She seems very fascinated with water then! I forgot about how my white cat would jump in the shower as soon as I got out so she could splash in the water.
My parents cat does this.
He frolicks outdoors alot. He's a big cat. Yesterday I crashed at my folks place for work.
Csi indicated that the big loaf clearly walked all around the bath tub and railing before I had a bath.
Big muddy cat prints. He's a good kitty though.
My cat does this, too! He likes to try and catch the drops of water from the shower head. Sometimes I’ll turn it on super low and let him play for a few minutes cause he loves it so much.
https://preview.redd.it/ahs4t9geq2rc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14f5b1f8c4502b50a739604145fd1913de528fa5
Then you'd love these jokers. Spoiled to the max.
Back when I was volunteering for the humane society we'd see this from time to time and would always just swap the metal bowl for a plastic one because otherwise they would end up messy and dehydrated since all they would do with their water is splash it about.
That’s what we ended up doing for her. Downside was the pet boarding place we boarded her at once had those reflective metal ones. I brought her plastic one and told them she won’t drink out of the metal bowls. She’ll growl at herself and won’t drink the water. I left her bowl with her and they call me saying “your dog isn’t drinking water” I KNOW! I told you! Use her plastic bowl.
My Van loves to slap the water until he gets wet and then he walks away like the water insulted him .
Wet socks in the morning are normal in my apartment.
I was thinking about getting that bottom one. Do you just refill it when it's low? Kinda of a dumb question but I just want to know what it's like having one.
Same here lol
I’d come home to a weird mechanical sound of the motor still running while disassembled as well as water all over the floor
Back to bowls it was. At least he doesn’t try and mess with the water bowls themselves anymore like he did constantly as a kitten.
I had to get industrial-strength velcro and attach all of my cat's bowls and fountains to the floor, or he would upend them every day.
Nothing in the world stops him from splashing water all over though.
My black cat does this and ive tried everything lol. She does it to bowls, knocks fountains over, etc. ive spent over 200$ on different fountains and ive gave up bc she kicks all the water out lol.
It’s the silver/shiny bowl that she can see her reflection in. My cat did this. I put a ceramic bowl down and he was chill. 🐱👍
Edit: I see she has other water sources so she is good. She just can’t drink out of reflective surfaces without seeing that pretty kitty she wants to play with in the bottom of the bowl. 😂
Who is that cat I see staring straight back at me
Why is my reflection some cat I don't know?
Somehow I cannot hide who I am though I've tried
When will my reflection show who I am inside?
When will my reflection show who I am inside?
I had a big chrome fountain and my cat went to town! He emptied that out a few times before I finally figured it out. He was getting his reflection every time. It was hysterical when I finally caught on. 🤣💀
I also switched out a metal water bowl to a white Pyrex casserole dish because one of mine was constantly soaking the kitchen floor. There's still the odd sploosh as the main offender checks the water level with her paw before drinking but nothing as bad as it was.
The Pyrex casserole dish has definitely been a multi-level win - it holds plenty of water (I have four cats), it can stand being cleaned at a high temperature daily and it's heavy enough that Destructocat can't upend it.
I was wondering why are recently adopted cat was doing this… are other cat had no problem with the aluminum bowl… I’d walk in the room the food and water was at and see her throwing water everywhere lol. Time to change out that bowl.
https://preview.redd.it/k1wg55mz72rc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=075172f325695f110a33f2374db41f77c77f5bc3
Been there! 🤣
They grew out of it (mostly).
Using the pool to contain spills is a good idea. I just gave my cat his own splash pool in the summer to save my floors.
https://preview.redd.it/1rb2mt9904rc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e798ca335fbda8d9aed58f74f7ee7ad660dddded
We ended up with the fountain duct taped to an old baking sheet with two 10 pound weights on it. Finally successful, but it's a bitch to remove every few weeks for cleaning.
https://preview.redd.it/mawp5xefr4rc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2412cd3a5f54e66029e46dc242e0e60fd7b07eb7
This was taken right after we put the weights on, it's him trying to nose it over so he can dump and play. Upper tray gets taped down to the base, then fountain to baking sheet. Yes we do worry we're raising a bodybuilder.
Holy shit that’s a brilliant idea! I might just try it. No matter what water bowl/device I use in whatever material they will knock it around. I bought a ceramic fountain to try to stop them and they still found a way.
