Do your cats play in their water dish?

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

You know, this is too funny. If you remember, I had tried everything with my two to give them fresh water, even to the point of spending almost $100.00 on one of those water fountain things. They seemed to prefer to drink out of the toilet, even though they had two bowls of water I re-filled everyday, plus the water fountain, plus some of those bowls where you turn the water bottle upside down and it gurgles out as they drink. I mean you name it, I tried it and eventually gave up on everything except the water fountain and just let them drink out of the toilet.

Well, the other night I must have eaten something salty so I woke up in the middle of the night and was parched. I brought a glass of water back into the bedroom and set it on the table next to the bed. Ever since then we have a new routine at bedtime. Tubby jumps up on the bed and heads right for the glass of water. Takes a couple slurps then crawls in. Terry said he even saw Peanut drinking out of it. So I guess as long as it's in a glass, they'll drink it - they just don't like bowl. At least I know now so I can find some nice wide glasses so they don't get their heads stuck. And I can place various glasses around to maybe break them of the toilet habit.

And to think I discovered this right when the "drinking out of glasses" topic comes up here! Too funny.

[Randi]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
You know, this is too funny. I brought a glass of water back into the bedroom and set it on the table next to the bed. Ever since then we have a new routine at bedtime.

It's exactly what happened here! And the reason Fister has got his own glass of water in the bedroom. The first time I caught him drinking water out my glass on my bedtable - but the second time, he was drinking tea!! With sugar in!! So that was it, a glass for him in the corner. We can hear him slurp several times during the night.

He stopped drinking out of mine after that!

[yumyum6970]

Thank goodness YumYum does not play in her waterdish, but she loves playing with her food. She will actually pick the food up with her paw and it in from her paw. She is soo strange.

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[sasvermont]

My last cat (RB) drank from my glass next to my bed too. There is something about it. I think they like drinking where we drink. It is the same water - and even if I put the same glass next to their bowl of food, they still prefer having it away from their food. Go figure. Maybe in the wild, water and food were in different places. Who knows. My guys are to wild and wooley at night and often clear off everything on my nightstand, including my reading glasses and drinking glasses. Thus, I have learned my lesson with both....and leave the nightstand clear except for a lamp (even that is taking a beating).... I think they do the damage just to get my attention.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

My guys all love to play in their water bowl. In the summer, when it's hot, I drop an ice cube in it. They love that. They play 'lets see who can fish it out the fastest'.

[todd]

yes my angel cat poll,s her water dish arund all the time.

[Former User]

Yeah, Kitty plays in it...her fave game is to drop some food there and then start fishing it back with her paw! Of course, there's water all over the floor then

Other thing she likes to do is to lay almost on the water, as you can see from the pic I attached...

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

My new kitty Jupiter does this crazy thing..........
he bumps his water bowl with his head and spills the water on the floor then he digs in it with his paws (like he is digging a hole in the ground) and then licks the water off the floor..... and this is the only way he will drink his water.

dem crazy kitties!!!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Sara, it's funny the completely different personalities cats can have. You will have so much fun seeing the differences between Jupiter and Tinky. Sometimes they are so alike, but other times they couldn't be more different. Enjoy your kittens and learning their different personalities. I envy you all the fun you'll have.

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

Yeah T&P's Mom you are soooo right....
Tinky eats like a little lady she sits her whole body close to the ground and eats close to her food ................ Jupiter, on the other hand, stands over the water part of the dish and puts one paw on the divider and stands over his food to eat and then he does that crazy thing drinking his water..... I'm gonna take a pic cause It looks so funny how she eats so danty and he is over there eating like a caveman .

guess our Sydney is like Yumyum !!! He "drinks" with his paw : picks up some water with his paw and then licks it of .... Cute !!
As to other "water-situations" : he dislikes it !
He is scared of a running tab !!!! Only one thing with water attracts his curiousity : when I push the water-button of the toilet , he comes closer to watch what that noice is coming from !!!!!

[todd]

YES my angel cat poll,s her water dish out in to the meddle of the flower.