Distilled water can be harmful to any animal, and people shouldn't really drink it, either. Osmosis/Reverse osmosis is fine-that's actually a filtering process. Distilling is turning the liquid into a gas, where it then condenses into another container back into water as ONLY Hydrogen and oxygen (H2O), no minerals, no nothing-all that is left behind. It's why it works well on cutting mineral deposits in irons and such. But we're SUPPOSED to have that in our drinking water to some degree-not the bad stuff, like they filter out, but some of it is necessary.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Bailey is feeling GOOD tonight! He is up, active & showing a strong interest in food! As a matter of fact, when I was getting ready for work, he got up & was over at the plate I'd put in the cage for Baxter & Brodie stuffing his face with peas. He was eating them slowly and carefully, but he was EATING without being prompted! Then once I got him to work, he chowed a little bit more on the plate I'd made for him, took a nap, came out to visit with Mom a bit and is currently running like mad on the travel size rescue wheel that Teresa made for me! (Thank you Teresa, I know I got it for Nicky & Meeko to have in their cage, but Bailey is test driving it for them first) He is also looking alert and his tail is fully fluffed out.
Jen... I still haven't brought in the water to see how it was purified, but I promise I will check on that before giving it to the kids.

Chris, be careful with the peas-they will impact in the socket. I blended Lyah's for her.

Glad to hear he's doing good!

Chris, I'm so glad to hear that he's doing so well! That's excellent news

Jen, I couldn't stop him from grabbing the peas... he was on them before I even realized he was up.
I also checked the water & it was purified through reverse osmosis.

How's the little guy doing, Chris?

Bailey is doing AWSOME! His appetite is improving & I'm not having to encourage him to eat. He is maintaining his weight without assistance. Hopefully he'll start gaining soon. In addition, he looks perky, his fur is shiny & his tail fluffy.