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Hello all,
Our 2-year old Siamese mixed cat, Maddie, has always loved running water, but lately it has gotten worse. For most of her life, she would meow at us (sometimes loudly) to turn on the bathroom faucet for her. Other times, she would wait patiently by the bathroom. If she detects any possibily of our walking into the bathroom, she would run in before us, sit on the sink, and rub her face on the faucet. Essentially pleading with us to turn on some running water.
Usually we ignore her. After only a few minutes, she would stop meowing and find some other diversion. Lately, however, since the recent death of her mother Nimwe, Maddie has been more insistent with her urgings for the faucet (and thus definitely more annoying). We even timed her meows to last over an hour!
I can guess that the loss of her mother has upsetted her and she finds some measure of comfort with running water.
Is there any help for our poor kitty? Is this a behavior problem? I am afraid that it is a symptom of a much greater problem. Any way to solve this?
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Jane & Young
Our 2-year old Siamese mixed cat, Maddie, has always loved running water, but lately it has gotten worse. For most of her life, she would meow at us (sometimes loudly) to turn on the bathroom faucet for her. Other times, she would wait patiently by the bathroom. If she detects any possibily of our walking into the bathroom, she would run in before us, sit on the sink, and rub her face on the faucet. Essentially pleading with us to turn on some running water.
Usually we ignore her. After only a few minutes, she would stop meowing and find some other diversion. Lately, however, since the recent death of her mother Nimwe, Maddie has been more insistent with her urgings for the faucet (and thus definitely more annoying). We even timed her meows to last over an hour!
I can guess that the loss of her mother has upsetted her and she finds some measure of comfort with running water.
Is there any help for our poor kitty? Is this a behavior problem? I am afraid that it is a symptom of a much greater problem. Any way to solve this?
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Jane & Young