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Bad cat behavior is bad
Shadowfire
Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
We have a kitten who is about 8 months old, and is pretty bad. One behavior in particular is getting is annoyed though, only because we can't seem to stop it no matter what we've tried.
This cat loves playing with water.
The cats used to have a water feeder, with the upside-down bottle (fake culligan deal). He would put his paw on top of it and just yank it over. Twice a day, water all over the floor. So hey, we replaced that bowl with a new one. It's a nice heavy ceramic bowl. We have to fill it more often (four cats in the house), but that's ok.
Then he started grabbing the sides of the bowl and dragging it all over the floor, splashing the water on the floor as it moved. Grrr... we bought a floor mat with a lip on the edge so he couldn't drag the bowl around. Now? He's putting his front paws on that bowl and jumping to flip it over and throw the water all over the place.
We're looking for better solutions... we don't know what else to try. We have put some water in the sink for him to play with, but he just looks at us like we're crazy. He wants to flip that fucking bowl over. We want to not clean up water twice a day. Help? :P
Requisite photo here:
Sure, sure, he looks cute there. That's what he wants you to think.
This cat loves playing with water.
The cats used to have a water feeder, with the upside-down bottle (fake culligan deal). He would put his paw on top of it and just yank it over. Twice a day, water all over the floor. So hey, we replaced that bowl with a new one. It's a nice heavy ceramic bowl. We have to fill it more often (four cats in the house), but that's ok.
Then he started grabbing the sides of the bowl and dragging it all over the floor, splashing the water on the floor as it moved. Grrr... we bought a floor mat with a lip on the edge so he couldn't drag the bowl around. Now? He's putting his front paws on that bowl and jumping to flip it over and throw the water all over the place.
We're looking for better solutions... we don't know what else to try. We have put some water in the sink for him to play with, but he just looks at us like we're crazy. He wants to flip that fucking bowl over. We want to not clean up water twice a day. Help? :P
Requisite photo here:
Sure, sure, he looks cute there. That's what he wants you to think.
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She also likes to play in the tub after I have a shower and bat the water off the shower curtain.
1) Get a large plastic bowl
2) Get a large piece of plywood
3) Screw the large plastic bowl to the large piece of plywood
4) Put on ground with bowl facing up
5) Fill bowl with water
Now bask in your dryness and watch as your cat doesn't have enough leverage to tip the bowl over and can't drag it around because it is screwed down.
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It was so funny to watch him though, as he stood there batting at it. It's hard to be mad at something so cute. I think it's an evolved defense mechanism.
This is the exact bowl I have. She still makes a mess. She drags it around the house jumping in and out of it and flicking water everywhere until there's none left.
It sounds like your best bet may be to get a larger feeder that they're physically unable to move, like Bionic Monkey mentioned - your kitten sounds like a very resourceful little guy. Ours is a 15 pound bruiser of a forest cat, and we finally had to get a fountain that's about 2x the previous size so he wouldn't keep trying to soak the carpet.....still tries to "drown" his toys in there every chance he gets though.
A bad cat will shit in your bed and puke in your shoes.
This is a cat who has a slight...tick. I agree with the poster who mentioned getting a tile and then using a little epoxy to attach the bowl if it is that much of a problem. Kitty won't be able to flip it or drag it around. There isn't much you can do about the splashing though. If they want to touch the water, they're going to touch the water.
http://www.marvistavet.com/assets/images/cat_drinking_from_running_water_dish.gif
I'd be pretty willing to bet that just getting the fountain bowl would solve your problem. Cats love drinking from running water and hate stagnate water. I'm betting that's the cause of your cat's messy bowl habits.
My Maine Coon did this until we got one of those fountain bowls, Then he stopped splashing the water and started rolling in it.
So cute.
Our solution was similar to the above. We secured a series of cheap towels and the fountain bowl to the cheap wooden table he gets fed on. Bowl does not move, and if he splashes only he gets wet and not everything in the kitchen.
Yeah, my cat's the same way. She gets between the shower curtains while I'm in there, and then hops in the tub to do whatever when I'm finished.
She's also big on hopping into the sink after we finish using it.
While we're on the subject of bad kitten behavior, mine is about 6 months old and is still pretty fond of biting me. She's not a mean cat, she likes people and will just hang out when we have company. When it comes to me, however, a few times a day she'll casually walk over and attempt to take a bite out of my leg/arm/face. Is she trying to tell me something? Can I get her to stop doing this to me at this point in her development?
DrZiplock speaks the truth.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Last weekend I accidentally locked my kitten in a closet for 6 hours. To my amazement, she did not shit or pee in my shoes. Good kitty.
As soon as she does this, grab her by the scruff, pin her down and growl at her briefly, and then immediately remove yourself from her presence for 10-15 minutes, preferably by going to a room with a door you can shut.
Awe, you guys can be kitten buddies.
Wow. Almost the second lime-worthy quote in this thread!
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Almost?! Hey fuck you pal, I thought it was fantastically lime worthy.
My cat does this as well, and I usually do the above, but he gets twice as aggressive and bitey as soon as I make a motion to pin him down, so getting to that point can be a struggle, and he usually doesn't back off once he's pinned.
The water bottle works well, though.
Yeah mine just gets really vocal (she doesn't get vocal unless she's pissed off and/or very lonely), and then starts flipping out like the girl from the exorcist trying to bite/scratch my hand. This usually continues until I let go.
Water bottle is probably a better way to go, i just get tired of carrying the thing around all the time.
(I don't spray the air on the cat, I just spray it so it makes the noise and he goes bolting for the bed/closet/bathroom/hiding spot)
No, it is a bad cat. That is just one of his behaviors... like knocking shit off our shelves at 2am, scratching the hell out of door frames (a problem we're looking into ways of fixing)...
He's also a lot of fun to play with, and we play with him a lot in an effort to exhaust him before we go to sleep. It doesn't work. :P
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Like, I know my cat has filled his water bowl up with food or is out of water or needs a litter change if he starts knocking things over and making noises and just being really annoying in general.
Double sided tape. Cats will refuse to put their paws on sticky stuff. Put it anywhere you don't want them scratching.
I don't know why I didn't think of this. I put double-sided tape on our DVR because the cats like to lie on it. Tanks for the idea.
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D'awww
My friend's cat is so obese it licks it's butt by licking it's paw and using that to wipe it's ass, but that is decidedly less cute.
I have an almost identical picture.
Heh, my maine coon just drags his water/food dish into the middle of the walkway into the kitchen, so we have to walk over it in order to get into the kitchen.