I posted this in a reply on another thread, but think it's funny and worthy of its own thread.
I started my cat on an upside-down water cooler. Then, I got her a small rain fountain and later a Catit water fountain. Both she never used. Instead, she prefers to drink from the water glass on the table next to my bed (excuse me, our bed).
The first time I saw her do it, I was alarmed and about to yell, "NO!," (she understands the word No), but she shot me such a dirty look before turning her back on me and proceeding to drink from my glass that I froze and watched in amazement. I realized it's better she drink water than not drink, so I surrendered my water glass to her, but was horrified thinking about just how long we'd been "sharing" the water glass unbeknownst to me. Days, weeks?
Eventually, I got two to go style reusable, insulated drink cups with lids. One to keep my hot coffee hot for hours and a large one to keep my cold water cold for hours. Lidded to keep her out of both although she just likes room temp water, I think.
My cat still drinks from that water glass, so the fountains are put away.
What's hilarious is that she loves to climb on top of me as I lay in bed, reach her front paws to the table while balancing her hind paws on my chest, and lean forward to lap up water from the glass. When she's done, she either jumps down from the table or she launches herself from my chest. Yes, launches! Like I'm a launching pad.
Sometimes, I walk in on her drinking and she pauses to stare at me, so I close the bedroom door and wait outside. I open it a little later (I don't wait too long 'cause I'm impatient), catch her drinking again. We stare. I close the door again and wait outside. Repeat until I open the door and she's not positioned at the water glass anymore. At least, there's no more dirty looks. Lol.
Anyone else's cat funny like this? Hope it's okay I created a thread for this.
I started my cat on an upside-down water cooler. Then, I got her a small rain fountain and later a Catit water fountain. Both she never used. Instead, she prefers to drink from the water glass on the table next to my bed (excuse me, our bed).
The first time I saw her do it, I was alarmed and about to yell, "NO!," (she understands the word No), but she shot me such a dirty look before turning her back on me and proceeding to drink from my glass that I froze and watched in amazement. I realized it's better she drink water than not drink, so I surrendered my water glass to her, but was horrified thinking about just how long we'd been "sharing" the water glass unbeknownst to me. Days, weeks?
Eventually, I got two to go style reusable, insulated drink cups with lids. One to keep my hot coffee hot for hours and a large one to keep my cold water cold for hours. Lidded to keep her out of both although she just likes room temp water, I think.
My cat still drinks from that water glass, so the fountains are put away.
What's hilarious is that she loves to climb on top of me as I lay in bed, reach her front paws to the table while balancing her hind paws on my chest, and lean forward to lap up water from the glass. When she's done, she either jumps down from the table or she launches herself from my chest. Yes, launches! Like I'm a launching pad.
Sometimes, I walk in on her drinking and she pauses to stare at me, so I close the bedroom door and wait outside. I open it a little later (I don't wait too long 'cause I'm impatient), catch her drinking again. We stare. I close the door again and wait outside. Repeat until I open the door and she's not positioned at the water glass anymore. At least, there's no more dirty looks. Lol.
Anyone else's cat funny like this? Hope it's okay I created a thread for this.
But she still loves her water fountain and bowls too. I think she likes the bowls to bathe her toy mice in 
