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November 15th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Bad cat behavior
Posted by The Foo in Life through my eyes

Miles has a new (bad) habit. In the past week, he has been putting his paws in his water bowl and overturning it. We’ve been moping the floor multiple times a day and it’s starting to get really old. Not sure where he learnt this from or why the sudden change in behavior after 3 years. This needs to stop!

Tried different things in the past week — sprayed him with water everytime he did it, did a little slap on his paws to makes sure he knows not to do it, bought a heavier/ wider porcelain bowl (thinking it might be his reflection that’s bothering him), bought a water fountain/ dispenser and used bottled water instead of tap water … none of which worked.

Can someone give us some advice and help on this? We’ll be interested to know if your cat did it, and how you stopped this behavior. We can’t keep mopping the floor 5-6 times a day and can’t stop giving him water either. I really hope this is just a temporary behavioral phase.


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    I would have thought that a big heavy completely flat bottomed porcelain/ceramic bowl with walls that are at a 90 degree angle to the bottom would have solved the problem. I have a big golden, and she can't tip the bowl, even when she clumsily lays down in front of it.
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    He seems to have developed a liking for water. You might fill the bath 1 inch and pop him in :) and see if he likes it!

    If yes this could become a routine and take away the urge to put his paw in a bowl.
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