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My male kitty

Posted By: does the same thing on 2007-04-24
In Reply to: Weird kitty habit - what does it mean? (sm) - CAT-atonic

when he first came to live with us he was a mere 6 weeks old, and he would drink from the water bowl while "standing" on the edge of the bowl (front paws only) which looked silly but cute too!  Then, he rapidly grew and grew and began to tip the water bowl over when doing that, so thankfully he stopped, but now I notice him sliding his paws (slowly) in a digging motion before drinking and can't help but notice  how noisey he is when he drinks, he sounds like a dog lapping or a bird taking a bath! Boys!


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