On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:39:05 -0700, K Tisdale wrote:

Ted you're a blessing! And all this time ,I've always placed the bowls
(water and food) right beside each other. But just out of curiosity..why
is that not a good idea?

Cats don't like it. In nature, they don't eat and drink at the same
places. Other than that, and the collected experiences of cat slaves over
the years, I really don't have a clue. Mine are about four feet apart,
and still some of the cats insist on drinking from a bowl in the kitchen
sink or from puddles outside, and a couple of them prefer to eat the
leftovers I throw out the door than to eat fresh kibble from the bowl.

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T.E.D. )