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Old July 2nd 03, 06:37 PM
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Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet?
He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day.

He does have some weird drinking habits. In the morning when
he's let out, he licks dew off the grass. It's rather cute to see.
If I can get organized, I'll take some pictures.

But this toilet bit has me somewhat annoyed. We usually keep
the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in
there!

Anybody else? Any ideas why?

TIA

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Polar


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Old July 3rd 03, 01:18 AM
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Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet?
He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day.


What I learned from my previous and current cat is that the location of the
water bowl is important. Neither would drink from bowls located next to
their food bowls and opted water sources located in other parts of the
house - like the bathrooms. Toilet bowls and dripping taps were favourites
until I relocated the water bowl.

Wumpy drank from a bowl next to the toilet and Matilda drinks from one just
outside the door.

Perhaps putting a bowl in one of these places will get Pericles out of the
toilet.

Best wishes.

Judy & Matilda.


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Old July 3rd 03, 01:18 AM
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Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet?
He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day.


What I learned from my previous and current cat is that the location of the
water bowl is important. Neither would drink from bowls located next to
their food bowls and opted water sources located in other parts of the
house - like the bathrooms. Toilet bowls and dripping taps were favourites
until I relocated the water bowl.

Wumpy drank from a bowl next to the toilet and Matilda drinks from one just
outside the door.

Perhaps putting a bowl in one of these places will get Pericles out of the
toilet.

Best wishes.

Judy & Matilda.


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Old July 3rd 03, 04:38 AM
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We usually keep
the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in
there!

Anybody else? Any ideas why?

TIA

-

Polar

Yeah, they all pretty much do if you let 'em. Our lids stay down all the time.
When company is here, I have to go keep checking.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace
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Old July 3rd 03, 04:38 AM
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We usually keep
the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in
there!

Anybody else? Any ideas why?

TIA

-

Polar

Yeah, they all pretty much do if you let 'em. Our lids stay down all the time.
When company is here, I have to go keep checking.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace
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Old July 3rd 03, 07:05 PM
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 05:45:34 GMT, Laura A. Robinson
wrote:

circa Wed, 02 Jul 2003 17:37:24 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
) said,
Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet?
He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day.

He does have some weird drinking habits. In the morning when
he's let out, he licks dew off the grass. It's rather cute to see.
If I can get organized, I'll take some pictures.

But this toilet bit has me somewhat annoyed. We usually keep
the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in
there!

Anybody else? Any ideas why?

Because he's a cat. And it's "fresh" water bleurk. I have two cats
who drink out of the toilet regularly. It's cool, it's oxygenated,
and they dig it, yucky as it is to think about.


OK, everybody, appreciate the input. Mildly comforting to
know that I. Am. Not. Alone. g

1. "fresh" water in toilet bowl ??? It's only "fresh" the
minute after the toilet has been flushed. Depending on the size of
the household, it might be only several times a day.

2. I will try moving the bowl away from the food, though it's hard to
understand the cat's "thinking" in this regard.

3. Maybe I will look into the "drip" arrangements that are sold in
pet stores, if they don't involve expensive plumbing.

Thanks to all.

--

Polar
 




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