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A mystery
On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote:
joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way.Â* What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches.Â* I do find kibble on the floor too.Â* However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two.Â* That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round. Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes. They were all in a straight line. Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line. Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all. I suspect bouncing was the answer after all. |
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A mystery
On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 1:34:20 AM UTC-4, joy wrote:
On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote: joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way.Â* What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches.Â* I do find kibble on the floor too.Â* However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two.Â* That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round. Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes. They were all in a straight line. Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line. Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all. I suspect bouncing was the answer after all.. Follow the bouncing kibble! :-) |
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A mystery
On 8/17/2018 4:50 AM, Bill Stock wrote:
On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 1:34:20 AM UTC-4, joy wrote: On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote: joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way.Â* What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches.Â* I do find kibble on the floor too.Â* However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two.Â* That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round. Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes. They were all in a straight line. Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line. Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all. I suspect bouncing was the answer after all. Follow the bouncing kibble! :-) ;-) |
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A mystery
On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 1:34:20 AM UTC-4, joy wrote:
On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote: joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way.Â* What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches.Â* I do find kibble on the floor too.Â* However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two.Â* That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round. Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes. They were all in a straight line. Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line. Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all. I suspect bouncing was the answer after all.. We found a kibble on the stairs today, so I don't think it was a bounce. They're fairly large, so I'm not sure how it would have gotten stuck in her teeth. |
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A mystery
On 8/20/2018 4:10 PM, Bill Stock wrote:
On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 1:34:20 AM UTC-4, joy wrote: On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote: joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way.Â* What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches.Â* I do find kibble on the floor too.Â* However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two.Â* That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round. Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes. They were all in a straight line. Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line. Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all. I suspect bouncing was the answer after all. We found a kibble on the stairs today, so I don't think it was a bounce. They're fairly large, so I'm not sure how it would have gotten stuck in her teeth. They do like to keep us guessing, don't they? |
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A mystery
On 8/20/2018 7:36 PM, joy wrote:
On 8/20/2018 4:10 PM, Bill Stock wrote: On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 1:34:20 AM UTC-4, joy wrote: On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote: joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way.Â* What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches.Â* I do find kibble on the floor too.Â* However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two.Â* That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round.Â* Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes.Â* They were all in a straight line.Â* Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line.Â* Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all.Â* I suspect bouncing was the answer after all. We found a kibble on the stairs today, so I don't think it was a bounce. They're fairly large, so I'm not sure how it would have gotten stuck in her teeth. They do like to keep us guessing, don't they? They're probably beaming little pieces of kibble while communing with the mothership. In the slow blink of a kitty eye, it's over there. Jill |
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A mystery
On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:18:52 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 8/20/2018 7:36 PM, joy wrote: On 8/20/2018 4:10 PM, Bill Stock wrote: On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 1:34:20 AM UTC-4, joy wrote: On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote: joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way.Â* What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches.Â* I do find kibble on the floor too.Â* However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two.Â* That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round.Â* Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes.Â* They were all in a straight line.Â* Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line.Â* Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all.Â* I suspect bouncing was the answer after all. We found a kibble on the stairs today, so I don't think it was a bounce. They're fairly large, so I'm not sure how it would have gotten stuck in her teeth. They do like to keep us guessing, don't they? They're probably beaming little pieces of kibble while communing with the mothership. In the slow blink of a kitty eye, it's over there. Jill Damn, time to adjust the shield frequency again, unless she's do site to site transports. =^.^= |
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A mystery
On 8/21/2018 11:51 AM, Bill Stock wrote:
On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:18:52 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote: On 8/20/2018 7:36 PM, joy wrote: They do like to keep us guessing, don't they? They're probably beaming little pieces of kibble while communing with the mothership. In the slow blink of a kitty eye, it's over there. Jill Damn, time to adjust the shield frequency again, unless she's do site to site transports. =^.^= We must remain vigilent! The only things transported in my house seem to be golf balls or other toys in the living room. I wake up in the morning and things have been moved around. There's a perfectly logical explanation for that: she plays when I'm asleep. Jill |
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A mystery
On Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 3:44:26 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 8/21/2018 11:51 AM, Bill Stock wrote: On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:18:52 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote: On 8/20/2018 7:36 PM, joy wrote: They do like to keep us guessing, don't they? They're probably beaming little pieces of kibble while communing with the mothership. In the slow blink of a kitty eye, it's over there. Jill Damn, time to adjust the shield frequency again, unless she's do site to site transports. =^.^= We must remain vigilent! The only things transported in my house seem to be golf balls or other toys in the living room. I wake up in the morning and things have been moved around. There's a perfectly logical explanation for that: she plays when I'm asleep. Jill Yes Smokey sneaks off in the night to drain the kibble bowl; she will not eat kibble at any other time. Something to do with the secrecy of it all or maybe just desperation. |
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A mystery
joy wrote:
On 8/16/2018 7:55 PM, Tigger wrote: joy wrote: On 8/4/2018 7:34 PM, Tigger wrote: Tina wrote: On 01/08/2018 23:32, joy wrote: Cats are not capable of doing this deliberately, their brains don't work that way. What is probably happening is they eat, and then decide to have a drink afterwards, and there is some kibble still in their mouth when they drink, which then goes into the water. I think it's that simple, tbh. Simpler explanation maybe - kibble nuggets can bounce. My cat will often go after them, but not always (I have to pick them up and put them back in the bowl). How far apart the bowls? Maybe 6-8 inches. I do find kibble on the floor too. However, there is always at least one piece in the water and never more than three. Usually it's two. That just doesn't seem random to me. And three much less two kibbles is a bit much to be in its mouth to make it to the water bowl, though eat-drink-repat in one or more eating sessions might do it. (So much for the dainty eting rep...) My cat's kibbles are roundish and bounce and roll well, too well when stepped on with bare feet in the dark. I suggest setting up a camera. The kibbles my cats get are also round. Because of the suggestion, I moved the water bowl a little farther from the food dishes. They were all in a straight line. Now the water dish is a few inches away from the line. Since I've done that, I've found two pieces of kibble in the water once, one a couple of times, and there have been a couple of days when there were none at all. I suspect bouncing was the answer after all. Excellent work! Thought of one other factor that works against the Bounce Theory (tm). How high is lip of the water bowl? Not only does the kibble have to cover distance, it may have to cover height. |
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