Water sports

**pralinehalo** · 27th April 2011, 09:35 PM

My dear little Rasputin (currently known as shaitan) appears to have found something new to amuse himself; namely splashing the majority of the water out of his water bowl... He even manages to get it in his dry food! Does anyone else find this happen / have any tips for avoiding it just going EVERYWHERE?

**Charlibob** · 27th April 2011, 10:10 PM

We've given up trying to stop Jimmy doing it, his water dishes are placed inside a small litter tray so the water collects in that as he was starting to make the laminate floor warp

**pralinehalo** · 27th April 2011, 11:08 PM

Argh! I may try moving his water bowl away from the food but the litter tray sounds like a good idea especially as his feeding area is on (brand new) carpet...

**Stacey** · 27th April 2011, 11:27 PM

Is he doing it for fun or is it because of the way he drinks? The tray tip is a good one...we might use that too!

**arthurwhitewhisker** · 28th April 2011, 08:03 AM

Hee hee I have 3 coonies and they all do this, and in the sink / bath in fact anything with water in.

The litter tray is a good idea, although it wouldnt work for my Fred and he lies down to drink with his paws either side of the bowl - most bizare and havent seen another cat drink like it!

I have just got used to it, and actually quite enjoy watching them paddle.

**Helen & John** · 28th April 2011, 10:24 AM

We have a CatIt fountain with the mat which locks it in place so it doesnt move. I have been lucky in that only Roxy plays with the water in the bowl. They both love watching the bubbles when the dome has just been filled.

However there is one slave on the forum who has one that hugs the fountain.....

.....welly loves his fountain!!

**FreyjaRoMaine** · 28th April 2011, 09:47 PM

We've had two cat fountains, pretty much from day one, and I don't get any trouble with water play, despite the fact that both mine are fascinated with water - seems to be limited to watching though. Having said that, last summer Freyja quite liked flicking water from the Drinkwell Platinum's tap, all over the kitchen floor. And Wicca seems to like to dunk her stupidly bushy tail in the reservoir. Freyja loves to get up on the kitchen sink if the tap is running and if she's not let into the bathroom when the shower's on she'll wake the whole of Reigate (at 4.30 in the morning!).

**silkenpaw** · 29th April 2011, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by pralinehalo

My dear little Rasputin (currently known as shaitan) appears to have found something new to amuse himself; namely splashing the majority of the water out of his water bowl... He even manages to get it in his dry food! Does anyone else find this happen / have any tips for avoiding it just going EVERYWHERE?

Bassie used to do that until she got her water fountain. Now she just drinks nicely out of the running stream part of her fountain (and so does everyone else). Hope that helps.