My cat's bowl is like 6 inches from her food and she doesn't give a fuck. She chugs water like a frat boy at a kegger.

People drink Mountain Dew, you can’t expect all cats to have good taste either

Maybe it's about the adventure.

I bought one of those last year. It was tipped over and water was all over the floor. So that asshole just has a normal bowl, and he seems content.

My first cat would climb on top of the fish tank and drink the water coming out of the filter. That lid on the tank wasn't very solid, so I was sure he'd fall in at some point. I got him a circulating fountain and he stopped using the fish tank.

We also had a tabby that liked to drink from the kitchen sink. Moving the fountain away from the food helped that a lot.

My stepfather bought one of those and his cat still prefers the sink.

Same. Or swapping the water more frequently, for mine it changed massively between replenishing the water once a day and doing it three times a day + using a cleaned bowl each time.

But getting a fountain is a much better solution, yeah. Alternatively have a decorative fountain, the little bastards prefer drinking those empty, anyways. 😑

A big plus for the fountain, it holds more clean water and for longer, plus it alerts you by making annoying buzzing and splashing noises when it’s low.

I like that I can leave for a weekend and know the cats have more than enough clean water.

My cat always gets Corri’s what that smelly thing I’m drinking is, then he snuffs my whisky and recoils and makes a hugely regretful face.

The next day he’ll do it again. I love my little dummy.

Had a dog steal wine once, she got slightly drunk and stayed away after, I wonder if cats would do the same. I quit years ago and got rid of it all so mine will never have the opportunity.

We had a cat that would freak out when either of us was in the shower. I think she was worried because we were getting all wet.

My cat would sit on the edge of the tub between the shower curtains when he was a kitten, then he fell in once and never did that again.

Most things are about the smell for cats. If they don't like the water somewhere it means there's a smell around that drives them away. Old food will do it, but it doesn't need to be a smell that humans would even detect. It could just be pheromones.

Ooh, what a fancy puss.

I keep our cats water clean and filled and it'll always be her last resort. She'll go for the water from the tap or my glass every time.