The invention provides an animal drinking station (1), comprising a drinking trough (2) configured to contain a drinking liquid, a monitoring device (9) to monitor a drinking pattern of an animal drinking from the drinking trough, and a dispensing device (11, 12, 13) to dispense a liquid component, in particular medications and/or nutrients. The monitoring device is configured to detect a gulp or a pattern of gulps of the animal, and the dispensing device is configured to dispense the liquid component in dependence of the detected gulp or pattern of gulps.
