thanks for the input on this little madams problem, I have just tried her with James Wellbeloved food and she dived right in!! It would seem that was the food she was being fed on at the rescue place (pity they didn't tell me that to start with) So all's well that ends well as to the water drinking, she will drink out of the kitchen sink....but not out of a bowl, still, as she long as she takes in some water I can put up with that.

So thanks again.