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Old August 5th 18, 03:34 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Tina wrote:
On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote:
My cats Pickles and Koala free feed. I have two small bowls of kibble
down at all times. Between those two bowls I have one of their water
bowls. Every day when I change the water there is at least one piece of
kibble floating in the water, and sometimes two or three. Since it is
this regular, it has to be deliberate. To me, it makes the water smell
really fowl.

The mystery is, is one of the cats putting the kibble in the water
because they like the way the water tastes, or because they know the
other cat doesn't like it, and will then be forced to drink out of the
other water dish?


Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work
that way. What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have
a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when
they drink, which then goes into the water.
I think it's that simple, tbh.


Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat
will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them
up and put them back in the bowl).

How far apart the bowls?