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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2003Using a water bottle?
One of our cats insists on dipping his paw in the water bowl and licking the water off his paw. This results in a huge amount of water getting on the floor. I have tried to work around this by putting the bowl on a tray, on a mat, on a towel. None of those things really helps. I started wondering the other day about seeing if he would drink out of one of those water bottles for rabbits and other smaller animals. Has anyone ever tried this? What might be the best way to introduce it? Lynn One of my cats does this, so I ended up putting the water dish in the bathtub.  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > One of our cats insists on dipping his paw in the water bowl and licking the > water off his paw. This results in a huge amount of water getting on the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Lynn > One of my cats does this, so I ended up putting the water dish in the > bathtub. Thanks. I have to confine the cats to a part of the house without a bathroom for part of the day, so that wouldn't work in this case. A good idea, though. Lynn > One of our cats insists on dipping his paw in the water bowl and licking the > water off his paw. This results in a huge amount of water getting on the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Lynn what sort of bowl are you using? not plastic I hope ;-) try a heavy shallow dish, a lot of cats don't like high sided bowls. I would not suggest a bottle like rabbits use.... how ever you can get a bottle that drips into a shallow dish meant for cats. I would not risk putting one in the bath in case the cat jumped in when the bath was full! good luck > what sort of bowl are you using? not plastic I hope ;-) try a heavy shallow > dish, a lot of cats don't like high sided bowls. I would not suggest a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > good luck I have tried every bowl and waterer that I can find. Ceramic, glass, plastic, large, small, shallow, deep...I've tried the ones with the resevoir, that's what they have now, actually, but if there is any pool of water, no matter how small, he still uses the dipper method. Why wouldn't you suggest the bottles? I know some people who use them for dogs. I've just never heard of a cat using them. Is there a reason they couldn't? Lynn > One of our cats insists on dipping his paw in the water bowl and licking the > water off his paw. This results in a huge amount of water getting on the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Lynn They use them at cat shows and I've seen those cats use them, but I would worry they weren't getting enough. Maybe someone else has experience with them. Kakren > They use them at cat shows and I've seen those cats use them, but I would > worry they weren't getting enough. Maybe someone else has experience with > them. > > Kakren I hadn't thought about people using them at shows...makes sense. There is a show in town next weekend, I think. Maybe I'll go and see what people think of them. I'm thinking they might just use them while they are caged... Lynn >> They use them at cat shows and I've seen those cats use them, but I would >> worry they weren't getting enough. Maybe someone else has experience with [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Lynn I imagine this is true, but the persians seemed to really go at it. However, they are exposed to it since kitten hood. I don't know how an adult would take to it. Karen >One of our cats insists on dipping his paw in the water bowl and licking the >water off his paw. This results in a huge amount of water getting on the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Lynn I bought one intended for rabbits or other small animals, bu it was a failure. I now have a Petco water fountain with filter.TuTu likes it and uses it, but still wants to drink ou of a slow running bathroom faucet. MLB > One of our cats insists on dipping his paw in the water bowl and licking the > water off his paw. This results in a huge amount of water getting on the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Lynn Check the link below. I have one of these fountains for my Ragdoll... she loves it. http://www.vetventures.com/ Signature"Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck > Check the link below. I have one of these fountains for my Ragdoll... > she loves it. > > http://www.vetventures.com/ That's neat. I'm guessing anything with a pool at the bottom would have him still using his paw. The people we got him from had a bathtub with faucets he could turn. He would turn it on just a trickle and then use his paw in the stream. It might be worth a try, though. It's something I haven't tried before anyway. Thanks, Lynn > That's neat. I'm guessing anything with a pool at the bottom would have him > still using his paw. The people we got him from had a bathtub with faucets > he could turn. He would turn it on just a trickle and then use his paw in > the stream. It might be worth a try, though. It's something I haven't > tried before anyway. My cat Otto used to drink with his paws. Every day when I'd get home from work both bowls would be dirty, with a lot of hair, litter and drit on the bottom. Otto also liked to drink from faucets, so I got one of the Drinkwell fountains. Even though it does have a bowl, Otto stopped dipping his paws in to drink. Last year I brought the Drinkwell fountain to my job, for the two cats we have there, and got a Petmate for home. The Petmate is easier to take apart, but it doesn't really have a stream of water, doesn't hold as much water and anything that drops into the bowl stays there. I'm going to order another Drinkwell soo. Liz >>Check the link below. I have one of these fountains for my Ragdoll... >>she loves it. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks, > Lynn Place a rubber mat with a lip running around the outer edge of it on the floor under anything he drinks out of... hopefully that will contain the water to that general area. My cat drinks directly from the running stream... very rarely from the pool. Signature"Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck > >>Check the link below. I have one of these fountains for my Ragdoll... > >>she loves it. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > My cat drinks directly from the running stream... very rarely from the pool. I think the fountain is a brilliant idea, it must really encourage a cat to drink I would of thought In news:blpeto$fhr$1@sparta.btinternet.com, ~*SooZy*~ <soozyqureshi@cathotmail.com> being of bellicose mind posted: > > > > Check the link below. I have one of these fountains for my > > > > Ragdoll... she loves it. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > I think the fountain is a brilliant idea, it must really encourage > a cat to drink I would of thought Would a bidet be considered a "fountain?" ;-) -- ~~Philip "Never let school interfere with your education - Mark Twain" |
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