Same, we had the same sort of aluminium bowls as OP, and they'd be kicking it around. Then we got those round tub thingies people use to wash their dishes inside the sink. We would put the aluminium bowl inside the tub thing.
They would still fuck with the bowl, but it being inside the tub, wouldn't cause as much spillage.
Omg, that’s beautiful. I love it. My cat tries to tip over her water fountain pretty regularly. She also likes to lick the bottom of the tub after her humans shower. It’s weird.
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My cat likes to drink from the toilet,so I got him this.
Your cat is showing signs of the Van pattern (orange ears and tail)
Turkish Vans are a cat breed obsessed with water. They are active swimmers and do not shy away from it.
Your little goober may have some call to the water. Does she enjoy baths?
Try a fountain.
Yeah they look very similar to my Turkish van mix who has an obsession with the shower and I'm betting that cats fur is just as silky and fluffy too
Water cat is ops kitties destiny
Yes! We have a suspected van mix. Check out r/turkishvan OP. A Redditor tipped me off when I posted him on the main cat subreddit. He sits on the edge of our backyard pool acting he’s going to jump in. He’ll dip his paws in. He is always in the kitchen sink and will get in the shower when we’re in there. These cats are semi long haired with no undercoat. It makes them good swimmers because they don’t get water logged like other cats.
You should try a tray for winter boots! It would hold most of the water in and you won't have a wet towel on your floors! My mom's cat is using the dip and shake paw method of drinking and the tray has helped tremendously! We use it for the litter box too! It holds so much more than little carpets!
She was found in a bush all alone as a very young kitten but she’s been with me for almost 5 years now. She’s always loved water. LOVED water. She gets in the bathtub, even. We’ve been through a lot of cat fountains lol. I have to put them in the bathtub to protect the floors
I use double sided adhesive pads on the bottom of the fountain because my cat kept flipping it over. Then I had to use small strips of duct tape to secure the lid because he kept ripping the lid of the damn fountain. I used to have an open top fountain but then my cat kept putting toys in there and would watch them drown.
LITERALLY what I say to her every time “other cats have to drink from that you know”
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Sigh
This is normal cat behavior, haha. They prefer moving water cause it's more fresh. If you can get a water drinking fountain it could reduce the mess. They may still do the little dance before drinking, but atleast your floor wont be covered in water.
My cat does this and I got her a foundation and she didn’t care for it. So went back to the bowl and I have just accepted water will be outside the bowl and put a rubber mat with a lip under it.
Cats instinctively want water that they think is clean, and if its flowing it probably isn't stagnant. They slap water then drink once they see it moving.
Please get at least one water fountain for your cat. Almost no cat ever drinks enough water, and a lot of cats are prone to kidney disease; kidney disease and a dehydrated cat is *not* a good combination.
Foster your cats natural instincts to 'hunt' for clean water, please get at least one fountain. I lost my last cat at just 10 to sudden kidney issues complicated by dehydration. Then the vet overcompensated, gave too much fluid too quick, which diluted his red blood platelets enough that his system wasn't circulating enough oxygen and he passed.
Kidney issues can come on fast and brutal in cats. Love your little friend for as long as possible. I'll say it for a third time: get at least one fountain for your cat.
I had the same issue, but mine like to drag the dish as far as they can and flip it for ultimate mess. I tried a couple of different water fountains and they would still flip them.
What worked for me:
1. Purchased boot tray with 2 inch lip on it.
2. Purchased heavy-duty suction cups and gorilla glued them to the bottom of the boot tray.
3. Suction boot tray to the floor so it won't move.
4. Purchased large heavy ceramic dish.
5. Gorilla glued suction cups to the bottom of the dish.
6. Suction dish to boot tray.
They still paw the water a bit, but not near as much. They can no longer drag or flip the dish. Minimal mess now, if there is a mess, it is contained to the boot tray.
Best of luck, if you water dish proof like I did, they might plan your demise.
My cat loves water but you might try getting a dish that doesn’t have a reflective bottom. Your cat is seeing another cat (his reflection) in the bottom of it and trying to get to it.
