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I have a few cats that turned the bowls over. Even big ceramic bowls. I solved the wet carpet by placing the bowl on a spill type tray but the only way we stopped the entire thing was with a pet fountain.
I Second the Drinkwells Water fountain. Great investment. They love it. Problem solved.
Easy solution! Solved everything....its so good I tell others and it works. Buy the raised ceramic bowls they usually sell for small dogs. It should be in a heavy metal type holder that is open in front. I found mine at Marshalls/TJ Maxx for $20. So worth the price! The cats can do the scratching thing they do under it or try and stick their paw in it and it does not tip!!! I put mine up against the wall and he scratches away under it...which would tip the bowl right over. And he tries to stick his paw in it but because its raised its not as easy and even so...it doesnt tip! What a blessing these bowls have been!!
One of the cats here will paw aggressively at the water in the container (regardless of type/weight) and then lick the water off his leg/paw. Its like hes trying to dig a hole in the water
I use 8-inch Pyrex pie plates. They can't be tipped (except when I trip over them), because they're much wider than they are tall.
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Originally Posted by Lindsey_Mcfarren
Then I saw him, he would stick his paw behind the bottle, pretend he didn't kwow it was his own paw and in the frackus of playing, knock the bottles of water over. It was hysterical to watch.
My cat will knock over anything that's on a table. Nothing is safe.
He's the best cat in the world, but if you don't chase him around the house, let him try to eat you or fight him he will do what he can to destroy the house.
Let him outside, he will bring in 3 chipmunks a day.
Last weekend he was squared off with a rattlesnake.
I had this same issue! My cat would knock over his water dish, I had a nice one that I got for him from the pet store...and he would smack and watch the water trickle out.
Turns out, he just didn't like the dish! I started using one of those plastic dishes from the chinese fast food place and he never does it anymore! I tried giving him the old dish again and he does the same thing, knocks it over! I think that was his way of telling us he didn't like it LOL! these cats are too much I tell ya.
But cups of water sitting on the edge of the table are fair game LOL!
My cat Big Bear tends to knock over his water bowl, so I put the bowl into the bathtub. That way when he knocks it over no mess. For a water bowl I generally use a washed out plastic tub like cottage cheese comes in.
This kind is hard to tip over because it's larger at the bottom than at the top, and because it has a rubber non-skid ring around the bottom. You'll find them in the dog section of most stores.
Oh darn, I just saw this post was 6 years old. Well, maybe it will help someone out there.
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