I think it is a little stronger than preference, my understanding is that cats are supposed to get the majority of their water intake from their food AND that t

I think it is a little stronger than preference, my understanding is that cats are supposed to get the majority of their water intake from their food AND that their tongue is not very efficient at drinking water, unlike a dogs which is very efficient. This [1] video does not state my conclusion, but it does (in less than two minutes) show slow motion footage of dogs and cats drinking. You can see that the dog curls its tongue and visibly gets much more liquid up compared to the cat. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=295bNJiTA20&ab_channel=Slate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=295bNJiTA20&ab_channel=Slate