We have a nine month old orange spotted/striped tabby that we adopted along with his sister back in May of last year. Both have intermingled into our cat family fairly well and we don't seem to have any attitude problems or anything along that sort of line.
But, Sampson, the orange tabby with a wonderful and outspoken personality, seems to have this rather strange way of drinking water. I am quite certain that none of our other cats taught him this and his sister doesn't do it, so we are perplexed how this came about.
When Sampson drinks water, he raises his right foot and slowly puts it right down into the water bowl and stands there, drinking away, with his foot completely emersed in the water. About 50% of the time, he not only lifts and places his right foot in the water bowl but he will do the same with his left foot. We always keep the water bowl filled with fresh water, so if you can picture this cat of ours, with his two front feet and legs, knee deep, in the water bowl as he drinks water, it is quite a sight. It doesn't seemed to bother him at all, when he is through he just lifts his feet out, gives a shakes or two, and he is on his way.
Both Sampson and Delilah (his sister) have always been water kitties. In fact, when we first brought them home from the shelter, they would actually get in the bath tub with my husband when he was taking a bath. Not swimming around or anything like that, they just liked to walk upon my husbands chest to get as close to the water as they could.
I am just wondering how common is it for a cat to actually stand in his water bowl. There are somedays, when I can telling he has been playing in the water bowl, because the bowl is empty and there is water everywhere. His right foot constantly stays wet which is okay except for when he wants to surprise you by jumping up on your lap for some love and then you find yourself and your clothes with big giant wet spots from his drenched paws.
I am just curious as to why he does this "standing in the water bowl" thing?
But, Sampson, the orange tabby with a wonderful and outspoken personality, seems to have this rather strange way of drinking water. I am quite certain that none of our other cats taught him this and his sister doesn't do it, so we are perplexed how this came about.
When Sampson drinks water, he raises his right foot and slowly puts it right down into the water bowl and stands there, drinking away, with his foot completely emersed in the water. About 50% of the time, he not only lifts and places his right foot in the water bowl but he will do the same with his left foot. We always keep the water bowl filled with fresh water, so if you can picture this cat of ours, with his two front feet and legs, knee deep, in the water bowl as he drinks water, it is quite a sight. It doesn't seemed to bother him at all, when he is through he just lifts his feet out, gives a shakes or two, and he is on his way.
Both Sampson and Delilah (his sister) have always been water kitties. In fact, when we first brought them home from the shelter, they would actually get in the bath tub with my husband when he was taking a bath. Not swimming around or anything like that, they just liked to walk upon my husbands chest to get as close to the water as they could.
I am just wondering how common is it for a cat to actually stand in his water bowl. There are somedays, when I can telling he has been playing in the water bowl, because the bowl is empty and there is water everywhere. His right foot constantly stays wet which is okay except for when he wants to surprise you by jumping up on your lap for some love and then you find yourself and your clothes with big giant wet spots from his drenched paws.
I am just curious as to why he does this "standing in the water bowl" thing?