Why do cats need to "feel" water before drinking it?
19.05.2023 20:16
Many cats are known to have a habit of "feeling" the water with their paw before drinking.
We'll tell you why our pets do this and whether it's possible to wean them off it.
Why does a cat touch water with its paw?
This behavior is explained by the peculiarities of cats' vision: they do not see very well up close.
The cat touches the water with its paw to check its level and whether there is water in the bowl at all.
To prevent your cat from dipping its paws into the bowl, make sure it is always full.
Sometimes cats even prefer to drink water not from a bowl, but from their paw.
The thing is that cats don’t like to drink and eat from narrow and deep bowls – their whiskers get in the way.
Replace the bowls with wide ones, the cat will be very grateful to you.
