A cat-astrophe waiting to happen

[layla]

Shiva (the cat) is so hilarious. And sad. He hates drinking out of the communal water bowl, where the water has been polluted by FILTHY DOGS, even if it's just been changed. This means he'll go to almost any length to get water from alternative sources, such as:

-the bathtub drain
-the dishwater
-the plant watering can
-half-empty glasses of water on the countertop
-my paintbrush water

I mean ... come on, dude. Drinking dog-water is not going to kill you. Phthalo Blue or fertilizer actually *might*.

Comments

[allanh.livejournal.com]

Why not put a water dish for Shiva up on the counter, where the dogs can't get at it?

[laylalawlor.livejournal.com]

He actually does have a water dish upstairs, where his food dish is and where the dogs aren't allowed. I tend to forget to fill it though, because it means having to remember to bring the water upstairs or the dish down, and there's already a perfectly good water bowl in the kitchen. There's no sane reason why he can't drink out of the same bowl as the dogs, since it's always fresh water and gets changed several times a day. Of course, he's a cat; "sane" isn't always a consideration. ;)