Another smart cat habit observed.

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Jason James - 29 Jan 2006 03:06 GMT

We have a large green plastic water-bowl for the two furry fellas. I note
that the water does need changing regularly as a slime forms on the bottom
if not.
Anyhoo,..When Misty (5yo spayed male,indoor) wants a drink, he carefully
lowers one front-paw onto the surface of the water to gauge its depth. Our
other fella, Fatso (7+ spayed, outdoor/indoor) just sticks his head into the
bowl and starts lapping :-)

Jason

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(PeteCresswell) - 29 Jan 2006 03:24 GMT

Per Jason James:

>We have a large green plastic water-bowl for the two furry fellas. I note
>that the water does need changing regularly as a slime forms on the bottom
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>other fella, Fatso (7+ spayed, outdoor/indoor) just sticks his head into the
>bowl and starts lapping :-)

Our cat has this thing about tall glasses. He'll go out of his way to drink
from one.

OTOH, our neighbor's cat prefers to drink from the bird bath. My theory is
that the bird poop gives it a little extra flavor.

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Jason James - 29 Jan 2006 16:24 GMT

> Per Jason James:
> >We have a large green plastic water-bowl for the two furry fellas. I note
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> OTOH, our neighbor's cat prefers to drink from the bird bath. My theory is
> that the bird poop gives it a little extra flavor.

Yes,..I have seen similar behaviour with the same cat. He'll stick his head
into a watering can for a drink, even tho there's water in his bowl. Maybe
they are seeking sweeter water,..such as rain, especially with the bird bath
case?

Jason

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Gntry - 29 Jan 2006 03:41 GMT

My 1yr old cat does the same thing...we were wondering if she had a depth
perception thing going on, where she couldn't tell if there was any water in
her dish w/o dipping her foot in first....

> We have a large green plastic water-bowl for the two furry fellas. I note
> that the water does need changing regularly as a slime forms on the bottom
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>
> Jason

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Michael Rhino - 29 Jan 2006 08:37 GMT

> My 1yr old cat does the same thing...we were wondering if she had a depth
> perception thing going on, where she couldn't tell if there was any water
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>> the
>> bowl and starts lapping :-)

Maybe it's a case of washing its hands before eating. When Samantha was a
kitten, she liked to splash.

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Jason James - 03 Feb 2006 17:33 GMT

> My 1yr old cat does the same thing...we were wondering if she had a depth
> perception thing going on, where she couldn't tell if there was any water in
> her dish w/o dipping her foot in first....

Is she another breed other than your standard moggy? Maybe this behaviour is
breed related.

Jason

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BTB - 06 Feb 2006 06:39 GMT

>>My 1yr old cat does the same thing...we were wondering if she had a depth
>>perception thing going on, where she couldn't tell if there was any water
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>
> Jason

We have placed two glasses of water in different locations for our
ginger cat, she refuses to drink out of anything else.

On occasions she will pull at the glass with her paw or will dip her paw
into the glass to gauge the water level. Sometimes she will do a couple
of full 360 walk arounds before the paw is used but once she sees the
ripple in the surface, the head is in there.

It is so cute to watch

BTB

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Jason James - 07 Feb 2006 10:02 GMT

> >>My 1yr old cat does the same thing...we were wondering if she had a depth
> >>perception thing going on, where she couldn't tell if there was any water
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>
> It is so cute to watch

Indeed it is,..as are a lot of their antics :-)

Jason

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