Catly pondering

[amethyst73]

The outdoor cats have their very own water dish, out in the garage. 

Yet despite the fact that I try to keep it filled with fresh, clean water (with mixed success, due to the fact that the coons like to play in it!), we regularly observe the outdoor kitties drinking from other sources, including pools of rainwater that has collected in various places (empty flowerpots, dirty saucers under occupied flowerpots, on top of the old hot tub cover) and dew (particularly off the anodized cast-iron porch furniture and new hot tub cover).

Admittedly, because their official dish is in the garage, we can't observe whether they drink from that or not.  But given the proximity of the water dish to the other sources of water that they drink from, my conclusion is that they prefer these distinctly not-clean sources of water.  Why is this, I wonder?

Comments

[jab2.livejournal.com]

My cats much prefer licking water drops off the shower tile than drinking from a bowl. One has recently taking to licking water off my feet after I get out of the shower.

Weird cats.

[amethyst73.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Bernie Cat used to be seriously into getting himself into the tub after one of us had showered and lapping up the water drops sitting in the tub. We never particularly understood.

I think it's really rather sweet that one likes to groom your feet!