Feeding & Enrichment
A meal can be more than a bowl. What to put on a lick mat covers simple spreads, freezing and cleaning, and food enrichment for dogs adds easy ideas, from scatter feeding to a towel snuffle.
If your dog finishes dinner in seconds, see how to slow down a dog that eats too fast. Cats get their own version, built around spreading and splitting meals. These guides cover how to feed, not what to feed: for diet, portions or weight, ask your veterinarian. The lick mats and slow feeders mentioned are in lick mats and slow feeder bowls.
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How to Get a Cat to Drink More Water, and When to Call the Vet
How to get more water into a cat who barely drinks: the bowls and spots cats prefer, fountains and faucets, wetter meals and a lick mat, extra bowls for multi-cat homes, how much water a cat needs, and the drinking changes that need a veterinarian.
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Are Communal Water Bowls Safe for Dogs? Parks, Patios and Rest Stops
Shared bowls at dog parks, café patios and rest stops can pass along kennel cough, giardia, leptospirosis and more. See which dogs should skip them, how to check a bowl when there's no other option, why puddles and ponds need caution too, and what to ask your veterinarian.
