Cat, spray bottle:

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2. Go buy that kitty a water fountain so he can drink

from a stream of water whenever he wants to.

I bought two fountains because my vet recommended them as well as placing water sources in several places along the cats usual route though the house. The bubbling water attracts the cats and encourages them to drink more which helps avoid urinary stones and keeps them healthy.

Both my cats like their water fountains. I put one in my bathroom, and one in the family room where I can't watch them drink. They also have a big crockery water bowl in the kitchen that they share with their dog.

One cat only drinks from the waterfall stream of running water, and the other only drinks from the bubbles where the waterfall runs into the little pool. They're drinking more, no issues with stones, they're happy and so am I.