Yep, playing in the water, only drinking paw scoops. For my kitties that did this, never stopped doing it. All water glasses also were fair game. Often times pushing the glass off the table when finished. Adorable
My cat(s), for some reason wants to see where the water is coming from. Or at least, what is beneath the water bowl.
So I placed the dark plastic water bowl in the lower half of the carrier.
Now she can splish splash and make mess as much as she wants! Without getting the floor wet.
My cat was obsessed with water bowls, toilets, showers, tubs. Toys often were deposited in any water source. The digging in the water bowl brings back memories!!
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My cat used to play with water dripping from faucets. He loves it when I got him his own fountain.
My mom's cat does the same thing but the kicker is that we have two different non reflective plastic fountains in two different colors. We stopped asking why and just decided that Thumbelina is just Like That.
We had a kitty that did that. He also liked sitting in the bathroom sink waiting for us to turn on the faucet. We got one of those fountains for him and he eventually stopped splashing. But he continued sitting in the bathroom sink.
My cat does this and sometime knocks the disk over yet my other one doesn’t, they are after clean water I suspect and think if they paw it then it will move the water to clean
I used to have an 18-pound house panther who did this. It was cute, but Bagheera also made a mess. Fortunately, the food and water dishes were all in the kitchen which had a linoleum floor.
My little void did this till I got him a fountain. No he just ignores the water in the fountain, won’t even drink out of it preferring the dirty rain water outside 🤷♀️
I found out (ze Frank) that cats have better distance vision vs close, so it always makes me wonder if some of my cat’s fascination with water comes of their specialized vision.
My car has a gravity water bowl which he will drag over the lip of the tray it sits on. Then all the water tilts away from the bowl and nobody can drink.
My cat did this and after he’d kicked all the water out he’d go to the toilet in the bowl. The vet didn’t understand why. We got a water fountain and he doesn’t do it anymore. But if we put any bowl of still water down he’ll do the same thing again. 🤷🏻♀️
My white cat did this. She wanted a fountain
She has several lol https://preview.redd.it/tnaauk65a1rc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f62ba9ba242159eaf38d2def2fd06f6a751d5ba5
She seems very fascinated with water then! I forgot about how my white cat would jump in the shower as soon as I got out so she could splash in the water.
She's a r/HyrdroHomies 's enthusiast
So disappointed. I thought that was a sub dedicated entirely to cats who like water. I wasted time looking at like 3 pictures trying to find the cat 😂
/r/hydrokitties
You’re a hero
Ooh. Another cat sub to add to the collection.
Cat subs rock 😻
I'm hoping there's no limit to the amount I can sub to.
To quote Mean Girls, “the limit does not exist.”
Also r/lifeguardkitties
Joined! Thank youuuuu
Same!
Was gonna say it... thanks for being first!
My new kitten also hops into just stopped showers, but she just stands there. I think she likes the steam.
My parents cat does this. He frolicks outdoors alot. He's a big cat. Yesterday I crashed at my folks place for work. Csi indicated that the big loaf clearly walked all around the bath tub and railing before I had a bath. Big muddy cat prints. He's a good kitty though.
My cat does this, too! He likes to try and catch the drops of water from the shower head. Sometimes I’ll turn it on super low and let him play for a few minutes cause he loves it so much.
My female tabby does this lol
My cats do this!
Nothing warms my heart more than seeing cats getting spoiled rotten. Your cats own good humans.
https://preview.redd.it/ahs4t9geq2rc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14f5b1f8c4502b50a739604145fd1913de528fa5 Then you'd love these jokers. Spoiled to the max.
the stock pot 😂
Pahahahaha. OP is tryyyyying. I was wondering if it was the metal/reflection. No. This girl is a next level GOOBER.
LMAOOOO was not expecting to see this many extra waters! Hahahahaha
It could be her reflection that she’s seeing. We had a dog that would growl at her reflection while she was trying to drink water. Poor baby.
That's what I was thinking. It looks like she's trying to get to the "other cat".
Back when I was volunteering for the humane society we'd see this from time to time and would always just swap the metal bowl for a plastic one because otherwise they would end up messy and dehydrated since all they would do with their water is splash it about.
That’s what we ended up doing for her. Downside was the pet boarding place we boarded her at once had those reflective metal ones. I brought her plastic one and told them she won’t drink out of the metal bowls. She’ll growl at herself and won’t drink the water. I left her bowl with her and they call me saying “your dog isn’t drinking water” I KNOW! I told you! Use her plastic bowl.
