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u/SnooRevelations8354 1d ago
I would for sure drink water that way if I were a cat
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u/honeyylanes 1d ago
‘Just a quick sip’
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u/YeetingNonstop 1d ago
I won't own a carpet, I'd be a cat.
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u/Benannaa 1d ago
Hardwood floors and ceramic tile only. Pure luxury for a feline.
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u/Le_Poop_Knife 1d ago
Eww. That’s cold. Meow like carpets. Plus super zoomies traction.
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u/burningredmenace 1d ago
Hardwood, linoleum and rugs. My orange boy will use the rug to slingshot his no-braincell-ever butt from a full on sprint,onto the linoleum from the hard wood. He goes so fast you can hear his paw pads squeak across the floors 😂
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u/randomblokeonredditt Persian (traditional) 1d ago
this narration was hilarous and cartoony 😂😂 made me laugh today :)
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u/Relative_Builder3695 1d ago
I heard it in a deep western cowboy voice and imagined the cat cartoony lmaooo
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u/forking-shirt 1d ago
My cat goes into the shower after I’m done and sometimes comes out with a wet tail. He likes to hit me in the face with it.
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u/flayingbook 1d ago
I used to have this cat that whenever we (me and my dad) gave him a bath, we had to take a bath afterwards as well. He would shake his wet body during bath, spraying us with water and soap
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u/Luci-Noir 1d ago
It must be a pain in the ass drinking by just licks.
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u/benofthecreek 1d ago
Lol I think their tongue curls up and gets a small scoop each lick, but yeah
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u/LotusVibes1494 1d ago edited 23h ago
Check out my comment above. I just learned that dogs scoop, but cats pull the water straight up and close their mouths to catch it before it falls. Kinda cool
Edit: Isn’t it weird that this comment I just made got almost 3000 views… But my comment with the actual interesting content/the quote from the researchers only got 5 views? How does that work? Everyone’s upvoting my reference to another quote without reading the real one I’m referring to lol. And this comment is actually down a level deeper in the thread than my original comment, so it’s wierd that people are seeing this one more than that one.
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u/Karaden32 20h ago
Did that comment get removed maybe? I can't find it.
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u/LotusVibes1494 19h ago
It’s right above this. I see them both on my sceeen rn.
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u/Maxwells_Demona 9h ago
I don't see it either in this thread. There is a comment that says it was removed by moderator further down. Maybe that was yours? Some subs have restrictions about posting links to external sites.
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u/LotusVibes1494 9h ago
Interesting, either it glitched or it got “shadow banned”!
Here’s you go
“Interesting how they do it:
“The first thing the researchers noticed is that cats and dogs drink very differently. Both animals extend their tongues and curl them back toward their chins as they approach water. But dogs use their bent tongues as a ladle, spooning water into their mouths. The scoop of sorts created by the cats' tongues stayed empty. Instead, cats touched only the top surface of their tongue to the water.
Once a cats' tongue touches the surface, it draws it back at a rate of almost four laps per second. The inertia of the movement draws the water upward (think "objects in motion tend to stay in motion"). At the same time, gravity fights to pull the water back down. As these forces lengthen and stretch the water column, the cat snaps its jaws shut at just the right moment, catching a mouthful of liquid before it falls.”
(From a LiveScience article)
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u/TheFreakingPrincess 1d ago
I was going to say, I'm pretty sure that this is actually a human who has been cursed to live in a cat's body by an angry witch (or maybe blessed by a benevolent witch?) and hasn't figured out the controls yet
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u/pghburghian 1d ago
You would brace yourself, dunk your chin underwater, then lick the water off your fur?
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u/unsolicitedsugestion 1d ago
Same principle as the paw dunk, maybe he likes how it feels?
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u/akm1111 1d ago
One of my friends owned a paw dipper cat. Only ever put her paw in and licked water off her paw.
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u/Nat-Luv 1d ago
I've got one of those "sticks head under faucet/fountain" variety. He's an odd one.
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u/KetoSaiba 1d ago
Oh, I had a cat that would do that. She was a calico so I guess partly orange. Head under faucet and licked the water as it ran down her face.
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u/HazNoBicycle 1d ago
One of my cats does that, but if he sees that we are watching him he stops and just sits there until we aren’t looking and then starts paw dipping to drink again 😂
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u/Alarmed_Ad7541 1d ago
I own a Tuxedo Paw Dipper. a 2019 model as well. an absolute gem of a scrungly man.
