Feline Fascination With Water

[Ila]

We had a Cat Brandy once that the only place she would drink water was the toilet. I know that is gross. I kept my toilet spotless knowing she did this. If we shut the lid she would cry. We finally gave in and let her drink.

[kgeorge]

Sundance (Norwegian Forest Cat) love to drink from the faucet, when he first came home I had a bowl of water and he didn't like that too much and then I was in the bathroom running water he jumped up and he loves it. Now he only drinks from water fountains. Has anyone bought one of those pet fountains that circulate the water and they can drink from the stream. I was wondering if the cats like it or not.

[auggie]

Spencer and kgoerge,
I bought the newDrinkwell Pet Fountain about 3 Weeks ago and can highly recommend it. My Cats don't drink out of Water bowels and have been drinking out of my Table Top Rock Fountain. I finally retired my Table Top Fountain, since I worried about them drinking stale Water. The Drinkwell is easy to clean and the Motor is very quiet. It has a Carbon Filter which needs to be replaced every few weeks. Also the Bowel is much bigger than I pictured.My Cats like it and I'm happy that they're drinking lots of Water.

[auggie]

Spencer, I got mine at Petco. You can buy it online direct from the Mfg. for less Money and free Shipping. http://www.vetventures.com/
Thanks for complimenting my Cat. She also has the sweetest, loving personality. Best I ever got came from the Arlington Human Society.

[Cathy Harrison]

Our cat, Othello, used to love drinking water from the most unlikely places - anywhere but from his feeding bowl! He used to drink from muddy puddles anywhere outside(urgh!) and when we had just emptied the bath or the bathroom or kitchen sink he would lap the water from round the plughole. He was a large, black, long-haired cat, and one of my favourite photos of him is one taken of him drinking water from the plughole in the bathroom sink, with his rear end sticking up in the air, in a most unflattering manner !!! He has been known to bathe in our bath (but not for long). After having a bath (Othello was asleep in the bathroom at the time), when I got out of the bath and started drying myself he jumped up on the edge of the bath, had a look at its contents, then jumped in! For about 10 seconds he stood there quite happily, but then he suddenly remembered he was a cat and that cats aren't supposed to like water, so he made a mad dash up the bathroom wall to try and get out! Needless to say, I dried him off and comforted him - he was somewhat shocked at what he'd done. Finally, the only other time he came into contact with water, was voluntary, but he wasn't happy about it. He had taken to "hanging out" at a neighbour's house across the road. The neighbour in question had been painting and decorating his house and Othello took it upon himself to leap up on the neighbour's kitchen workbench and knock over a bottle of turpentine and spill it over himself! Luckily he didn't try to lick it off. He must have realised it was a dangerous substance, so he ran straight back home and came mewing to us! We washed him straightaway (2 to hold him in the sink and 1 to wash him). He knew it was for his own good, but he didn't like it. That was the last time he went to the house over the road ......

[Annie'scat]

Originally posted by AvaJoy:
<STRONG>I have heard that some cats enjoy playing with flowing water; whenever a faucet is on they are up on the counter or sink or bathtub to observe at close range. Meeshe will touch a paw to the water in his dish before drinking (either testing the temperature or level - only he knows!), and Lily likes to have a fresh cup of water held for her while she drinks, but she will also drink from her bowl.

Otherwise, I have never had a cat that seemed at all intrigued by running water, and wondered if anyone would like to share their cat's water antics.

I've read that Persians prefer to drink from fountains, because due to their facial structure they can get water up their noses trying to drink from a bowl . . . Spencer, have you found this to be true?</STRONG>

[Annie'scat]

Sorry about previous message, am new to this and pressed the wrong key!!!

Regarding the fascination with water, my first cat, Tiger, loved warm water. She would always either sit on my stomach when I was in the bath, the deeper the better, or lay on the side tapping the water with her front paws. She also loved her own warm bath, not too deep though and would purr like mad, and then cuddle up with me till I dried her in a lovely warm fluffy towel. She didn't seem to mind the hair dryer, either. She was eighteen when she died and I still miss her terribly. She always slept on my pillow and would wash my hair or lick my forehead until I went to sleep. After my Dad died my Mum came to stay for a while and she would cuddle up to Mum in bed until they both fell asleep. Thanks everyone for such a wonderful web-site.

[AvaJoy]

Originally posted by Pollypuss2:
<STRONG>. . . She always slept on my pillow and would wash my hair or lick my forehead until I went to sleep. After my Dad died my Mum came to stay for a while and she would cuddle up to Mum in bed until they both fell asleep. Thanks everyone for such a wonderful web-site. </STRONG>

Sounds marvelous to fall asleep while being groomed by one's cat . . . she must have thought the world of you, and such precious memories you will always have of your special Tiger.

[yorkster]

Originally posted by Farruska:
<STRONG>LOL

Sometimes i think pictures speak better than words so here goes

What R u Waing for?


That's better

[ October 06, 2001: Message edited by: Farruska ]</STRONG>

what a beautiful kitty- and funny too! good pictures.

[Pam]

I have told this before, but the sound of running water causes my Andy to run immediately to the source. He frequently will jump on the counter to get a drink and very often plays in his water dish. He is also very interested when he hears a potty flush. One day I had just gotten finished scrubbing the floor and was pouring the dirty water down the potty and he came running. Unfortunately in his desire to run and sit on the rim and watch, he lost his footing! Yep, he landed right in the potty in the midst of the swirling dirty water. He has not done that since! I was speaking with the "mother" of his sibling about a year after Andy came to live with us. It seems that his brother behaves exactly the same way. My Trevor, on the other hand, has no interest at all in water.....just food!

[punkin]

Hi... I have a 3 month old orange tabby. His name is Punkin and he can't get enough water. If I leave the top toilet cover up hes got his nose in the water checking it out until he feels brave enough to put his paw in. He loves to check things out when I go to the bathroom. Before I used to feel his whiskers on my backside as he was trying to look in, but now he goes so far as to stand between me and the tank until I'm done, then he jumps up on the counter to check out the sink. Hes only fallen in the toilet once that I know of. (Yes it was clean - thank god!) Hes recently discovered the sink... this is hillarious. Except in the middle of the night when he plays with the silver part in the middle of the sink knocking it around in the drain!

Originally posted by AvaJoy:
<STRONG>I have heard that some cats enjoy playing with flowing water; whenever a faucet is on they are up on the counter or sink or bathtub to observe at close range. Meeshe will touch a paw to the water in his dish before drinking (either testing the temperature or level - only he knows!), and Lily likes to have a fresh cup of water held for her while she drinks, but she will also drink from her bowl.

Otherwise, I have never had a cat that seemed at all intrigued by running water, and wondered if anyone would like to share their cat's water antics.

I've read that Persians prefer to drink from fountains, because due to their facial structure they can get water up their noses trying to drink from a bowl . . . Spencer, have you found this to be true?</STRONG>

[AmberLee]

Welcome Punkin,

Your kitten sounds adorable.