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Old January 10th 04, 11:15 AM
Dick Ballard
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Default Water bowl splashing

One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard

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Old January 10th 04, 11:41 AM
MaryL
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"Dick Ballard" wrote in message
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One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard


Many cats do this (including my Holly). I solved the problem by placing her
bowl in one of those plastic vegetable bins -- the type with one low side,
designed so they can stack and a person can reach in to each level. The low
side permits the cat to easily drink from the container. The three high
sides prevent water from splashing out. Any spilled water would be
contained within the plastic bin. Ironically, though, Holly doesn't splash
water as long as the bowl is within this containment, but she and Duffy both
drink readily from it.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o'
http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly)
http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in")


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Old January 10th 04, 11:41 AM
MaryL
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"Dick Ballard" wrote in message
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One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard


Many cats do this (including my Holly). I solved the problem by placing her
bowl in one of those plastic vegetable bins -- the type with one low side,
designed so they can stack and a person can reach in to each level. The low
side permits the cat to easily drink from the container. The three high
sides prevent water from splashing out. Any spilled water would be
contained within the plastic bin. Ironically, though, Holly doesn't splash
water as long as the bowl is within this containment, but she and Duffy both
drink readily from it.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o'
http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly)
http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in")


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Old January 10th 04, 02:08 PM
.oO rach Oo.
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My cat did that ALL the time as well and I know how frustrating it can be.
This may seem weird but what solved it for her was... I started putting her
water in coffee cups. One near her food bowl and one on my nightstand. It
ended the splashing immediately. The odd time when I have been away for a
few days, she will behave for the neighbour that looks after her but will
tip the contents when I get home... within the first 15 minutes. I think
this is her way of punishing me for going away. It's worth a try anyway.

--
rach

"Hipsters - UNITE!"

"Dick Ballard" wrote in message
...
One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard



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Old January 10th 04, 02:08 PM
.oO rach Oo.
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My cat did that ALL the time as well and I know how frustrating it can be.
This may seem weird but what solved it for her was... I started putting her
water in coffee cups. One near her food bowl and one on my nightstand. It
ended the splashing immediately. The odd time when I have been away for a
few days, she will behave for the neighbour that looks after her but will
tip the contents when I get home... within the first 15 minutes. I think
this is her way of punishing me for going away. It's worth a try anyway.

--
rach

"Hipsters - UNITE!"

"Dick Ballard" wrote in message
...
One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard



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Old January 10th 04, 07:37 PM
m. L. Briggs
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:15:14 GMT, Dick Ballard
wrote:

One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard

lFloat a colored piece of plastic in it. FI the plastic sealer from a
bottle.
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Old January 10th 04, 07:37 PM
m. L. Briggs
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:15:14 GMT, Dick Ballard
wrote:

One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard

lFloat a colored piece of plastic in it. FI the plastic sealer from a
bottle.
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Old January 10th 04, 07:48 PM
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Dick Ballard wrote in message . ..
One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard


I was able to stop my cat from doing this every ding-dong day by
purchasing one of those largish dog water bowls which has a rubber rim
around the bottom rim of the shiny steel bowl. Not too large but too
large for a cat, or so the clerk remarked: this is for a dog, not a
cat. If my cat prefers a dog water bowl, that's her right. So there.
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Old January 10th 04, 07:48 PM
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Dick Ballard wrote in message . ..
One of our cats loves to splash water in the area around his water
bowl before drinking. He does this with his paw - looks like he is
trying to clear debris (water is clear) or is trying to establish
where the surface is.

I'm getting tired of cleaning up the floor. How can I stop this
behavior without discouraging him from drinking? I've even switched to
a Drinkwell fountain with the running water and he still splashes
water all over the place.

Dick Ballard


I was able to stop my cat from doing this every ding-dong day by
purchasing one of those largish dog water bowls which has a rubber rim
around the bottom rim of the shiny steel bowl. Not too large but too
large for a cat, or so the clerk remarked: this is for a dog, not a
cat. If my cat prefers a dog water bowl, that's her right. So there.
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Old January 11th 04, 07:35 AM
Cheryl
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..oO rach Oo. wrote in
m on 10 Jan 2004:

My cat did that ALL the time as well and I know how frustrating it can
be. This may seem weird but what solved it for her was... I started
putting her water in coffee cups.


Not weird. My cats drink from coffee cups. They also have a Drinkwell
fountain but they prefer coffee cups.

--
Cheryl

I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy.
Come here Squishy. Ow. Bad Squishy.
- Dori
 




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