than the fresh water in their bowl? Do they do it just to annoy me?
2007-03-01 07:11:34 · 27 answers · asked by Mrs. Noo 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes, because they are cats. Everything they do, they do to annoy.
I noticed that my cat doesn't like to drink water from the bowl that's right beside her food dish. She used to drink out the toilet bowl (YUCK!), the shower and the fish tank, until I started putting old mugs full of water in random spots around the house (in the stairwell, in the bedroom, etc). She still drinks out of the fish tank, and the shower, but now she also drinks the fresh water out the mugs. I think the random mugs of water help her to feel more feral and prowly.
We stopped her from drinking out of the toilet bowl by keeping the lid down at all times.
2007-03-01 07:17:18 · answer #1 · answered by mikah_smiles 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The water straight from the tap tastes chlorinated to them. Water left standing dechlorinates.
My cat would rather drink a puddle than fresh tap water.
When it is summer, we save the dishwasher water (no chemicals) for use on the garden and I have even caught him sipping at that.
2007-03-01 21:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by marvelous_mad_madam_mim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cat's prefere to drink any old dirty water apparently it's good for them, Our cat's drink rain water from a dish we leave outside? Plus fresh water as well, and they live to ripe old age's,i.e. 23, 17, and 8 yrs old. Let them drink it.
2007-03-01 09:58:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why they do it, but you must not let them do it, because many plants and flowers are toxic to cats, plus the week-old water in the vase with the flower stems dvelops bacteria.
2007-03-01 07:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took me forever to figure out why one of my cats would prefer to drink from the toilet than drink the fresh water in his bowl but I finally got it. He didn't like the taste of plastic.
I bought him his own glasses in a cobalt blue and set them around the house in out of the way places. He was delighted and never drank out of the toilet again.
Now that he's dead, these glasses are precious to me.
2007-03-01 07:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by txkathidy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what it's called exactly, but there's stuff in the week old water that your cats like. They are smart animals and wouldn't drink/eat things that don't taste/smell good to them.
2007-03-01 07:20:37 · answer #6 · answered by daughter_helping 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat used to drink out of the fish tank and my Mum's cat only drank water dripping out of the cold tap - what fusspots!!
2007-03-01 07:21:42 · answer #7 · answered by catrina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the flowers give the water a special taste they like. You know, like some people like a lemon wedge with their water at a restaurant.
2007-03-01 07:15:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine wouldn't drink out of her dish either. My vet said to add a little milk to it and WOW she started drinking her water. But she stilled liked my waterfall to drink from. So I started adding a teaspoon of milk to it and she loved it.
If you plan on having flowers with stale water in it all the time then she will get sick from it. When she starts drinking spray her with water and she will get the message. But try the milk and see if she starts leaving your vases alone...
2007-03-01 07:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by Angell 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you should probably be changing the water in the vase at least once a week.. thats gross. Just FYI the water could be contaminated with samonella.
2007-03-01 07:14:56 · answer #10 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