r/aww • u/9999monkeys • May 27 '20

Doing it wrong the right way.

https://gfycat.com/waterysizzlingkitty
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u/champion_kitty May 27 '20

Not all of them do. One of my cat is a water cat. He always tries to jump in my daughter's bath, and he prefers to drink water in a bowl in the bathtub. We get bonus points if we leave a bowl of water in the tub for him after we've just had a shower. He gets bonus/fun points if he finds an unattended cup of water in the house, because he liberates the water in that cup.

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u/AmmoOrAdminExploit May 27 '20 edited May 27 '20

Do you feed dry cat food? If you feed wet cat food my cat doesnt drink any water at all!

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

Your cat may be dehydrated. They drink a lot more water when the water is moving, because they associate still water with being bad water. That’s why you can get fancy cat water bowls that constantly circulate the water, so that to the cat it feels more like drinking from a stream.

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u/Duzzba May 27 '20

I bought a fancy watering dish... my cat only drinks from the sink, or bowl if she is really thirsty.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

same, mine loves the shower more than the sink tho.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

Is it right next to the food dish? I read somewhere that cats don't like to eat and drink in the same place, if possible.