He won't drink from a bowl of still water or a small fountain with running water, even when the water is fresh. He only drinks water from a running faucet, or from knocking over a cup of water and drinking it from the ground. My concern is whether he is getting enough water, because I only turn on the faucet a couple of times each day for him.
A kitty fountain that continuosly circulates the water works or just leave the bathroom faucet on a dribble all the time
You don't mention what your cat eats. If your cat eats dry food then you really do have a problem but if he eats an all wet diet the water he is getting should be sufficient. In nature our cats' ancestors got all their water from their prey, which is about 70% water. So cats don't have much of a thirst drive since they are made to get their water from their food. When the cat eats dry food this becomes an issue because cats do not have sufficient thirst drive to make up the difference. Even though they may drink more on dry food they do not drink enough to make up the difference. If he eats dry food one solution then would be to switch him to a 100% wet diet. Another solution would work if he will drink water from the bathtub tap. You could let it trickle with a basin under it. That way you wouldn't waste the water - you could still use it to wash dishes, water plants, or to flush the toilet. You could also rig your own fountain type of thing. You would need to buy a submersible pump made for small garden pools. They come with tubing or you can get tubing from wherever you get the pump. You get a clamp for the tubing to regulate the flow. The type you'd need would be fairly cheap because you'd be looking for one with a very low maximum flow rate that is one for very small pools.
same with my dog i am getting worried
