"GovtLawyer" wrote in message
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My one year old male cat is normal in all other ways except that he
regulary
upsets water out of his water bowl. When drinking he places a paw in the
water and then "paddles" the water out of the bowl onto the floor. Why
does
he do this? How do I stop it? Any help would be appreciated.

Your cat, and others, do that because they prefer running water. The
still
water somehow bothers them and when they put their paws in the bowl it
causes
ripples which is something they find comforting. I had several cats who
did
the same thing. I do not think you can stop this behaviour.

This, I think, is the primary reason they sell some cat water bowls which
are
weighted at the bottom, it prevents them from being tossed around. A
possible
solution is to buy a watering type gadget (often a bit pricey) which not
only
gives them an almost endless supply of fresh water, but also mimics a
fountain
and the water seems as if it is running.

The problem with this solution for *some* cats is that many cats really want
to play in the water. Holly is one of them. I will sometimes turn the
faucet on very low *just for her.* She sticks her head under it, splashes
and throws it with her paws, etc. But she still needs a permanent bowl of
drinking water that she won't throw all over the place (and that leads back
to my previous message where I described how I solved that problem...).

MaryL