THE ULTIMATE CAT THREAD

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I wonder if cats drink water the same way dogs do. Dogs don't lap it up. They curl their tongues down and bring the water in under the tongue. Dogs can be sloppy drinkers, especially my 15 year old, who's missing half of his teeth. Not much to hold the water in. I have to dry the floor around the water bowl every time he finishes.

 

[CletusMarley]

I wonder if cats drink water the same way dogs do. Dogs don't lap it up. They curl their tongues down and bring the water in under the tongue. Dogs can be sloppy drinkers, especially my 15 year old, who's missing half of his teeth. Not much to hold the water in. I have to dry the floor around the water bowl every time he finishes.

We have one of those fountain water bowls and one of my cats stands on it and tries to knock it over. Lol.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

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They do curl their tongues backwards to drink.

 

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[roccobass]

I have him under my spell!

 

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[definenredefine]

We have one of those fountain water bowls and one of my cats stands on it and tries to knock it over. Lol.

One of my cats washes her paws in their water supply. It's gross.

 

[jmmyoh]

One of my cats washes her paws in their water supply. It's gross.

My boy cat does that! So annoying

 

[shadowtippy]

One of my cats washes her paws in their water supply. It's gross.

Your cat isn't a raccoon, is it?
A friend of mine had a cat that would always stir his water with his foot before he would drink.

 

[MadJack]

Your cat isn't a raccoon, is it?
A friend of mine had a cat that would always stir his water with his foot before he would drink.

They do that so they can see the water level. Mine do a quick pull on the near edge of the bowl to see how far down the water is and don't dunk their face into the water.

 

[Just go for it]

Two cats, one

 

[SoonerBill]

I just found this from a study.

"Recent high-speed videos made by MIT, Virginia Tech and Princeton researchers reveal that the top of the cat’s tongue is the only surface to touch the liquid. Cats, unlike dogs, don’t dip their tongues into the liquid like ladles. The cat’s lapping mechanism is far more subtle and elegant. The smooth tip of the tongue barely touches the surface of the liquid before the cat draws its tongue back up. As it does so, a column of liquid forms between the moving tongue and the liquid’s surface. The cat then closes its mouth, pinching off the top of the column for a nice drink, while keeping its chin dry".

 

[Deleted member 268085]

I just found this from a study.

"Recent high-speed videos made by MIT, Virginia Tech and Princeton researchers reveal that the top of the cat’s tongue is the only surface to touch the liquid. Cats, unlike dogs, don’t dip their tongues into the liquid like ladles. The cat’s lapping mechanism is far more subtle and elegant. The smooth tip of the tongue barely touches the surface of the liquid before the cat draws its tongue back up. As it does so, a column of liquid forms between the moving tongue and the liquid’s surface. The cat then closes its mouth, pinching off the top of the column for a nice drink, while keeping its chin dry".

I wish my 15 year old dog could learn that trick. Would save me a bunch of paper towels.

 

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