I have to go with Ted on the separation of food, water and litter.
I knew to keep the litter a good distance away, but only recently found that
my tabby preferred the water a distance apart.
I tested by having two dishes available, and then switching the dishes to
see if the actual dish was a preference.

She also prefers filtered water to the municipal supply, but I think
temperature might be an influence, too. I use a Brita. Well, I like it,
too.


"Ted Davis" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:35:23 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:47:15 -0500 from Ted Davis :
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.

You mean they would ignore a bird that was standing on a birdbath?
Somehow
I'm just a tad skeptical. :-)

It's highly unlikely that a cat would be able to catch a bird in a bird
bath or to drink from one.


Seriously, I have no problem believing that*some* cats don't like it,
but to say "cats don't like it" seems like a big overgeneralization.
I've had probably a dozen cats over the course of my life, and all have
been quite content with food and water in close proximity.

Doing what you have to to stay alive is not quite the same thing as being
quite content.

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T.E.D. )