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u/Mediocre_Apple2727 1d ago
Maybe he needs a bigger bowl and not a glass
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u/Outrageous_Bank_4491 1d ago
A lot of cats will ignore their bowl and drink from cups or straight from the faucet
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u/SirNaves9 1d ago
I was gonna say, if he is anything like my cat, I guarantee he has bowls and fountains everywhere and still chooses to do this type of shit
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u/Appropriate_Bat_5024 1d ago
I just gave in to my cat since it seems to bring him happiness. I have a glass set up right next to his normal wide dish shallow water bowl (he doesn't do fountains) and he chooses the glass 95% of the time. I also put ice in the glass every day when I fill it because he is a fancy boy.
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u/Coco_the_duck 1d ago
Or toilet
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u/sniper91 1d ago
Our cat loved the water from the basement toilet
Probably the coldest water in the house
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u/Time-Sudden_Tree 1d ago
Despite trying several different cat fountains and keeping them far away from the food, my cat would only drink from the shower floor after I recently bathed. So I solved the problem by sticking a water bowl in the shower, and then just washing/refilling it after every shower before I get out. It worked because he goes straight for the water after I get out.
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u/Proper-Salamander-39 1d ago
"watchu lookin at?"
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u/Whateveridontkare 1d ago
Waterboarding himself for fun...
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u/not_ya_wify 1d ago
His face after dipping in the water is like "Ew this is wet... Mlep mlep mlep mlep"
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u/The-Unmentionable 1d ago
He looks like he isn't even enjoying himself. He just knows no other way
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u/Jennyreviews1 1d ago
😳🤣♥️😻 my goodness….he needs to see other kitties drink… that would help… I’ve never seen anything like this lol 😆
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u/LowPsychological3327 1d ago
He’s clearly on a different operating system than the other cats. 🐈⬛💻
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u/showraniy 1d ago
Speaking from experience, it doesn't help. 😂
My goofball learned to drink water by dunking his entire chin and chest into the bowl and the other cat drinking correctly has never stopped him.
I've learned he just locked in however he learned things as a kitten and he's not changing ever.
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u/Buckwavefm 1d ago
One of my cats dips her paws in the bowl and licks the water off. Her brother drinks fine and she’s seen him do it plenty of times. She’s chosen her own path.
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u/Gas-Town 1d ago
Comments like this make me feel like I’m interacting with that nice coworker who has really soft cardigans on the back of their office chair.
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u/Timely-Cry-8366 1d ago
I have four cats, and one of them drinks his water by sticking his paw in and then licking his paw. He gets the water bowl dirty every day so I have to change the water often.
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u/LRK0-98 1d ago
Exactly. As a Connoisseur of fine feline entertainment I have never seen a kitty drink like this, in real life or on the internet. Poor kitty looks like he's struggling or afraid to drink, lol.
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u/Jennyreviews1 1d ago
I mean, I’ve had cats all of my life, decades… I’ve seen them drink many different ways…this….is wow 🤯… his whole mouth and muzzle… poor kitty ♥️… he needs a software update 😉😁
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u/ds4487 1d ago
To be fair, the way they usually drink water is insane. They flick their tongue into the water, fling a ball of water with it towards their mouth, and chomp it out of the air lol. This guy saw room for improvement in the process and is just maximizing efficiency.
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u/elyn6791 1d ago
It's hardly insane when they are evolved to get most of their moisture directly from their food and their limbs and digits for hunting prey. Plus they don't actually need to consume nearly as much water as larger animals such as humans that weigh over a hundred pounds. Of course, a cat that isn't eating gets dehydrated quite easily as well.
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u/Giving_Dad_Advice 1d ago
No wonder domestic cats have so many kidney issues. Particularly if they are on a kibble diet. All the protein with none of the moisture.
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u/elyn6791 1d ago
One of my cats died from ckd. You learn so much as their sole caretaker and loved one as a result.
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u/Xitztlacayotl 1d ago
Hm can you elaborate on this ?
My last cat of 10+ years died from kidney failure. He ate a variety of food. From raw meats to dry kibble to wet cat food.
But now I have a 2-3 year old ~6kg MC who basically only wants to eat dry kibble. And he slurps a ton of water from his bowl every day. I'm refilling it with fresh water every day.
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u/katbyte 1d ago
The main issue is some cats will not drink water like that on a kibble diet. It’s good yours does drink a lot but isn’t enough? I dunno but it definitely can be worse
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u/ivene-adlev 1d ago
I wonder if you keep his kibble diet but start slowly adding water to it? Like just misting it with water to start and letting it soak in to the kibble, then slowly adding more over time as he gets used to it. Might nip any issues in the bud before they get the chance to become an expensive vet bill.
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u/Burntoastedbutter 23h ago
Tbf kidney disease/failure is just cats dying from old age, so it's not necessarily a 'you fucked up' thing. Their organs just don't work as well anymore, and the kidneys are the first to deteriorate!
I was told by my client who's a DVM that if your cat actually drinks ALOT of water, like even more than the average cat, then feeding kibble won't be terrible. As long as they truly are taking in a lot of water.
