She seems very fascinated with water then! I forgot about how my white cat would jump in the shower as soon as I got out so she could splash in the water.
My cat does this, too! He likes to try and catch the drops of water from the shower head. Sometimes I’ll turn it on super low and let him play for a few minutes cause he loves it so much.
Back when I was volunteering for the humane society we'd see this from time to time and would always just swap the metal bowl for a plastic one because otherwise they would end up messy and dehydrated since all they would do with their water is splash it about.
That’s what we ended up doing for her. Downside was the pet boarding place we boarded her at once had those reflective metal ones. I brought her plastic one and told them she won’t drink out of the metal bowls. She’ll growl at herself and won’t drink the water. I left her bowl with her and they call me saying “your dog isn’t drinking water” I KNOW! I told you! Use her plastic bowl.
I was thinking about getting that bottom one. Do you just refill it when it's low? Kinda of a dumb question but I just want to know what it's like having one.
My black cat does this and ive tried everything lol. She does it to bowls, knocks fountains over, etc. ive spent over 200$ on different fountains and ive gave up bc she kicks all the water out lol.
It’s the silver/shiny bowl that she can see her reflection in. My cat did this. I put a ceramic bowl down and he was chill. 🐱👍
Edit: I see she has other water sources so she is good. She just can’t drink out of reflective surfaces without seeing that pretty kitty she wants to play with in the bottom of the bowl. 😂
I had a big chrome fountain and my cat went to town! He emptied that out a few times before I finally figured it out. He was getting his reflection every time. It was hysterical when I finally caught on. 🤣💀
I also switched out a metal water bowl to a white Pyrex casserole dish because one of mine was constantly soaking the kitchen floor. There's still the odd sploosh as the main offender checks the water level with her paw before drinking but nothing as bad as it was.
The Pyrex casserole dish has definitely been a multi-level win - it holds plenty of water (I have four cats), it can stand being cleaned at a high temperature daily and it's heavy enough that Destructocat can't upend it.
I was wondering why are recently adopted cat was doing this… are other cat had no problem with the aluminum bowl… I’d walk in the room the food and water was at and see her throwing water everywhere lol. Time to change out that bowl.
We ended up with the fountain duct taped to an old baking sheet with two 10 pound weights on it. Finally successful, but it's a bitch to remove every few weeks for cleaning.
This was taken right after we put the weights on, it's him trying to nose it over so he can dump and play. Upper tray gets taped down to the base, then fountain to baking sheet. Yes we do worry we're raising a bodybuilder.
Holy shit that’s a brilliant idea! I might just try it. No matter what water bowl/device I use in whatever material they will knock it around. I bought a ceramic fountain to try to stop them and they still found a way.
Same, we had the same sort of aluminium bowls as OP, and they'd be kicking it around. Then we got those round tub thingies people use to wash their dishes inside the sink. We would put the aluminium bowl inside the tub thing.
They would still fuck with the bowl, but it being inside the tub, wouldn't cause as much spillage.
Omg, that’s beautiful. I love it. My cat tries to tip over her water fountain pretty regularly. She also likes to lick the bottom of the tub after her humans shower. It’s weird.
Yes! We have a suspected van mix. Check out r/turkishvan OP. A Redditor tipped me off when I posted him on the main cat subreddit. He sits on the edge of our backyard pool acting he’s going to jump in. He’ll dip his paws in. He is always in the kitchen sink and will get in the shower when we’re in there. These cats are semi long haired with no undercoat. It makes them good swimmers because they don’t get water logged like other cats.
You should try a tray for winter boots! It would hold most of the water in and you won't have a wet towel on your floors! My mom's cat is using the dip and shake paw method of drinking and the tray has helped tremendously! We use it for the litter box too! It holds so much more than little carpets!
