Cat scratching the floor before drinking water.
Why do cats scratch the floor before drinking water.
Gracie has always scratched and clawed on and around the bowl before she drinks.
Before or after your kitten or cat eats or drinks it may paw scratch or knead the floor as if it is digging or burying something.
Sometimes i would go through 3 or 4 cans of cat food being scratched at before the cat would eat someth.
At the very least you should change the water in her bowl twice a day.
This assumption is inaccurate.
In the wild cats don t come back to a meal they ve stored for several days.
Apr 4 2008 1 kunalen tcs member thread starter.
If you cat engages in this oddly cute behavior consider getting her one of those recirculating water fountains now commercially available for cats.
Cats who splish their water before drinking may in fact be attempting to achieve a similar effect.
My cat nacho sometimes scratches the floor before drinking water from his water cup i have seen this behavoir in other cats also does.
Many cat owners assume this is a clear sign that the cat isn t interested in the food.
If you re feline pal has taken the time to physically cover his food rather than just pawing on the floor he s just going the extra mile.
Why does my cat yowl at the water dish before drinking.
Cats possess all sorts of unusual behaviors and it is bewildering to find an explanation of everything a cat does throughout the day.
Whenever a cat drinks water from a bowl it paws scratches or kneads the area as if it is trying to bury something.
This is not an unusual behavior.
She makes a mess.
When she was a kitten i had to keep the water and food bowls separated because if the.
Instead this is still him trying to be sneaky and not let predators know where he is.
In fact your pet is demonstrating an instinct shared even by the big cats and it is a very positive sign that it is feeling at home in your house.
There s nothing wrong with your cat.
Start date apr 4 2008.
A common mistake cat owners make is that when their cat swipes their paw on the floor around their food dish they think that they are covering up the food like they would their poop in a litter box.
A cat sits and screams at her water bowl for several minutes before taking a drink and the behavior has been going on for four years.
As was mentioned below they usually scratch around their food bowl either after eating or before if they don t like what you are feeding them.
