2007-07-31 01:50:24 · 7 answers · asked by jim m 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
good question.... mine does the same thing.. sorry i don't have an answer.. must be a cat thing.. she even hunches down like she's going to attack the bowl before she does it... It's funny... anyway have a good day!! : )
2007-07-31 01:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first of all your cat is not scratching it is simulating a pawing motion that it did when it was a kitten when drinking from the mothers teet also your cat is probly 1 year old or younger right?
2007-07-31 08:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by jason p 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My cats do this too. I had heard that it was because they are marking their territory. Their paws release a secretion of some sort or something...who knows...
2007-07-31 09:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by gorgeous 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably a primal instinct , the same as dogs going in circles before they go to sleep they a flattening the grass .
2007-07-31 08:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It sounds like she's trying to clean a little first: We've had kitties who would do that. It seems to be an instinct a lot of them have.
2007-07-31 08:59:52 · answer #5 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This may sound crazy, but is it possible she "smells" something, that she thinks she needs to "cover" up? Cats are so funny.
2007-07-31 08:54:55 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Sunny Girl♥ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Who really knows for sure, but cats and some dogs do this.
Maybe cleaning the floor? -:)))))
2007-07-31 08:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by cdsgeo2 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