The rumor that all cats hate water is definitely a myth. I've owned (or been owned by) several cats in the past few years and I've found that most cats hate a certain kind of water rather than all water in general. Every cat I've known has hated horizontal water (i.e., bath tub full of water, a pond, a pool, etc.), but most usually don't have a real big problem with vertical water (water dripping from a tap or rain outside). True, they don't like it once their undercoat is wet and they can feel the water on their skin, but most cats don't run in abject fear of rain as they will from a tub or sink full of water.

I don't think my Terra-chan is aware of this though. She loves all kinds of water. On more than one occasion she's jumped in the tub with me and had a great time paddling around! Terra just loves when I water the plants outside with the watering can and lectures me until I fill her water dish with the same can. I guess she really likes watching water move.

As far as all the "cats in the sink" photos, I know when I find Terra in the sink or bath tub and it isn't full of water, she's telling me the apartment is too hot and it's time to turn on the AC. What a picky critter