Cat drinking from dirty water

[h-boy]

Hi,

Every so often I catch my cat drinking from my pond and my question is can this make him ill. The water is absolutely filthy and god knows what is living in it. A friend told me that they can drink it fine without worry. However I am not completely convinced, I have been stopping him even if he so much as looks at the pond but I cant constantly be vigilant. I just want my mind put to rest because the last thing I want to do is fork out aload of money for the vet due to him having a parasite or something.


thanks

[Tunasty™]

No offense dude but this is one of the reasons i hate cats. They are so annoying

[Sly]

If a dog can drink out of a toilet, I don't see why a cat can't drink out of a pond. Maybe he's trying to catch some fish.

[h-boy]

If a dog can drink out of a toilet, I don't see why a cat can't drink out of a pond. Maybe he's trying to catch some fish.

I would be surprised if the pond could support life of fish it looks more like toxic waste then water.

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No offense dude but this is one of the reasons i hate cats. They are so annoying

Yeah I can see your point, To be honest I didn't even want the bloody thing it was the girlfriends idear.

[Sly]

That's usually how freshwater ponds look if they aren't taken care of. They get muddy looking, and algae on the surface. I'm sure it can support life, though.

[h-boy]

That's usually how freshwater ponds look if they aren't taken care of. They get muddy looking, and algae on the surface. I'm sure it can support life, though.

I think I might purchase a net which I will lay over the pond just to stop him drinking out of it.

[Sly]

lol. I seriously doubt that anything is going to happen. I mean, cats eat mice, birds, bugs, and a lot more that could cause more harm than drinking from a slightly dirty pond.

[Timo]

When I get out of the shower, my cat goes in and licks the water... He is fat I don't know how lol.

[.Zo]

As long as the water is not chlorinated or dyed or anything he should be fine, but I wouldn't let him do it as all sorts of bacteria could be breeding in the pond...

[Wolves]

I agree with the other repliers on this one.
I doubt that your cat would get sick from this.
It is a bad habit though.
Perhaps try and find some kind of method to persuade not to do it, although cats are a very stubborn animal.