Tommy loves the bathtub

Maybe I should rather say he loves the water in the bathtub.

As some of you may recall, when I tried to fix the floor under the tub (and
had the tub fall on my head) I forgot it was connected to a drain pipe and
busted it off. So now the tub drains directly into the backyard through a
series of discarded radiator hoses connected to a 10' plastic pipe, and to
keep from flooding the area where it drains I leave bathwater in the tub and
dip it out to flush the commode.

Tommy will do anything to get to that water before it leaves the tub. Every
time I go into the bathroom he runs straight up onto the rim of the tub and
steps down into the water with his front feet and drinks as much as he can.
It doesn't seem to matter to him that the water is mixed with soap, shampoo
and hair conditioner and can't possibly taste as good as the clean water in
his dish.

There's no accounting for taste, is there? LOL.

Pat wrote:
Maybe I should rather say he loves the water in the bathtub.

As some of you may recall, when I tried to fix the floor under the tub (and
had the tub fall on my head) I forgot it was connected to a drain pipe and
busted it off. So now the tub drains directly into the backyard through a
series of discarded radiator hoses connected to a 10' plastic pipe, and to
keep from flooding the area where it drains I leave bathwater in the tub and
dip it out to flush the commode.

Tommy will do anything to get to that water before it leaves the tub. Every
time I go into the bathroom he runs straight up onto the rim of the tub and
steps down into the water with his front feet and drinks as much as he can.
It doesn't seem to matter to him that the water is mixed with soap, shampoo
and hair conditioner and can't possibly taste as good as the clean water in
his dish.

There's no accounting for taste, is there? LOL.

I can't remember who posted this, to give them the credit, but I read
an interesting theory about that here a few weeks ago. Apparently it is
believed that cats still have a shred of self-preservation in their
genes from their beginnings in the wild, that makes them drink any
water that's available. I thought that was interesting. And it sure
explains why Boots won't stay out of the birdbath water or they drink
out of puddles when they have nice fresh water

Sherry

wrote

I can't remember who posted this, to give them the credit, but I read
an interesting theory about that here a few weeks ago. Apparently it is
believed that cats still have a shred of self-preservation in their
genes from their beginnings in the wild, that makes them drink any
water that's available. I thought that was interesting. And it sure
explains why Boots won't stay out of the birdbath water or they drink
out of puddles when they have nice fresh water

I missed that post, but if it's true, I wonder how come only one of my seven
apparently has that shred?