AR-News: (US ME) Paws and Effect: Help! My cat thinks he's a fish

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Dear Sin顤 and Siouxsie:
I have a 7-year-old BIG male named Norman who has to has a shower at least 
once a day. It's amusing and tricky to shower with him, but I've managed. Now 
he's graduated to needing to play with his water in his bowl. It was annoying to 
constantly clean up the mess in the kitchen, so I spent the money to get that 
flowing water bowl. I thought maybe he just needed to have running water. No 
go. He just makes an even bigger mess. I have 4 cats and there all gonna end 
up dehydrated because I'm giving out the water a little at a time. Help! Any 
ideas? 
-- Norman's mom
Siouxsie: Well, Norman's Mom, you've got an odd cat there!
Sin顤: Not that odd, actually. Some breeds of cats seem to like water more 
than others. The Turkish Van is one breed that loves to go swimming, and our wild 
cousins (like tigers, for example) also seem to enjoy a bath in a creek from 
time to time. And Mama once had a Maine Coon cross--a big male, too--that 
loved to have baths!
Siouxsie: But really. Cats and water? Taking a shower with their people? Man, 
that's just wrong!


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http://belfast.villagesoup.com/community/CommCorr.cfm?StoryID=11521 
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