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washing paws in water bowl
Our 4-5 month old kitten has a new habit-- washing his paws in his
water bowl. He does this frequently, especially after visiting his litterbox. I change his water frequently, since I think the litterbox sand could poison his water, but I'm not always around. I also got him a different water bowl but he still does it. Is this behavior ok? Is this a passing stage of kittenhood? He is also jumping in his litterbox frequently. I can;t tell if he's playing or peeing a lot. If he's peeing, it's taking him longer than usual and he's not producing much. I think he's playing, trying to pee when there isn;t much to produce. Another stage of kittenhood or is it time for a visit to the vet? Thanks |
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washing paws in water bowl
You may want to have a vet check him for his in and out of the litter
pan problem. As for putting his foot in the water dish - I think that is the way he is drinking. I had a cat who did that with my coffee cup - after it cooled down. She liked coffee. She never got over the habit. hamilton wrote: Our 4-5 month old kitten has a new habit-- washing his paws in his water bowl. He does this frequently, especially after visiting his litterbox. I change his water frequently, since I think the litterbox sand could poison his water, but I'm not always around. I also got him a different water bowl but he still does it. Is this behavior ok? Is this a passing stage of kittenhood? He is also jumping in his litterbox frequently. I can;t tell if he's playing or peeing a lot. If he's peeing, it's taking him longer than usual and he's not producing much. I think he's playing, trying to pee when there isn;t much to produce. Another stage of kittenhood or is it time for a visit to the vet? Thanks |
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washing paws in water bowl
Our 4-5 month old kitten has a new habit-- washing his paws in his water bowl. He does this frequently, especially after visiting his litterbox. I change his water frequently, since I think the litterbox sand could poison his water, but I'm not always around. I also got him a different water bowl but he still does it. Is this behavior ok? Is this a passing stage of kittenhood? He is also jumping in his litterbox frequently. I can;t tell if he's playing or peeing a lot. If he's peeing, it's taking him longer than usual and he's not producing much. I think he's playing, trying to pee when there isn;t much to produce. Another stage of kittenhood or is it time for a visit to the vet? Thanks You may want to have a vet check him for his in and out of the litter pan problem. As for putting his foot in the water dish - I think that is the way he is drinking. I had a cat who did that with my coffee cup - after it cooled down. She liked coffee. She never got over the habit. My Sam has played in litter box since the day I took him in. When smaller he user to lay in the litter box. Sometimes he would chase his tail while in litter box and the litter would go everywhere. As he has gotten older (Now about 4) he has let up on that. As for his paw in the water he likes to drink from the toilet and has a struggle to reach it so what he does is dip his paw in the water then lick his paw. At times when he uses the water bowl because the john is busy he occassionaly forget and does the same. Dips his paw then licks it. I just have to make sure I keep the toilet flushed at all times and not use any kind of cleaner in / on it !! I have never seen a cat drink by dipping his paws and licking it off. Something new to me!! My furbabies http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ |
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"The Polish-Kraut" wrote in message ... Our 4-5 month old kitten has a new habit-- washing his paws in his water bowl. He does this frequently, especially after visiting his litterbox. I change his water frequently, since I think the litterbox sand could poison his water, but I'm not always around. I also got him a different water bowl but he still does it. Is this behavior ok? Is this a passing stage of kittenhood? He is also jumping in his litterbox frequently. I can;t tell if he's playing or peeing a lot. If he's peeing, it's taking him longer than usual and he's not producing much. I think he's playing, trying to pee when there isn;t much to produce. Another stage of kittenhood or is it time for a visit to the vet? Thanks You may want to have a vet check him for his in and out of the litter pan problem. As for putting his foot in the water dish - I think that is the way he is drinking. I had a cat who did that with my coffee cup - after it cooled down. She liked coffee. She never got over the habit. My Sam has played in litter box since the day I took him in. When smaller he user to lay in the litter box. Sometimes he would chase his tail while in litter box and the litter would go everywhere. As he has gotten older (Now