Hello, everybody. So, I have this cat. He's about six months old, mostly black with a white spot under his neck and between his back legs, medium-long haired like a Siberian. His name, is Muffin. He. Loves. Water.
I don't know why, but he just loves it. If you leave your cup of water sitting on the table after you're done eating, even if he was sleeping, he'll jump up, stick his paw in the water, and tip the cup over so that all the water flows out. If you leave a vase of bamboo somewhere he can get to, he'll tip it over. If you're forcefeeding water to a cat with something stuck in his throat, or perhaps a malnourished kitten who wouldn't suckle with it's siblings, and that water is in a bowl next to you, he'll tip it over. If the betta was still alive, he'd tip over the fishbowl. We're planning to buy the cats a heavy dog bowl for their water, because without fail, at LEAST once a day, he tips over the water bowl and spills it all over the floor, drags around the bowl with his teeth, and clearly enjoys watching the water spread out into the hardwood that's eventually gonna come loose if we don't get a new water bowl. If there's an ice cube in the bowl on hot days, he'll scoop it out and bat it all over the floor, leaving a trail of cold ice juice in it's wake.
When he isn't tipping things over, he puts his paw in the water and stirs it. He likes to see the water move, and I know many cats do THIS, so i'm not too curious about it. Seriously though, there are tons of paw print water stains on the floor, and i'm definitely stumped on who made those...
Oh, yes, and his brother drinks from the toilet.
Do ANY of your cats do this? Is there a way to stop this water madness? Do I have to give him a BATH to satisfy this craving for water? Do tell, he's looking pretty suspicious by the pitcher...
I don't know why, but he just loves it. If you leave your cup of water sitting on the table after you're done eating, even if he was sleeping, he'll jump up, stick his paw in the water, and tip the cup over so that all the water flows out. If you leave a vase of bamboo somewhere he can get to, he'll tip it over. If you're forcefeeding water to a cat with something stuck in his throat, or perhaps a malnourished kitten who wouldn't suckle with it's siblings, and that water is in a bowl next to you, he'll tip it over. If the betta was still alive, he'd tip over the fishbowl. We're planning to buy the cats a heavy dog bowl for their water, because without fail, at LEAST once a day, he tips over the water bowl and spills it all over the floor, drags around the bowl with his teeth, and clearly enjoys watching the water spread out into the hardwood that's eventually gonna come loose if we don't get a new water bowl. If there's an ice cube in the bowl on hot days, he'll scoop it out and bat it all over the floor, leaving a trail of cold ice juice in it's wake.
When he isn't tipping things over, he puts his paw in the water and stirs it. He likes to see the water move, and I know many cats do THIS, so i'm not too curious about it. Seriously though, there are tons of paw print water stains on the floor, and i'm definitely stumped on who made those...
Oh, yes, and his brother drinks from the toilet.
Do ANY of your cats do this? Is there a way to stop this water madness? Do I have to give him a BATH to satisfy this craving for water? Do tell, he's looking pretty suspicious by the pitcher...
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