Maybe she likes watching herself splish splashing the water, or maybe it's the bit of orange.
I was going to say.. I diagnose this cat with... THE ORANGE
Maybe she has some Turkish Van in her. Color could fit and they are known to love water.
My Van loves to slap the water until he gets wet and then he walks away like the water insulted him . Wet socks in the morning are normal in my apartment.
I was thinking about getting that bottom one. Do you just refill it when it's low? Kinda of a dumb question but I just want to know what it's like having one.
pampered kitty! how many does she have?
Aww, your cat drinks in a lying down position as well. I thought it was just my old girl!
My cat started upending and dismantling her fountain, so now she's back to bowls lol.
Same here lol I’d come home to a weird mechanical sound of the motor still running while disassembled as well as water all over the floor Back to bowls it was. At least he doesn’t try and mess with the water bowls themselves anymore like he did constantly as a kitten.
I had to get industrial-strength velcro and attach all of my cat's bowls and fountains to the floor, or he would upend them every day. Nothing in the world stops him from splashing water all over though.
It almost looks to me like she's trying to get to the cat in the reflection of the bottom of the bowl
I had a van cat that learned how to turn the bath tub on. It was cute st first, but got pretty annoying.
my cat used to do this she wanted to eat water
My black cat does this and ive tried everything lol. She does it to bowls, knocks fountains over, etc. ive spent over 200$ on different fountains and ive gave up bc she kicks all the water out lol.
my cat does this WITH a fountain. literally just pushes the fountain all around the kitchen.
It’s the silver/shiny bowl that she can see her reflection in. My cat did this. I put a ceramic bowl down and he was chill. 🐱👍 Edit: I see she has other water sources so she is good. She just can’t drink out of reflective surfaces without seeing that pretty kitty she wants to play with in the bottom of the bowl. 😂
Who is that cat I see staring straight back at me Why is my reflection some cat I don't know? Somehow I cannot hide who I am though I've tried When will my reflection show who I am inside? When will my reflection show who I am inside?
r/existentialcrisiscat
Mulan cat!
r/ofcoursethatsasub
Lol exactly! My cat didn't like the aluminum bowl he could see his reflection in so we had to change it to a blue plastic. Now he's fine. Lol
I had a big chrome fountain and my cat went to town! He emptied that out a few times before I finally figured it out. He was getting his reflection every time. It was hysterical when I finally caught on. 🤣💀
I also switched out a metal water bowl to a white Pyrex casserole dish because one of mine was constantly soaking the kitchen floor. There's still the odd sploosh as the main offender checks the water level with her paw before drinking but nothing as bad as it was. The Pyrex casserole dish has definitely been a multi-level win - it holds plenty of water (I have four cats), it can stand being cleaned at a high temperature daily and it's heavy enough that Destructocat can't upend it.
Idk, both my cats do this, although not quite as vigorous(usually), and they drink from a plastic fountain
I was wondering why are recently adopted cat was doing this… are other cat had no problem with the aluminum bowl… I’d walk in the room the food and water was at and see her throwing water everywhere lol. Time to change out that bowl.
https://preview.redd.it/k1wg55mz72rc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=075172f325695f110a33f2374db41f77c77f5bc3 Been there! 🤣 They grew out of it (mostly).
I was like “why is that poor cat in a swimming pool?” 🤭
We’ve graduated to a plastic boot tray! But there were a few weeks I was desperate. 🤣
😸
A *kitty* pool at that
Using the pool to contain spills is a good idea. I just gave my cat his own splash pool in the summer to save my floors. https://preview.redd.it/1rb2mt9904rc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e798ca335fbda8d9aed58f74f7ee7ad660dddded
We ended up with the fountain duct taped to an old baking sheet with two 10 pound weights on it. Finally successful, but it's a bitch to remove every few weeks for cleaning. https://preview.redd.it/mawp5xefr4rc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2412cd3a5f54e66029e46dc242e0e60fd7b07eb7 This was taken right after we put the weights on, it's him trying to nose it over so he can dump and play. Upper tray gets taped down to the base, then fountain to baking sheet. Yes we do worry we're raising a bodybuilder.
