Thursday, July 3, 2014

I Must Remember to Shut That Off


Yet another tap-drinker! The trouble is that I leave the tap on while Tungsten has her drink and then she leaves without shutting it off. She will drink, then sit back and think about things for a bit, then bend down to drink some more. There’s no point in waiting for her to finish, so I go about my business while she continues to slake her thirst. Then I forget about the running water, and someone else finds it.



Fortunately, Kola is a bowl-drinker, just as Cammie is. My newest foster-cat does like watching the water fall, a bit like Renn, but it’s merely a prelude to drinking, whereas my big boy’s observations are ends in themselves. We’ve entered upon a hot spell in southern Alberta, so I am happy with however Kola, wrapped in his big, floofy coat, wants to consume his water. Though I wish one of these beasts would learn to turn off the tap when he’s done.

10 comments:

  1. Well, if we could turn taps on and off by ourselves (and open tins of cat food), we really wouldn't need you humans at all, now would we? :-D

    Nicki and Derry

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  2. I have done the same thing. The cats really do need to learn to turn the water off. Silly cats. You have a great day.

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  3. it would be so much easier if they would learn to shut it off :)

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  4. Flynn likes to drink from the tap too, as did Eric. I leave it just barely trickling and that is always his favourite watering hole unless there is rainwater outdoors.

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  5. We have a fountain because we like to drink from running water. Mom Paula says our water bill is already too high to leave the faucet on.

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  6. We don't drink from the tap...though we do have a fountain that we use.

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  7. Good luck with teaching the cats to turn off the tap. If you get it to work, let me know. I have a tap drinker too!

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  8. Ralphie has learned how to knock on the kitchen tap so I come home to dripping water every day now so I know how you feel :)

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    1. Wow, that's pretty smart of him. And I'll bet he doesn't care a fig for the water-bill, either...

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  9. Yeah whats with that? You dont need thumbs to turn off the tap kitties
    MOL

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