Getting to drink from a water bottle.

[DelightfulChins]

I brought home my newest chin yesterday. She is 11 weeks old. She still hasn't figured out how to drink from a water bottle. The breeder let her drink from a bowl. Any tips on getting her to drink from the water bottle?

 

[Spoof]

Weird (on the water bowl) - I'd put her in a cat carrier with the bottle. She will explore it naturally and chew on every available surface. The smaller the cage/carrier the faster she'll figure it out. Don't put anything else in there but some bedding and food.

You can also rub things on the end of the bottle, but babies are so curious they almost always figure it out without that.

 

[DelightfulChins]

Someone said on a different thread to get sugar free cranberry juice and dilute it with water. I can't find anything on cranberry juice for chins.

 

[InkedupTara]

I would just stick to the above suggested method.

 

[AZChins]

No fruit juice in the water bottle. That can cause accelerated bacterial growth in the bottle and even unsweetened juice has too much sugar for chins....that could cause bloat in a chin, I imagine.