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Drinking from toilet
Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet? He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day. He does have some weird drinking habits. In the morning when he's let out, he licks dew off the grass. It's rather cute to see. If I can get organized, I'll take some pictures. But this toilet bit has me somewhat annoyed. We usually keep the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in there! Anybody else? Any ideas why? TIA - Polar |
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wrote in message ... Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet? He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day. What I learned from my previous and current cat is that the location of the water bowl is important. Neither would drink from bowls located next to their food bowls and opted water sources located in other parts of the house - like the bathrooms. Toilet bowls and dripping taps were favourites until I relocated the water bowl. Wumpy drank from a bowl next to the toilet and Matilda drinks from one just outside the door. Perhaps putting a bowl in one of these places will get Pericles out of the toilet. Best wishes. Judy & Matilda. |
wrote in message ... Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet? He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day. What I learned from my previous and current cat is that the location of the water bowl is important. Neither would drink from bowls located next to their food bowls and opted water sources located in other parts of the house - like the bathrooms. Toilet bowls and dripping taps were favourites until I relocated the water bowl. Wumpy drank from a bowl next to the toilet and Matilda drinks from one just outside the door. Perhaps putting a bowl in one of these places will get Pericles out of the toilet. Best wishes. Judy & Matilda. |
We usually keep
the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in there! Anybody else? Any ideas why? TIA - Polar Yeah, they all pretty much do if you let 'em. Our lids stay down all the time. When company is here, I have to go keep checking. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace |
We usually keep
the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in there! Anybody else? Any ideas why? TIA - Polar Yeah, they all pretty much do if you let 'em. Our lids stay down all the time. When company is here, I have to go keep checking. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace |
On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 05:45:34 GMT, Laura A. Robinson
wrote: circa Wed, 02 Jul 2003 17:37:24 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, ) said, Why does Pericles want to drink from the toilet? He gets fresh water in his bowl every morning; sometimes twice a day. He does have some weird drinking habits. In the morning when he's let out, he licks dew off the grass. It's rather cute to see. If I can get organized, I'll take some pictures. But this toilet bit has me somewhat annoyed. We usually keep the lid down anyway, for aesthetic reasons, but if we forget, he's in there! Anybody else? Any ideas why? Because he's a cat. And it's "fresh" water bleurk. I have two cats who drink out of the toilet regularly. It's cool, it's oxygenated, and they dig it, yucky as it is to think about. OK, everybody, appreciate the input. Mildly comforting to know that I. Am. Not. Alone. g 1. "fresh" water in toilet bowl ??? It's only "fresh" the minute after the toilet has been flushed. Depending on the size of the household, it might be only several times a day. 2. I will try moving the bowl away from the food, though it's hard to understand the cat's "thinking" in this regard. 3. Maybe I will look into the "drip" arrangements that are sold in pet stores, if they don't involve expensive plumbing. Thanks to all. -- Polar |
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