I have read other people have noticed their cats clean their paws in the water bowl after using the litter box. We adopted a cat who does this, and it ruins the water for all of them. We even have multiple bowls, and he’ll dirty all of them. Putting water next to the litter box isn’t working...
All 4 of our cats are neutered and spayed. We have had two female cats for a long time. one 20 years old, the other, about 5. The 5 yo is named Smeach. Very loving cat, social, and we adopted her after my sister found her thin and desperate, digging in the trash for food. We have a large garage...