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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004Cat moves water dish
Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? >I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she >may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after >I fill it. I have 'splashers' too, so here's my contribution: To solve the wet floor problem I bought two big, pretty china urns (watertight, of course). They probably hold 2 liters and must be washed/refilled as often as smaller dishes. To solve the wastage issue, I water the plants with what the cats haven't finished. HTH > Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging > her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. > I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she > may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? *hehe* I have one of those. My darling Isis. We now have a anti-slip bowl made for large dogs. It is heavyweight and has rubber on the bottom so it won't slide and is long and short so it won't tip. You could also try a raised water bowl, like this. > <URL:http://www.allpetsconsidered.com/xq/aspx/pID.636/id.1/catid.11/subid.61/page./qx /productdetails.htm>  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Do cemetery workers prefer the graveyard shift? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging > her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. > I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she > may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? How about putting her water dish inside a bigger dish? Priscilla I had this problem and solved it by putting the dish in a new litterpan. The cat can slosh all she wants with little chance of getting the floor wet. A good heavy "rabbit dish" would also help. You might give your cat more to do; she sounds like a smart cat. If nothing else, you could keep her water dish in the bathtub or shower and let her go to it. Sharon Talbert Campus Cats > Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging > her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. > I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she > may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? > You might give your cat more to do; she sounds like a smart cat. If > nothing else, you could keep her water dish in the bathtub or shower and > let her go to it. I'm in favor of this -- it's fun for her, and it's funny -- I say celebrate it rather than try to quash it! I'm sure cleaning up water can be a bit tiresome, but a cat pushing her water dish around -- that's comedy! --Catherine & Rosalie the calicohead > Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging > her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. > I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she > may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? Chain the dish to a cinder block ... or maybe just put some of the little plastic self-adhesive anti-skid buttons on the bottom. "mpwilliams" <mpwilliams@dialaccess.com> wrote > > Chain the dish to a cinder block ... Male, are we? ;) > "mpwilliams" <mpwilliams@dialaccess.com> wrote > >> Chain the dish to a cinder block ... > > Male, are we? ;) [sigh] > > "mpwilliams" <mpwilliams@dialaccess.com> wrote > > >> Chain the dish to a cinder block ... > > > > Male, are we? ;) > > [sigh] Sorry. I was just trying to imagine a woman suggesting putting a cinder block in the kitchen. >> > "mpwilliams" <mpwilliams@dialaccess.com> wrote > >> >> Chain the dish to a cinder block ... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Sorry. I was just trying to imagine a woman suggesting putting a cinder > block in the kitchen. Here, I use 'cinder block' as a metaphor for any heavy object having a surface finish that would produce a relatively high coefficient of static friction when the object is at rest on a typical kitchen flooring material. A used tire would do just as well, although I'm guessing that most women would prefer a new one. > >> > "mpwilliams" <mpwilliams@dialaccess.com> wrote > > >> >> Chain the dish to a cinder block ... [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > A used tire would do just as well, although I'm guessing that most women > would prefer a new one. I was RIGHT! ;) > Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging > her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. > I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she > may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? I think you can get them with weighted bottoms at the pet store. (...) > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? The pet fountains are quite heavy. You could velcro the bowl to the floor. Mind you, you would risk chucking the greasy water over yourself when you tried to pull the bowl off the ground (Rrrrip - sploosh). You could install a concrete ornamental fountain. You could suspend the bowl from the ceiling, on wires. You could suspend the cat from the ceiling, on wires. Steve. > Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging > her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. > I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she > may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? I have matching metal food and water dishes that are seated in a matching rack -- your cat would have to drag the whole rack around. Although I guess that's possible . . . Signaturehttp://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/pages/hodge.html >Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging >her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. >I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she >may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after >I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy >that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? Glad to hear it's not just our cats. We were using dishes with reservoirs, they figured out how to take off the reservoir and dump it on the floor. > Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging > her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. > I am sick of cleaning up the puddles everyday - and also fear that she > may not be getting enough water, as she seems to spill it right after > I fill it. Any suggestions on a new type of water dish I could buy > that she isn't able to drag and tip over?? Put the water dish on a small rug. I have the food and water bowl on a 2x3 foot rug becuase Fatass drops her food all over the place, and also becuase I figure it is better to eat on a rug than on the cold kitchen floor. Bluesman >> Hi, my cat is 3 years old and she has discovered the jpy of dragging >> her *full* water dish around the kitchen until it spills EVERYWHERE. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Bluesman i have this one: petsmart.com http://tinyurl.com/5682h it's skid proof and wont' tip over. they have them in larger sizes too. i also keep SHaina's bowls on a plastic mat: petsmart.com http://tinyurl.com/4j636 -L |
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