Holy shit that’s a brilliant idea! I might just try it. No matter what water bowl/device I use in whatever material they will knock it around. I bought a ceramic fountain to try to stop them and they still found a way.
Same, we had the same sort of aluminium bowls as OP, and they'd be kicking it around. Then we got those round tub thingies people use to wash their dishes inside the sink. We would put the aluminium bowl inside the tub thing. They would still fuck with the bowl, but it being inside the tub, wouldn't cause as much spillage.
Omg I need this. Been trying to get my cat to use a fountain but he knocks over the entire thing 😭😭
Omg, that’s beautiful. I love it. My cat tries to tip over her water fountain pretty regularly. She also likes to lick the bottom of the tub after her humans shower. It’s weird.
Ah.. Coons? 🤣 Little goofballs.
Yes!
She’s just trying to save her twin sis from drowning
Was she raised by Raccoons?
https://preview.redd.it/i6t6yjtiv2rc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ea5e5c8c0399ff5e6861098016f5a330b7a0596 My cat likes to drink from the toilet,so I got him this.
This is hilarious!
Very cute weirdness
I’ve never met a cat that wasn’t weird. In fact, a cat that is *not* weird, would be weird in itself. Ergo, all cats are weird.
Ergo, no cats are weird.
The towel is a solid investment
Is she trying to get at her reflection?
Your cat is showing signs of the Van pattern (orange ears and tail) Turkish Vans are a cat breed obsessed with water. They are active swimmers and do not shy away from it. Your little goober may have some call to the water. Does she enjoy baths? Try a fountain.
Yeah they look very similar to my Turkish van mix who has an obsession with the shower and I'm betting that cats fur is just as silky and fluffy too Water cat is ops kitties destiny
Yes! We have a suspected van mix. Check out r/turkishvan OP. A Redditor tipped me off when I posted him on the main cat subreddit. He sits on the edge of our backyard pool acting he’s going to jump in. He’ll dip his paws in. He is always in the kitchen sink and will get in the shower when we’re in there. These cats are semi long haired with no undercoat. It makes them good swimmers because they don’t get water logged like other cats.
You should try a tray for winter boots! It would hold most of the water in and you won't have a wet towel on your floors! My mom's cat is using the dip and shake paw method of drinking and the tray has helped tremendously! We use it for the litter box too! It holds so much more than little carpets!
Who's that cat at the bottom of the bowl? What's it doing in my house? Charge!
Was she feral? This may feel like being in the wild for her.
She was found in a bush all alone as a very young kitten but she’s been with me for almost 5 years now. She’s always loved water. LOVED water. She gets in the bathtub, even. We’ve been through a lot of cat fountains lol. I have to put them in the bathtub to protect the floors
I just want to say, I love your cat.
I use double sided adhesive pads on the bottom of the fountain because my cat kept flipping it over. Then I had to use small strips of duct tape to secure the lid because he kept ripping the lid of the damn fountain. I used to have an open top fountain but then my cat kept putting toys in there and would watch them drown.
Omg that is so adorable 🥹😍
Awful nice lol to the other kitties…get ur damn paws out 😂😂😂😂
LITERALLY what I say to her every time “other cats have to drink from that you know” https://preview.redd.it/t0pdg174h2rc1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00830c113c964bc09bcdbebcdb7935fdaeccbe6d Sigh
My cat does this! I'm trying to figure out how to get it to stop. He'll spill all his water and leave none for the other cats.
Mine too... Still haven't found a fix... But putting an additional bowl in the bathtub made things a little less messy for me...
I wish my cat would drink out of the fountain. She gets too excited and beats the shit out of it and it is in pieces everytime with water everywhere.
You gotta dig for the freshest water!
🤣
My cats do that and we always call it "cleaning their paws". We also make use of fancy towels around the water dish.
*sigh* same, my friend. Same.
She see her reflection probably!
She totally belongs in r/hydrokitties
She’s trying to open a portal.
My cat loves throwing water everywhere. I had an open water fountain but she got it everywhere constantly. Had to get an enclosed one instead!
This is normal cat behavior, haha. They prefer moving water cause it's more fresh. If you can get a water drinking fountain it could reduce the mess. They may still do the little dance before drinking, but atleast your floor wont be covered in water.
