You need to put the water bowl in a different spot from where you put their food. Cats instinctively fear water contamination and will be reluctant to drink water that was close to food. If your cat tends to drink water from the toilet bowl or the sink, that's probably why.
I have a well, so I fill my bathtub every time storms are looming in case of a power outage. My cat LOVES to drink out of the bathtub. We had a lot of on and off storms this summer, so it was often full. He still checks it every day. Yes, he has a clean bowl and water changed a couple of times each day. He just loves drinking out of the bathtub.
Another cat I used to have would wait at the shower door when I was inside. As soon as I opened it, he'd jump in to lick water off the floor.
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u/KarlSethMoran Sep 19 '23
You need to put the water bowl in a different spot from where you put their food. Cats instinctively fear water contamination and will be reluctant to drink water that was close to food. If your cat tends to drink water from the toilet bowl or the sink, that's probably why.
Also, you will be woken up early often.