Fat-Fat drinks his water, but also seems to like pawing the water out of the dish, this is done on a regular basis. Does anyone know why a cat would paw water out like this on a regular basis?
2006-08-05 15:48:09 · 29 answers · asked by deeprnll 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
i have had many cats and some of them just have to do that and some dont. dont do anything to the cat, just let it be a cat.
2006-08-05 15:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of my cats do the same thing and then most of them lick the water off their paws. I think they like the way the water feels on their paws.
2006-08-05 15:56:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ginger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may just be playing, Maybe there's something in his water and he was trying to get out. In hot weather he could be doing it to cool down his paws by walking through it when he finishes splashing. Cats are funny creatures, I've had one for 8 years at my apt, and I've seen her do some crazy stuff.
2006-08-05 15:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be an immitation of one of the cat's 3 modes of attacking prey, in this case attacking the (imagined) fish in the water and pawing it up toward land.
The other 2 attack modes are the jump-and-grab, used to snag a bird from the air, and the pounce, used to attack small ground-based animals.
2006-08-05 15:53:54 · answer #4 · answered by Eric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He might be cleaning his paws. Or he could just like to play around with the water, cats are curious creatures.
2006-08-05 15:50:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's playing. My cat used to do the same thing. Sometimes he would even stick his paw in the bowl and lick it, then stick it back in the water, and lick his paw again.
2006-08-05 15:52:00 · answer #6 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually,
The reason is not surprisingly, cats prefer their water fresh, also.
The motion of water coming out of a faucet is very appealing to their sense of hearing, as well as of sight, and possibly even of smell.
Even if your cat’s water dish looks clean, bacteria can collect very quickly especially in ceramic and plastic bowls. Always use stainless steel bowls for food and for water for your kitty. And, it is best to change his water daily, after rinsing out his water bowl thoroughly, or even washing it daily. Water that has been standing even a few hours loses oxygen; cats are smart enough to know that the freshest water still has lots of oxygen in it, which is certainly true in the running fresh water right out of the tap.
Source(s):
http://cats.about.com/library/guest/ucfe...
2006-08-05 15:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats like to play with the water..my cat does it all the time!
2006-08-05 15:52:00 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that some dogs this to standing water to clear away anything that's living on the surface of the water, and to reach the better water that's just under the surface.
2006-08-05 15:51:50 · answer #9 · answered by brand_new_monkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't tell you why, but I have a suggestion.
Put his water in a small bowl that sits inside a larger bowl. Could stop it from splashing so much on the floor.
2006-08-05 15:54:20 · answer #10 · answered by justanoldguyfromky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some times the cats do it to clean their paws and to check the water if it is to warm and to make sure it is clean for them to drink.
2006-08-05 16:17:25 · answer #11 · answered by LENORE P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