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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2006Cat only drinks from toilet bowl
Hi everyone, I'm new the to group. I have a 6 month old tabby that will not drink from his water bowl. He has two of them, one downstairs, one right by his food. However, he prefers the toilet. I do change his water daily. He prefers to tip over his bowls rather than drink from them. I've read that this isn't safe, however, growing up, my two cats always drank from the toilet bowl and lived to a grand old age. I don't want to worry over nothing, but ideally, I would like him to drink from his water bowl. Thanks for your advice! I have a couple cats who will come into the bathroom and drink from a dixie cup or straight from the water fountain! > Hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks for your advice! > Hi everyone, > I'm new the to group. I have a 6 month old tabby that will not drink > from his water bowl. He has two of them, one downstairs, one right by > his food. However, he prefers the toilet. > <snip> My cats drink from an ice cream bucket I keep in the bathtub and freshen often. That's something you could try. I just don't think drinking out of the toilet can be good for a cat even if you've had ones that lived long lives despite doing it. I'd close the lid and give the ice cream bucket a shot and see how it goes. > > Hi everyone, > > I'm new the to group. I have a 6 month old tabby that will not drink [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ones that lived long lives despite doing it. I'd close the lid and > give the ice cream bucket a shot and see how it goes. My cat drinks from the dog's water bowl. I don't know why, since he has one more proportional to his size for himself. My advice to the person who's cat drinks out of the toilet is to put the lid down. TC Easy way to handle this close the toilet lock it down some how put a heavier and larger bowl in the other's place if they refuse to drink from it don't worry about it when they get thirsty they will drink unless you bail out and allow them to drink from the toilet which I think will probably still happen. The water in the toilet is as poisonous as the water in the sink unless you use something like that blue cleaner which really bleaches the thing. I'd go with however she wants to drink is ok.  SignatureIf you object to logging, try plastic toilet paper or plastic towels. > Easy way to handle this close the toilet lock it down some how put a > heavier and larger bowl in the other's place if they refuse to drink from > it don't worry about it when they get thirsty they will drink unless you > bail out and allow them to drink from the toilet which I think will > probably still happen. > The water in the toilet is as poisonous as the water in the sink unless > you use something like that blue cleaner which really bleaches the > thing. I'd go with however she wants to drink is ok. I wouldn't think toilet water is poisonous as many a pet, especially dogs, and probably a few toddlers would croak every day. However, there's just got to be more bacteria and other nasty little things in toilet water than comes out of the sink tap. Maybe I'm wrong but there's no way I'd dip my glass in the toilet the next time I wanted a drink. Mark, In other words I was saying sink water is as safe as toilet water. SignatureIf you object to logging, try plastic toilet paper and towels. > >> The water in the toilet is as poisonous as the water in the sink unless [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > there's no way I'd dip my glass in the toilet the next time I wanted a > drink. > The water in the toilet is as poisonous as the water in the sink unless you > use something like that blue cleaner which really bleaches the thing. I'd go > with however she wants to drink is ok. I've read that the kitchen sink is actually the most bacteria-ridden part of one's house...worse than a toilet bowl actually... so if you keep your toilet clean...but do not allow chemicals to stay in it...your cat should be fine... however i prefer to leave the water running just a dribble in the bathtub...as my cat prefers that to even the toilet!!!! "NMR" <haveyouplonkedatrolltoday@anti-troll.com> wrote in message >unless you > bail out and allow them to drink from the toilet which I think will > probably still happen. Umm, right, I'm glad you can make a judgment call about me "bailing out" on my cat. Thanks for offering that charming scenario of what you "think will probably happen." > "NMR" <haveyouplonkedatrolltoday@anti-troll.