Story:
My four year old has been using elevated water dishes since she was about eight months old and eschewed her tiny kitten water dish. I had an old elevated (six inches) dish platform that my 70 lb dog had outgrown, and I’d been putting water in it just to have more water options available. My munchkin would either stand all the way on the elevated platform and lower her face to the water, like a lion at a watering hole, or she would put her front feet on the platform to drink from it.
Other bowls she’s shunned:
She liked it better than the little kitten dishes I’d had out for her, so I put those into our travel-kit. I’ve m made really sturdy ceramic bowls that she can’t accidentally spill available, I have a super low super wide bowl available, so the water is closer to the surface all the time, I’ve tried various materials and shapes, but her preference for drinking from an elevated platform dish appears to be sincere.
My interpretation of her behavior:
I think she likes that she can reach as far down into the dish as she likes, she doesn’t have to stretch her neck over the top of something, and she has a really solid thing for her feet to rest on.
Discussion question:
Does anyone else’s shortie do this? Or is mine just cat-quirky?
