UPDATED, need more help, cat with water bowl issues

**sasvermont** · 04-28-2006, 09:39 AM

Good luck. I have a cat (Juni Rose) and she cannot pass by a glass with liquid in it without tipping it over. She does it with empty glasses too, but the most messy tipping events are the ones I remember. I think it may be a game for them

I would buy a large, heavy, ceramic, flat bottomed bowl or even a quiche dish would do.

My bunnies like to tip their bowls too.

P-E-T-S!

**aki** · 04-28-2006, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by sasvermont

Good luck. I have a cat (Juni Rose) and she cannot pass by a glass with liquid in it without tipping it over. She does it with empty glasses too, but the most messy tipping events are the ones I remember. I think it may be a game for them

I would buy a large, heavy, ceramic, flat bottomed bowl or even a quiche dish would do.

My bunnies like to tip their bowls too.

P-E-T-S!

Chuck does the exact same thing! Tips water glasses over.

He also sticks both front paws in his water bowl before drinking out of it.

**lv4dogs** · 04-28-2006, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by sasvermont

I would buy a large, heavy, ceramic, flat bottomed bowl or even a quiche dish would do.

I have a few that I cook with, I tried one out and it doesn't hold up to Sir Pickles.

He can tip it over with ease.

Try looking at the Foster and Smith website. I get their catalogues and I think they may have a water bowl that is cannot to tipped over. I just found it in the catalogue. There are three sizes: 12 oz, 24 oz, and 52 oz.

I need something bigger than that. I have 4 large dogs & 4 cats drinking out of it. I prefer at least a gallon but would consider a 96oz as the absolute smallest size.
I found a website with 96oz no tip bowls but my friend said that her small dog can still tip them over.

**emily_the_spoiled** · 04-28-2006, 10:16 AM

I have a couple of the fountains with a rubber mat underneath them and the gang can not tip those over. Have you looked at those stainless steel bowls with a rubber grip on the bottom?

**lvpets2002** · 04-28-2006, 10:31 AM

Well I have a couple of bowl tippers & I have two water bowls in the bath tub & they love the location & if they tip the bowl then there is no mess.. Or get a heavy bowl so the baby cant move with the paw..

**Laura's Babies** · 04-28-2006, 10:33 AM

How about having someone making you a large bowl holder to set the bowl in? Or set the water bowl down into some kind of container that would catch the water (like a tub or something?).

My friend Mike has a cat, his Klinger, that likes to throw his dry food in the water bowl to dunk it before he eats it and in scooping it out, he splashes the water everywhere so he made a holder for the water bowl that is up high and that solved that problem.

**Lizzie** · 04-28-2006, 10:47 AM

If you don't mind using plastic, you could try a large square wash bowl and put it inside a cardboard box on the floor that is just big enough for the bowl.

I can't imagine training a cat not to do this. You can hardly squirt him with water every time you see him do it since he likes getting sloshed with water and you are not there most of the time he does it.

**RedHedd** · 04-28-2006, 10:56 AM

Oh dear a Maine Coon with water issues - how unique (NOT!).

They ARE water cats. DO NOT USE PLASTIC ever for cats as it can cause skin problems. You've gotten many good suggestions here. I use a heavy ceramic bowl for Mishi. He's not a water bowl tipper, but he usually prefers to drink his water straight from the source - the bathtub faucet. Good luck and may we get pictures of your solutions/results?

**lv4dogs** · 04-28-2006, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

How about having someone making you a large bowl holder to set the bowl in? Or set the water boal down into some kind of container that would catch the water (like a tub or something?).

Now thats a great idea! I'll have to do some looking & asking around, hopefully we can come up with something to set the bowl in, making it impossible to tip over. Now if I can only find something temp. until this gets made. lol

**sasvermont** · 04-28-2006, 11:15 AM

This winter I had to buy a heated water bowl for the bunnies since they resided on my porch all winter and their water would freeze if left unheated. I knew that they were "tippers" big time, so I duct taped the bowl to a plastic cutting board, about 15 x 20 inches. Of course I had to take up the entire contraption each time I wanted to wash it, but it worked. It didn't look very pretty!

Hope this helps.