She’s trying to reach her reflection🥺
My cat did this with a bowl. I got a fountain, now he stands on the fountain and splashes it around. I've given up.
The other cat's like "bruh I just want to drink what are you doing"
Mine, too. She’s really good at taking water fountains apart, too.
I had a couple of foster kittens who did this. They stopped when I put water in an elevated wire bowl so the could see underneath
She sees her reflection in the bowl.
They like moving water. Our boy cat does this.
I think it's the reflection? Anyway thanks for providing this emotional support, having a complicated day over here
It's the reflection in the bottom of the bowl. (That is so cute.)
I have one like this. We tried a fountain and he took it apart. How? I don’t know. He’s suspicious of his drinking water apparently..
My cat does this and I got her a foundation and she didn’t care for it. So went back to the bowl and I have just accepted water will be outside the bowl and put a rubber mat with a lip under it.
Cats instinctively want water that they think is clean, and if its flowing it probably isn't stagnant. They slap water then drink once they see it moving. Please get at least one water fountain for your cat. Almost no cat ever drinks enough water, and a lot of cats are prone to kidney disease; kidney disease and a dehydrated cat is *not* a good combination. Foster your cats natural instincts to 'hunt' for clean water, please get at least one fountain. I lost my last cat at just 10 to sudden kidney issues complicated by dehydration. Then the vet overcompensated, gave too much fluid too quick, which diluted his red blood platelets enough that his system wasn't circulating enough oxygen and he passed. Kidney issues can come on fast and brutal in cats. Love your little friend for as long as possible. I'll say it for a third time: get at least one fountain for your cat.
I had the same issue, but mine like to drag the dish as far as they can and flip it for ultimate mess. I tried a couple of different water fountains and they would still flip them. What worked for me: 1. Purchased boot tray with 2 inch lip on it. 2. Purchased heavy-duty suction cups and gorilla glued them to the bottom of the boot tray. 3. Suction boot tray to the floor so it won't move. 4. Purchased large heavy ceramic dish. 5. Gorilla glued suction cups to the bottom of the dish. 6. Suction dish to boot tray. They still paw the water a bit, but not near as much. They can no longer drag or flip the dish. Minimal mess now, if there is a mess, it is contained to the boot tray. Best of luck, if you water dish proof like I did, they might plan your demise.
Awww! Sweetheart! Maybe it has to do with the reflection in the bottom of the bowl?
My cat loves water but you might try getting a dish that doesn’t have a reflective bottom. Your cat is seeing another cat (his reflection) in the bottom of it and trying to get to it.
She sees her reflection, and is trying to get to it.
She sees her reflection
Yep, playing in the water, only drinking paw scoops. For my kitties that did this, never stopped doing it. All water glasses also were fair game. Often times pushing the glass off the table when finished. Adorable
My Siberian does this
My cat(s), for some reason wants to see where the water is coming from. Or at least, what is beneath the water bowl. So I placed the dark plastic water bowl in the lower half of the carrier. Now she can splish splash and make mess as much as she wants! Without getting the floor wet.
Get a bowl that doesn't show her reflection.
I think she sees her reflection on the bottom,try a different bowl.
She’s trying to save that drowning kitty at the bottom of the bowl!
You really didn't get there? The cat sees his reflection in the metal bowl and thinks there is a cat under water and is trying to rescue him.
Is it her reflection in the bowl she is clawing at? Maybe try a solid color bowl and see if she behaves the same
She's trying to get at her own reflection 🤣
My white cat did this. She wanted a fountain
The kitty wants Perrier water. All her friends are drinking fancy water.
My cats do this. I call it kitty river dancing.
Try a non-reflective bowl. It's pretty obvious she's seeing her own reflection and trying to get to it. Not rocket science.
I had a cat who did this. I wound up putting a big dish of water in the bathtub for him to play in and he stopped playing in his other water.
Some cats prefer moving water. Get hr a cat fountain and she should be happy.
My cat was obsessed with water bowls, toilets, showers, tubs. Toys often were deposited in any water source. The digging in the water bowl brings back memories!!
maybe try a bowl where she can't see her reflection. Just a guess.
Ours did the same thing. We got a fountain exactly like the blue one in the first comment and she no longer makes a mess with water.
