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    Kitty paws his water out of bowl...

    Thanks everyone for your great suggestions. My answers and clarifications: - Max doesn't actually knock the water bowl over...he just splashes the water out of the bowl. - Yes, the water bowl is not near enough to the food bowl, so the food stays dry. - I will now try and float a ping-pong...
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    Dunking her Mouse toy

    Yes, one of my two cats also drops many of his toys into his water bowl. This is the same cat that also likes to paw/knock water out of his bowl (see my other thread) - so that depth perception idea mentioned earlier seems to have some credibility for those of us looking for scientific answers...
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    Kitty paws his water out of bowl...

    Hello, I searched the forum for similar issues, but no luck... so here goes: One of my two cats feels compelled to stick his paw into his water bowl and knock a fair amount of water out of the bowl and onto the feeding tray (which often spills out onto the floor). He then drinks from the...
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    Meet Maxwell!

    Thanks all for the kind words everybody. Well, yes he was born with that very short tail. The Pixie-Bob is bred to have a short tail, part of the "Bobcat" look from which they derive their name. Boomer's tail is on the long side (6 inches), whereas Max's tail is more normal - about 1.5 inches...
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    Meet Maxwell!

    Hello all, Recently I introduced you to our 10-month old Pixie-Bob Boomer. A week ago, we got a second kitten. He's 3 months old and he shares the same father with Boomer. We think the name "Maxwell" is going to stick. Maxwell is a shorthair Pixie-Bob with a naturally stubby tail, while Boomer...
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    Meet Boomer!

    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. John - Yes, I saw your photos yesterday...I was blown away by your bobcats!! Amazing. We got Boomer from Mary at Native Dream Pixie-Bobs. Most of her cats come from Carol's lines. In fact, Carol referred me to Mary. I bet Boomer is related to Aurora...
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    Meet Boomer!

    Hello, This looks like a great forum...very glad to have found it today. My family and I are new to the cat world, so we have lots to learn! Several months ago we got our first cat, Boomer: Boomer is a Pixie-Bob. He's quite young in the photo above, but here he is at 6 months: Several days...
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