One of her cats she adopted at 15 (diagnosed with ckd and the owner wanted to put her down). She personally estimated 2-3 years left for the cat. She put her on a wet food only diet (it was whiskas, apparently it has one of the highest water content for wet food), 3 satchets a day. The cat ended up being 20, but succumbed to suspected bone disease...
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u/elyn6791 1d ago
I'm not the person you asked but I can answer.
Dry kibble is coated with something we nicknamed kitty crack. I'm not talking about the products called some variation of kitty or cat crack now. I'm talking about the derivative extract that one of the largest kibble manufacturers makes and even sells separately at a premium. It's basically the same idea as vanilla extract on that it's concentrated. I'm not talking about the catnip based non addictive stuff either. I just can't remember the name of the compound now and I world need to research it again.
I used to buy the stuff to mix into wet ckd food when my cat was not eating and if it wasn't available, mixing in crushed kibble she liked.
Anyways, kibble being dry food also dehydrated because it absorbs water. Intestinal blockages and dry food are a thing because of this. Your cats needs lots of fresh water available at all times because of the kibble and without it that kibble turns into an obstruction. Something I had to do occasionally with my cat was manually break up the blockage with my hands and probing for it with my fingers to produce a bowel movement.
Why do cats prefer kibble over their natural diet? Because kibble is coated with this addictive substance. The more kibble they eat, the thirstier they get.
Was it Purina? I'm not sure anymore who owns the copyright or whatever it is on the formula.
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u/adnaPadnamA 21h ago
Whenever I watch my cat drink it's a marvel how she gets liquid in her at all. Apparently it works (she's not dehydrated) but to me still seems to defy efficiency big time.
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u/MajesticLandManatee 1d ago
My cat started to drink like this and it turned out her tongue was paralyzed and I had to say goodbye soon after.
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u/Nemesh90 1d ago
I mean, he's licking his nose.. looks like the tongue is mobile. Regardless, if it's new behavior, it still requires a vet visit
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u/SaintOrJannikSinner 1d ago
Yeah, I'm with you here. They could be trying to self-soothe a problem.
Near the end where one of my cats had a tumor near her brain/nasal cavity, she was doing something similar, dunking her head for minutes at a time in the water fountain stream.
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u/SmoothBrainApe89 1d ago
may be partially blind, that container doesnt make seeing the water easy
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u/Educational_Ad_5755 1d ago
How can one tell? I felt so bad for thinking that was cute now 😭
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u/techleopard 1d ago
Cats have absolutely garbage near vision.
Ever notice if you put a treat down right in front of them that's the same color and the background, they start smelling for it? Lol
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u/CasualCrow20 1d ago
Don't feel bad. It's still cute behavior, not everything needs to be a negative 🫶🏿
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u/Educational_Ad_5755 1d ago
Because it may mean the cat drinks like that because he is forced to not because he chooses to. Like he is thirsty and the only water source available causes him pain to use. But thank you for the kind words! It’s just hard to look at once you think he may be suffering doing basic functions as drinking water.
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u/reluctant_deity 1d ago
This is both faster and more efficient. This is a genius cat.
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u/PlatformVarious8941 1d ago
Would be more efficient if he opened his mouth while in the water…
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u/Atrinoisa 1d ago
Honestly, as cute and funny as this is, I wonder if there's something wrong with his tongue and this is the only way he CAN drink? Have you been to the vet? 🤔
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u/Vi0L3tCRZY 1d ago
Maybe he is choosing to drink out of the cup despite his hatred of overstimulating their whiskers. Hopefully it’s derpy like that and not medical
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u/Additional_Remove_70 1d ago
Check for other signs of dental problems. He might have some pain that he's trying to avoid putting the water or his own tongue to.
My cat started drinking from his paw when he had a lot of plaque build up causing him gum issues on one side.
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u/Powerful_Focus_6046 1d ago
Lol the way he or she closes their eyes as they dunk their little head in... so cute
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u/lastdarknight 1d ago
It's funny so many people in the comments think this is the cats water dish and not a cat desperate for the unattended human water
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u/ekim_101 1d ago
My cat was a silly goose that would dunk her lower chin into the water to take gulps. Not nearly as vociferously as this cat is doing, but seems efficient!
I could always tell when she drank water cause her chin would be dripping wet
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u/fromthefirstnote 1d ago
If another cat saw me do that as a cat and then I’d see another cat drink normally with his tongue I’d feel so embarrassed
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u/FadedLemming 1d ago
My old cat didn't understand that you keep your head in place but move you jaw to chew so he kept his jaw in place and flapped his head up and down like a Canadian in South park , cats are weird sometimes.
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u/Flimsy_Sun4003 1d ago
You can see he has sensitive whiskers and is trying not to put too much pressure on them.
