water bowl---is she blind or what??

[vlr546111]

I have an 8 year old female BLACK cat that
always has to play in the water bowl before she gets a drink....She always has to make the water move before she will drink...I have another cat and he doesn't have this problem,,,but he is just a baby---only 1 1/2 years old.
If anyone else has had this situation and has figured out the reason WHY---please let me know..
She will always ket her drink--it just takes some time.
Since I have gone to a heavy bowl she isn't able to tip the bowl over either...This has saved me cleaning up water too...
thanks
Vicki

[4 feline house]

You can set your mind at ease, your kitty is not blind. It is a common misconception that cats hate water - most of them just hate being wet, but love to play in the water. Most of the cats I have ever had will play with the water in their water bowl, or the water in the toilet bowl, or water running in the bath, etc. I had one cat that was obsessed with knocking over glasses just to see them dump. We got in the habit of drinking our refresehemnts straight out of the container. I don't think there's any reason why your kitty does this except that she thinks it's fun!

[This message has been edited by 4 feline house (edited November 28, 2000).]