Cat testing the water
 

Does anyone else's furbaby do this? He's an old boy but has done it for years much to the dog's disgust. That's why there is the outside basin! He'll just paddle away and have a great time. Wonder why?

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My one dog Bridgette will do that to any bucket of water that may be outside. She doesn't do it in the house but if there's one outside she will have at and really flip the water.

My Tucker cat will do that from time to time. Especially if he sees me put an ice cube in there.

Oh goodness, yes. My largest girl does that. She will sit and watch it forever too. I finally got a water fountain from Walmart for them. mama and her two girls. Rosie is the one who will put her paw in it or start to drink and her right paw keeps moving as if she is digging in the dirt. Her father was Norwegian Forest cat and I've read they love water. Yep, they do!! Rosie is the biggest one in the photo, closest.

Oh, I'll have to try that! ..... He like to lick it!

It's taken me 1 1/2 yrs to get my dog to drink inside!! Only if I held the bowl would she do it and she's 8 yrs old! But, yes, outside - any hose, bucket, puddle. Even now, I have a small bucket on the steps to catch rain water for her. Don't know how her previous owners "watered" her!

My son's cat likes to pat the water as it comes out of the tub faucet. He stands on the edge of the tub and is not amused when he slips.:D

Most of my cats have had the "water patting" habit. I always thought it was so they could see the water, making it easier for them to know how much to lower their heads so they wouldn't get water up their nose. My remaining elderly cat always wants a *fresh* bowl of water. I think this is because the temperature of it is different from room temp, again making it easier for her to drink without getting water up her nose. But I could be wrong......

That is so cute! Cats get up to some very funny hijinks! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IoZo43bO_5o

Yes my cat splatters his water.. For # of reasons, testing the temp of water, see their reflections, and because they wash their paws to then clean their face with.. I've watch my kitten for hours before getting TV. The conclusion.. I think maybe it gives them a sexual thrill I know it sounds crazy but their pads are very scent sensitive. Watch them next time. They only do this with water not milk because it has a scent.