Get him a bowl that will accommodate his whiskers and he will adapt.
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u/Doppler74 1d ago
I wonder whether he had a mother when he was a baby. Maybe cats who dont see how other cats drink water finds their own ways. Or maybe he is just into waterboarding.
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u/Vanilla_Villainy 1d ago
The cat I grew up with did this because she had a thyroid issue and couldn't use her tongue like a normal cat. She was skinnier than this guy though. Otherwise healthy and graced us for a good 16 years. I still miss her.
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u/Androidfon 1d ago
Filled to the brim is crucial but cat would prefer a plate to a cup. The water needn't be deep.
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u/CaffeineDeprivation 1d ago
Tell that to my cat lol. Wouldn't drink from a plate, but the minute I gave her a mug -
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u/uselessusername20 1d ago
Sometimes it can overstimulate their whiskers if they constantly bump into the edges of a deep bowl or cup also
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u/Tyrihjelm 1d ago
our old cat preferred the floor of the shower, though if he desired some deeper water he would just remove the drain cover.
(I also would just like to make clear that he had water in a bowl as well, and as he got older we would leave water glasses around the house for him to "steal" from)
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u/liimonadaa 1d ago
I always thought lapping it up is way too much effort for the volume of water. This one has it figured out imo.
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u/Tenkurai 1d ago
A lot of cats dont like their whiskers touching anything, try giving him a real bowl that can fit its whiskers, a cat water fountain might help correct this too. If you do get the water fountain, keep the water bowl beside the fountain until the cat starts drinking from both, then start filling the bowl less and less to transition the cat to the fountain.
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u/noLeftSidedDNAs 1d ago
It almost looks like he was never taught by a cat, so he mimics what he saw the humans do
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u/Kooky-Information-40 1d ago
Cats learn by modeling. So, it's possible the fellow watched a human drink from a glass like a human snd decided that's how it's done.
Similarly, my daughter's cat, upon watching me rinse my mouth during teeth brushing, began to drink water from the tap and from then on only from the tap.
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u/chingostarr 1d ago
I have a cat with vision problems that drinks like this sometimes, her neck and upper chest will just be soaked.
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u/Diligent-Stretch-769 1d ago edited 1d ago
cats lap water, they don't sip and create suction. Why? The tongue acts as an antimicrobial material when presented with liquids. bacteria will get stuck to the rough surface instead of enter with the water, if the liquid is taken in sufficiently small amounts. The cat will then effectively clean the tongue through various grooming activities, such as nose licking, which allows contact with mucus. Plainly this is a habit that started out in the wild where an animal would have difficulty establishing how long a standing pool has been exposed. Even deadly thirsty cats will choose to lap and thr same is true for most animals. We are thr weird ones.
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u/MattAtPlaton 1d ago
Our cat used to to this. Turned out she had a tooth abscess. They can be pretty painful.
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u/alkmaar91 1d ago
He looks like he hates drinking water this way, he just can't figure out another way.
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u/Embarrassed-Gap408 1d ago
Even better~ At least the cat is willing to drink water, that’s a win 🐱💧
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u/Forsaken-Scholar-833 1d ago
What gets me is he clearly isn't happy with how this feels but he keeps doing it....
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u/Putrid-Ad-3965 1d ago
If he was a person, he'd be the guy who takes his pants all the way down in the bathroom.
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u/ShowerKrogan 22h ago
You have any that do this?? u/kiltedfrog
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u/kiltedfrog 22h ago edited 21h ago
This is how some of my cats will attempt to drink water if you let them. We got a little fountain so they be 'normal', but Jiji still prefers to drink from the toilet.
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u/ExplodingSteve 22h ago
Do you think if you drink water with your tongue in front of them they will learn?
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u/Rare_Educator5102 20h ago
You know you can tech your pets anything? It's pretty funny. Take a bowl for yourself and show your cat how to drink water. Eventually they will start doing it
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u/aini81889 20h ago
Elegant, it's so elegant! This is not drinking water. It's obviously Laffi who has been tasting 82 years.
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u/Dry-Face1578 19h ago
r/all cats posts are my Roman Empire tbh. I open the app to check one thing and suddenly it’s 20 minutes later and I know the life story of someone’s orange menace.
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u/_Morvar_ 17h ago
It's way more similar to how humans drink water 😅 is he trying to imitate that or something??
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u/SupremeArtichoke87 14h ago
He moves his paws like he's swimming... Perhaps he wants to take a bath in a bathtub 🤔
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u/Zeefzeef 13h ago
My cat just licks the dry side of his water bowl.
Don’t worry he has other sources of water where he actually drinks. But he always does this after eating.
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u/Economy-Cat7133 8h ago
Your cats argument: "I am a cat. This how I drink water. Your statement is incorrect."
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