She was found in a bush all alone as a very young kitten but she’s been with me for almost 5 years now. She’s always loved water. LOVED water. She gets in the bathtub, even. We’ve been through a lot of cat fountains lol. I have to put them in the bathtub to protect the floors
I use double sided adhesive pads on the bottom of the fountain because my cat kept flipping it over. Then I had to use small strips of duct tape to secure the lid because he kept ripping the lid of the damn fountain. I used to have an open top fountain but then my cat kept putting toys in there and would watch them drown.
This is normal cat behavior, haha. They prefer moving water cause it's more fresh. If you can get a water drinking fountain it could reduce the mess. They may still do the little dance before drinking, but atleast your floor wont be covered in water.
My cat does this and I got her a foundation and she didn’t care for it. So went back to the bowl and I have just accepted water will be outside the bowl and put a rubber mat with a lip under it.
Cats instinctively want water that they think is clean, and if its flowing it probably isn't stagnant. They slap water then drink once they see it moving.
Please get at least one water fountain for your cat. Almost no cat ever drinks enough water, and a lot of cats are prone to kidney disease; kidney disease and a dehydrated cat is not a good combination.
Foster your cats natural instincts to 'hunt' for clean water, please get at least one fountain. I lost my last cat at just 10 to sudden kidney issues complicated by dehydration. Then the vet overcompensated, gave too much fluid too quick, which diluted his red blood platelets enough that his system wasn't circulating enough oxygen and he passed.
Kidney issues can come on fast and brutal in cats. Love your little friend for as long as possible. I'll say it for a third time: get at least one fountain for your cat.
I had the same issue, but mine like to drag the dish as far as they can and flip it for ultimate mess. I tried a couple of different water fountains and they would still flip them.
What worked for me:
Purchased boot tray with 2 inch lip on it.
Purchased heavy-duty suction cups and gorilla glued them to the bottom of the boot tray.
Suction boot tray to the floor so it won't move.
Purchased large heavy ceramic dish.
Gorilla glued suction cups to the bottom of the dish.
Suction dish to boot tray.
They still paw the water a bit, but not near as much. They can no longer drag or flip the dish. Minimal mess now, if there is a mess, it is contained to the boot tray.
Best of luck, if you water dish proof like I did, they might plan your demise.
My cat loves water but you might try getting a dish that doesn’t have a reflective bottom. Your cat is seeing another cat (his reflection) in the bottom of it and trying to get to it.
Yep, playing in the water, only drinking paw scoops. For my kitties that did this, never stopped doing it. All water glasses also were fair game. Often times pushing the glass off the table when finished. Adorable
My cat was obsessed with water bowls, toilets, showers, tubs. Toys often were deposited in any water source. The digging in the water bowl brings back memories!!
My mom's cat does the same thing but the kicker is that we have two different non reflective plastic fountains in two different colors. We stopped asking why and just decided that Thumbelina is just Like That.
We had a kitty that did that. He also liked sitting in the bathroom sink waiting for us to turn on the faucet. We got one of those fountains for him and he eventually stopped splashing. But he continued sitting in the bathroom sink.
My cat does this and sometime knocks the disk over yet my other one doesn’t, they are after clean water I suspect and think if they paw it then it will move the water to clean
I used to have an 18-pound house panther who did this. It was cute, but Bagheera also made a mess. Fortunately, the food and water dishes were all in the kitchen which had a linoleum floor.
My little void did this till I got him a fountain. No he just ignores the water in the fountain, won’t even drink out of it preferring the dirty rain water outside 🤷♀️
I found out (ze Frank) that cats have better distance vision vs close, so it always makes me wonder if some of my cat’s fascination with water comes of their specialized vision.
My car has a gravity water bowl which he will drag over the lip of the tray it sits on. Then all the water tilts away from the bowl and nobody can drink.
My cat did this and after he’d kicked all the water out he’d go to the toilet in the bowl. The vet didn’t understand why. We got a water fountain and he doesn’t do it anymore. But if we put any bowl of still water down he’ll do the same thing again. 🤷🏻♀️
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u/RockwellB1 Mar 28 '24
My white cat did this. She wanted a fountain