for your cat to be a water source
Cats are particular about the presentation and taste of water. Most cats do not like still or stagnant water, but they will gravitate towards fresh and moving water. (Who can blame them?)
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