Quote Originally Posted by mayanorange View Post
Actually, most cats will just decrease their water intake if you put them on wet (or wetted dry food).
Indeed this is true, as is the fact that they evolved in the desert. With free flowing water in very short supply they evolved to take most of their moisture through their prey. Cats don't have a very good sense of thirst, nor are their tongues very well adapted to drinking, so they tend to drink too little when they have to rely on a bowl of water for their moisture needs. Many dry fed cats are chronically dehydrated, even if offered sufficient water. Though I still keep a bowl of water for them, my two no longer drink out of it at all as far as I can tell, but from cleaning out their litter boxes I can tell you that they are taking in far more moisture. They urinate more now that I don't feed them any dry food. They also always have nice cool damp noses.