this is kind of a weird issue, i'm asking you because i assume many here live like us with nature around, have different animals, maybe have ideas of practical solutions, that work without having a daily training session with animals (but maybe this is a special case… i don't know yet)
so we have a water bucket for our two german shepherds and our cat to have water always available on the front porch.
the cat is 4 years old now, for the past years this has been working perfectly.
i have to mention we encountered a funny thing: when we had the cat inside the house (in winter times or sometimes when she wants to or we want her to) she has been super interested in us using the toilet and after a while – without teaching her anything – she has been using our (human) toilet as well! super cute, she sits on the toilet seat and correctly pees into the toilet 😀
we don't have a cat flap at the house though, so she can only come in/out when we open the door for her.
so for the past years the cat was peeing/pooping somewhere outside in the wilderness around the house – all fine.
but lately we noticed her peeing into the drinking bucket, also her own drinking water! of cause the animals refuse to drink then.
we assume the bucket with water inside reminds the cat somehow of a toilet?!?
the cat is a small breed, the german shepherds have big heads, i cannot think of a way of a contraption to build over the bucket so that the dogs can drink but the cat can't sit on it..
does anyone have an idea how to solve this? should i ask in a cat sub? should i ask vets?
by habilishn
4 Comments
Get a second water bowl? Maybe she’ll just stick to peeing in one.Â
She’s balancing on the brim of the bucket, so try removing the brim so there’s nothing to stand on. Note that this will weaken the bucket.
Get a gravity feeder style water bowl?
Any time an animal like a dog or cat does something out of the norm when it comes to pooping or peeing, it’s absolutely the right move to go to the vet. Animals suck at letting us know anything is off. Hopefully she’s just a weirdo but it’s super important to make sure nothing else is wrong like a UTI or something else. Def make a vet visit ASAP