about 4) he has let up on that. As for his paw in the water he likes to drink from the toilet and has a struggle to reach it so what he does is dip his paw in the water then lick his paw. At times when he uses the water bowl because the john is busy he occassionaly forget and does the same. Dips his paw then licks it. I just have to make sure I keep the toilet flushed at all times and not use any kind of cleaner in / on it !! I have never seen a cat drink by dipping his paws and licking it off. Something new to me!! My furbabies http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ I recently had a foster kitty who would dip his paw in the water bowl and then lick his paw. I used to have a cat who would pick up a piece of kibble and eat it from his paw rather than eating directly from the bowl. He made a bit of a mess with it because he'd drop the food sometimes and then would go back for a fresh piece. He had no 5 second rule. If it hit the floor he didn't eat it. W |
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"Buddy" wrote in message ups.com... You may want to have a vet check him for his in and out of the litter pan problem. As for putting his foot in the water dish - I think that is the way he is drinking. I had a cat who did that with my coffee cup - after it cooled down. She liked coffee. She never got over the habit. I concur. My family had a cat who never drank normally, she always splashed the water in her dish and then scooped it into her paws and drank it that way. It was funny, and I never got tired of watching. |
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washing paws in water bowl
many cats drink this way... it is a sign that the water may not be fresh
enough maybe? I bought my cats an electric fountain type of water dish, it aerates the water constantly and he never dipped his paw again. I believe it is a sign that they are not thrilled with the water, or just bored! But since my fountain, they drink more and never dip a paw! "hamilton" wrote in message oups.com... Our 4-5 month old kitten has a new habit-- washing his paws in his water bowl. He does this frequently, especially after visiting his litterbox. I change his water frequently, since I think the litterbox sand could poison his water, but I'm not always around. I also got him a different water bowl but he still does it. Is this behavior ok? Is this a passing stage of kittenhood? He is also jumping in his litterbox frequently. I can;t tell if he's playing or peeing a lot. If he's peeing, it's taking him longer than usual and he's not producing much. I think he's playing, trying to pee when there isn;t much to produce. Another stage of kittenhood or is it time for a visit to the vet? Thanks -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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"Wendy" wrote in
: I recently had a foster kitty who would dip his paw in the water bowl and then lick his paw. I used to have a cat who would pick up a piece of kibble and eat it from his paw rather than eating directly from the bowl. He made a bit of a mess with it because he'd drop the food sometimes and then would go back for a fresh piece. He had no 5 second rule. If it hit the floor he didn't eat it. W Zak would pick up a kibble with one claw and then dip the nugget in the water and then eat it. He, also, has no 5 second rule; on the floor is "out of play". Wet or dry food does not matter. Andy |
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"Wendy" wendypart wrote in
: I recently had a foster kitty who would dip his paw in the water bowl and then lick his paw. I used to have a cat who would pick up a piece of kibble and eat it from his paw rather than eating directly from the bowl. He made a bit of a mess with it because he'd drop the food sometimes and then would go back for a fresh piece. He had no 5 second rule. If it hit the floor he didn't eat it. W Zak would pick up a kibble with one claw and then dip the nugget in the water and then eat it. He, also, has no 5 second rule; on the floor is "out of play". Wet or dry food does not matter. Andy Sent via http://Pets-99.com , http://AnimalForum.ws & http://AnimalBlog.org |
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washing paws in water bowl
"Wendy" wendypart wrote in
: I recently had a foster kitty who would dip his paw in the water bowl and then lick his paw. I used to have a cat who would pick up a piece of kibble and eat it from his paw rather than eating directly from the bowl. He made a bit of a mess with it because he'd drop the food sometimes and then would go back for a fresh piece. He had no 5 second rule. If it hit the floor he didn't eat it. W Zak would pick up a kibble with one claw and then dip the nugget in the water and then eat it. He, also, has no 5 second rule; on the floor is "out of play". Wet or dry food does not matter. Andy Sent via http://Pets-99.com , http://AnimalForum.ws & http://AnimalBlog.org |
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