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Cat upsetting water
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.
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"mahlon" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... 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. mahlon Holly does that, too. She doesn't tip the bowl, but she can completely empty a bowl very quickly by playing with it in the way you describe. My solution has been to put her water bowl in a vegetable bin. It is one of those plastic bins with one low side. They are actually designed to stack one on top of the other, and the low side enables a person to reach in for vegetables. Be sure to get the solid type, not the type with slots for air circulation. I place a heavy ceramic water bowl in the bin, and Holly happily drinks by reaching over the low side. If she dips into the bowl, the water will be caught in the bottom of the bin and will not splash onto the floor -- but, oddly, she seldom does this as long as I keep it in the container I just described. MaryL |
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"mahlon" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... 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. mahlon Holly does that, too. She doesn't tip the bowl, but she can completely empty a bowl very quickly by playing with it in the way you describe. My solution has been to put her water bowl in a vegetable bin. It is one of those plastic bins with one low side. They are actually designed to stack one on top of the other, and the low side enables a person to reach in for vegetables. Be sure to get the solid type, not the type with slots for air circulation. I place a heavy ceramic water bowl in the bin, and Holly happily drinks by reaching over the low side. If she dips into the bowl, the water will be caught in the bottom of the bin and will not splash onto the floor -- but, oddly, she seldom does this as long as I keep it in the container I just described. MaryL |
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mahlon wrote:
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. mahlon I guess a lot of cats do this sort of thing. Mac likes to push his water dish so that some water gets up on the lip of the dish, then he drinks that water (from the lip). Unfortunately, a lot of the water ends up on the floor! Putting the dish inside another container, as MaryL suggested, is probably the best way to deal with it. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
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mahlon wrote:
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. mahlon I guess a lot of cats do this sort of thing. Mac likes to push his water dish so that some water gets up on the lip of the dish, then he drinks that water (from the lip). Unfortunately, a lot of the water ends up on the floor! Putting the dish inside another container, as MaryL suggested, is probably the best way to deal with it. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
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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. |
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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. |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:33:15 -0600, "mahlon"
wrote: 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. mahlon FYI Cats cannot see water. They put the paw in to determine where it is. Your best bet is a flowing fountain (Petco or Petsmart). Other than that a heavy stainless steel bowl or china -- plastic doesn't seem to work as well. Then -- put a small piece of colored something that will float so he can see the water level. Good luck. |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:33:15 -0600, "mahlon"
wrote: 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. mahlon FYI Cats cannot see water. They put the paw in to determine where it is. Your best bet is a flowing fountain (Petco or Petsmart). Other than that a heavy stainless steel bowl or china -- plastic doesn't seem to work as well. Then -- put a small piece of colored something that will float so he can see the water level. Good luck. |
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"GovtLawyer" wrote in message ... 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 |
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