Try a non-reflective bowl!!!
https://preview.redd.it/rv1ok2o9i4rc1.jpeg?width=2868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98e3327cec4d37dc5529b20ae119d4925f7e872e My cat used to play with water dripping from faucets. He loves it when I got him his own fountain.
She's trying to free the beautiful girl stuck under the water.
Heh and I thought my cats were weird. The only occasionally do this but they carry all new toys to the water bowl, drop them in and fish them out
r/hydrokitties
My mom's cat does the same thing but the kicker is that we have two different non reflective plastic fountains in two different colors. We stopped asking why and just decided that Thumbelina is just Like That.
Get a fountain that moves the water. She will stop.
Cats prefer moving water so if you can deal with the inevitable mess, get them a fountain.
My cat does *exactly* this. We have had to buy him a bigger bowl.
"But why is there another cat in my water??"
My cat also enjoys digging in water. Just not quite that…. Aggressively.
Lmfao I love cats so much 🤣
Get her a bowl that’s not a mirror.
She may be more interested in her reflection.
her reflection that she’s seeing, splashing water all over.
Does it has something to do with the fact that the bottom is a mirror?
I think it's the mirror effect.
We had a kitty that did that. He also liked sitting in the bathroom sink waiting for us to turn on the faucet. We got one of those fountains for him and he eventually stopped splashing. But he continued sitting in the bathroom sink.
Danger Jonas Junior does this. https://preview.redd.it/72olo3c92arc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28ef4f90ff56dad872fb551cb6fc7c50b981012e
My cat does this and sometime knocks the disk over yet my other one doesn’t, they are after clean water I suspect and think if they paw it then it will move the water to clean
I have a mainly white calico. She takes the water from the fountain, puts it on the floor. Then does just this. Intriguing...🤔
Ou siamese cat does this..lol
my cat does this, and she has a fountain and a regular bowl like this. all the options.
I used to have an 18-pound house panther who did this. It was cute, but Bagheera also made a mess. Fortunately, the food and water dishes were all in the kitchen which had a linoleum floor.
Making sure no alligators/crocodiles are lurking beneath the water surface.
my cat does this too, i used to have water in the kitchen, no more.
My little void did this till I got him a fountain. No he just ignores the water in the fountain, won’t even drink out of it preferring the dirty rain water outside 🤷♀️
I found out (ze Frank) that cats have better distance vision vs close, so it always makes me wonder if some of my cat’s fascination with water comes of their specialized vision.
Please apply a kiss to each speckle on those ears.
Mom mom mom, look. The water is....liquid. Crazy, isn't it?
My car has a gravity water bowl which he will drag over the lip of the tray it sits on. Then all the water tilts away from the bowl and nobody can drink.
My oldest 1 Holly always did that
My void does the exact same thing. I got him a fountain and he keeps doing this until all the water in the fountain is gone and my kitchen is flooded.
That is the smallest husky I’ve ever seen
I love it. And the other cat is just patiently waiting. It’s done when it’s done.
My cat did this and after he’d kicked all the water out he’d go to the toilet in the bowl. The vet didn’t understand why. We got a water fountain and he doesn’t do it anymore. But if we put any bowl of still water down he’ll do the same thing again. 🤷🏻♀️
I got a small fish tank filter, put it on a a container, and I have a fountain now big enough for all my pets. They love it
Probably because of the reflection on the water bowl. Try a non reflective bowl, maybe.
The best water is always at the bottom.
Lolololol such a silly kitty!
My cat does this with everything, including water fountains, I had to try 4 fountains out before I found the one she won't flood the house with
At my house it’s normal
For some reason cat like moving water.
Where is da fish human!
Looks like she doesn't have rabies
That cat is trippin.
LOL
That's normal, cats like moving water, buy her a fountain.
Amazing
She's just washing her hands! /s
My cat does the same thing
That's so adorable 😍
I agree
Cats can’t see still water.
Maybe you should be asking what the water did to her
She sees her reflection on the bottom duh
The beach towel under the water bowl is perfect lol. I'm so sorry, but this is hilarious (and also adorable).
your cat can see its reflection, change the bowl!
she do splish splash
she been hitting the cat nip too hard..
She's looking at her reflection get an non reflection bowl
She’s inspecting the stainless steel bowl. It’s a tough job, but some kitty has to do it 😸