Whenever a cat drinks water from a bowl it paws scratches or kneads the area as if it is trying to bury something.
Why do cats scratch the floor before drinking water.
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.
Apr 4 2008 1 kunalen tcs member thread starter.
It took me years to understand why my cat gracie does that.
Many cat owners assume this is a clear sign that the cat isn t interested in the food.
If you cat engages in this oddly cute behavior consider getting her one of those recirculating water fountains now commercially available for cats.
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.
Why does my cat yowl at the water dish before drinking.
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.
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.
This is not an unusual behavior.
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.
Gracie has always scratched and clawed on and around the bowl before she drinks.
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.
When she was a kitten i had to keep the water and food bowls separated because if the.
My cat nacho sometimes scratches the floor before drinking water from his water cup i have seen this behavoir in other cats also does.
Sometimes i would go through 3 or 4 cans of cat food being scratched at before the cat would eat someth.
Cat scratching the floor before drinking water.
Start date apr 4 2008.
She makes a mess.
There s nothing wrong with your cat.
At the very least you should change the water in her bowl twice a day.
This assumption is inaccurate.
One such occurrence that confuses nearly all the cat owners is scratching the floor just before or after drinking water.
In the wild cats don t come back to a meal they ve stored for several days.
