Kitten tips his water. Help!?

Question

My 5 month kitten keeps playing with his water, and tips it out of his bowl.
Anyone know anything to help stop this. (Do you get a water holder for cats like that for a hamster etc?)
I'm concerned as he then has no water to drink while I'm at work. I've tried a heavier bowl but he just sticks his paws in and splashes. He's a British Blue and I'm not sure if this is just a breed thing? Thank you all in advance.x

Answer 1

I've got a cat that does the same thing, and she's just a mutt so its not a breed thing but a personality thing. My final recourse for my cats was to put an automatic water bowl in the tub. She doesn't flip the bowl over, but splashes all of the water out. That way it doesn't matter if she splashes it out, and the water wont run out for her or the other cats. I would suggest first going and getting a dog water bowl that has a non-slip bottom, that has a base wider than the bowl. That will take a lot of work for him to flip over. If that doesn't work for flipping the bowl, then try putting 2 down. If he continues to splash from the bowl, and cant give up a tub, then you can try putting it in a new litter box tray (no top), so that the water doesn't go everywhere. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Some cats love to pay with water.

Get a heavy non-skid, non-tip dog water bowl to avoid the huge mess, and put down a baking sheet under the bowl to contain the water there. Let him play, some cats love splashing around in the stuff. They'll still drink it.

If you have a bowl that holds at least 3 cups of water, he will have enough there no matter how much he plays with.

Answer 3

If your kitten is playing in his water just to be playing, there's not much you can do aside from trying to train him not to. A self-watering bowl would make sure he had water to drink for a long period of time, but it would also provide more water for him to splash out onto your floor. My mother-in-law his this very problem with her cat, she goes through a lot of towels.
If, on the other hand, your cat splashes before drinks, or if you notice that he's more fascinated with just the movement of water, try a cat fountain. My cat used to drink out of the toilet, but only when it was just flushed and still rippling. When a toilet wasn't available, I would catch her pawing the side of the dish to make the water ripple, perhaps so she could see it better, before she drank any. I would wake up to the water dish (even the self-watering one with a full jug on top) half way across the room from her pawing at it so much. I got her a water fountain and she quit pawing the dish.

Answer 4

It may be that kitty here doesn't like the taste of the water. Get a water purifier and try giving it to him again, or, if that doesn't work, then (don't take the purifier back though, it's a good asset, and I heard it's a tax write off for some reason) you need to train him not to do that. Consult an cat obedience trainer (cats are VERY trainable, contrary to popular belief, especially at that age, since this is when they learn life lessons and habits that they will have for the rest of their natural life) on the specifics, but it basically amounts to a firm NO! when the cat starts doing this. The firm tone in itself tells them they are doing something wrong, the NO portion is simply the identifying word.

Answer 5

get a bowl with a completely flat bottom (like a cube or a cylinder - one that touches in all areas). That way it won't be able to knock it over. As for the splashing the water out with his paws - my old cat did that. He also pulled the food out of the bowl. He was a persian/siamese mix and so its not just a breed thing.

Answer 6

A heavy ceramic dog bowl would do the trick - one of the round ones with a flat bottom. They are virtually impossible to flip, and no matter how much splashing your kitten does, he'll never completely empty it. I use these bowls for my rabbits & cat. My rabbits are quite large, and used to flip their bowls the minute I put them in, but now they can't as the bowls are too heavy.They are also much cheaper than one of those cat fountains!

Answer 7

aww, thats so cute!
But yeah, I'd just keep trying different bowls. There is also one that has a jug at the top and it keeps water comign out of it slowly, like as the water dish empties.

Answer 8

Try those water dispensers with a big jug on top that keeps the coming in as it is being used, that should last him until he tries of splashing.

Answer 9

Buy a big heavy dog bowl. I have a 13 yr old 'kitten' who still swims in her water. I also have one of those water dishes that refill themselves (big bottle, upside down screwed onto bowl). That way they always have water.

Answer 10

Your kitten should be drinking milk, not water.Since your kitten is always spilling water out of it's bowl,Go to a pet store and look for kitten bowls.I once had a kitten and she did that too.So i went to Petco and got a special bowl for her.Trust me it works!