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > on my cat. Thanks for offering that charming scenario of what you "think > will probably happen." The reason I said that is most cat owners will cave in and allow them to do bad behavior as you have been. You said it your self you had two cats growing up that were allowed to do a bad habit through out their life. I am not belittling you or putting you down in any way remember these are words no emotions can be expressed behind them. > Hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks for your advice! Suggestion: Put a good sized stainless steel mixing bowl in the bathtub. Show it to him If you have a toilet bowl with a lid, keep it closed. If you have a shower stall, the mixing bowl will work there too, From what I have observed, kitty likes his water bowls away from the food dish. In nature, cats find their water in different places . give kitty fresh water every day. > Hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks for your advice! be sure to flush, or why don't you just leave toilet seat down? don't put lid down; you will come home to find your cat trapped under the lid like i did. it's too easy for a cat to scurry under the lid and dive into the toilet bowl for a drink. getting out is the harder part. hi annie, cats like to drink fresh tap water because it is more oxegenated and, so, taste better to them than the "stale" water in their bowl. do what I do: teach your cats to turn on and drink from the faucet. faucet water is even fresher than toilet water and they like it more. the trick is to get them to turn off the faucet when they are done. my cat is very negligent about turning off the faucet, so sometimes when i get home, half of the faucets are on all over the house! Thats what Mama and Hobbes do,too...If they know I am going past the bathroom, they are already on the sink waiting for me to turn the water on to drink from the tap :-) May be when I redecorate my bath, I will put lever handles on it so they can learn to turn the faucet on themselves...Oh Joy! Can see it now!!! :-) SignatureDon't Judge, God is still on the job! Let Him work! > hi annie, > cats like to drink fresh tap water because it is more oxegenated and, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > cat is very negligent about turning off the faucet, so sometimes when i > get home, half of the faucets are on all over the house! Well, I had a problem with my cat turning over his water bowl too, so I bought one of those cat water bottles with a bowl attached. It refills the bowl as the cat drinks, so the water is fresher, and the cat seems to like it. As for the toilet drinking, keep the lid down. Cats can be trained if you stick with it. They can also be re-trained. >Thats what Mama and Hobbes do,too...If they know I am going past the >bathroom, they are already on the sink waiting for me to turn the water on [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> cat is very negligent about turning off the faucet, so sometimes when i >> get home, half of the faucets are on all over the house! > Hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks for your advice! Cats lick their arses all day, licking yours by drinking toilet water is unlikely to do them any harm - unless you're sick... Try NOT refreshing, but just topping up your cat's water - they tend to like water that humans would turn up their noses at! I worked at the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center for 3 years. Water in the toilet its not dangerous if it is flushed after the toilet is used. Even if there are those tank cleansers in there. There is 5-10 gallons of water in your tank and bowl together so the bleach and cleaners are very dilute. drinking toilet water is > unlikely to do them any harm - unless you're sick... if you have bleach in your bowl, cats wont drink from it because it doesn't smell or taste good to them. also, they won't drink blue water. Annie, the reason your cat might like the toilet water is because he likes the sound of the running water. I think they figure it is fresher, and as mentioned, more oxygenated. In nature, they would drink from streams which would make a rushing water sound similar to a toilet or faucet. I was thinking of getting some type of water fountain as my cat does not drink much water either. She seems to get plenty from her food and will sometimes drink water from the plant pans in the house instead of her water bowl. Try a cat water fountain. It keeps the water moving and oxygenated. He'll be attracted by the sound of running water and the oxygen richness of it. http://radiofence.com/drinkwell_pet_fountains.htm > Hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks for your advice! > Annie, the reason your cat might like the toilet water is because he > likes the sound of the running water. I think they figure it is [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > > > Thanks for your advice! I have a friend whose cat will only drink from the bathroom sink faucet. She keeps it on a low trickle, and he just hops up there when he needs a drink. Also, the water in the toilet has had time for the bad gasses to be released into the air while it was in the tank and then when it is in the bowl itself. The cat fountain is an ideal solution I think, I will probably get one soon. > > Annie, the reason your cat might like the toilet water is because he > > likes the sound of the running water. I think they figure it is [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > She keeps it on a low trickle, and he just hops up there when he needs a > drink. > > Annie, the reason your cat might like the toilet water is because he > > likes the sound of the running water. I think they figure it is [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > She keeps it on a low trickle, and he just hops up there when he needs a > drink. I meant to add that my friend's cat drinks from a small, shallow bowl, which sits in the sink. The water trickles from the faucet into the bowl. The water is always fresh because of the shallowness of the bowl. |
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