You got that good, *fresh* water. We got a fountain bowl for our orange because he loves the sink so much, and about the only thing he does with it is to occasionally drop hair ties and other small toys into it. Still wants to drink out of the sink basically any time he’s thirsty.
Not sure about fresh, my orange idiot lives to drink from our chlorine filled pool. He even drinks from there now when it's been closed for months and is full of stagnant algae full water!!
Yeah, this is the same guy that likes to drink out of the wide, flat tote that I soak potted plants in during the summer. It’s full of grime and algae, but he seems to savor the flavor all the same.
I love my massive orange idiot but I hate when I drink from a cup and can smell he's managed to get to it whilst I wasn't looking. Little mofo does it as a type of power play I'm sure 💩
Like noticing a stray bit of *something* at the bottom of your glass after you’ve already taken a sip, and doing a full body shiver because you just know it’s from someone’s filthy paws, and it’s almost certainly a bit of kitty litter.
Mine does this, but hates being wet. So she just shakes her paw and sprays the water everywhere, and then licks whatever is left off the paw. And repeat. She’s done it since she was a kitten… no mug is safe
That's amazing
Ours hates water too but is very oddly selective about when that applies...
Once my girlfriend had just gotten out of the bath, I went into the bathroom and our cat followed me in. He decided for whatever reason to just... Hop into the draining tub.
He stood there extremely confused with a single paw raised and shaking off the water in disgust.
He then hopped out and started shaking water onto me and meowing at me like it was my fault he's an idiot
He's not even orange so he has no excuse
My cat used to do this to solve the issue we just gave her her own people cup with water and left it on the counter she never used a water bowl it was her water cup
My cats have a running filter and constant flowing water that we change daily, so they don’t go for our drinks 🙂 cats prefer only the FRESHEST of water.
See, when you spend a lot of time with your cat, they tend to start thinking they are the human in the relationship. Drinking this way makes complete sense 🤣🤣😝
My cat will drink out of his water bowl but he loves faucet water and will yell for me to turn on the tub faucet. He prefers to use his water dish as a (toy) mouse drowning station 😂
MIL had a Maine coon mix. I’m pretty sure the other part was camel. He loved the bathroom sink or tub faucet, and he would just drink, and drink, and drink for minutes straight…
My cat used to do the same thing all the time. I got him his own water cup until he decided to start flipping over the cup all the time so I took it away and I upgraded him to a filtered water bowl. Surprisingly he now leaves my cups alone.
Cats love sourcing water from different places. If you want your cat to drink more water (kidney stones, urinal problems from eating a lot of dry food) you can spread out some water bowls and make sure to
Also you don't see a lot of dust and hair in water that has been standing for a day or two, it's really disgusting and I would never drink it. Once we switched to see through bowls and put one of them in the light we more easily can see when to switch out the water.
Because its yours and normally forbidden. Cats are like children, if they cant have something it makes them want it even more.
Every time youve stopped him from drinking coffee or whatever out of your mug you established that said mug is forbidden, so when you finally just fill it with water and let him he wants to see what the big deal is about the mug and so prefers to drink from it because he thinks its special and something he isnt allowed to have.
Its also possible he observes you drinking from it, and concludes that whatever it is, its a good safe watersource.
For a number of reasons, actually. What material is his water bowl made of? Plastics can produce and hold onto smells, ceramic and glass are better options. (Mine love to drink from an old vase, I think the thick walls keeps it cooler.) How often is the water changed? At least a few times per week is necessary. And where is the bowl located? Cats usually prefer higher surfaces, as in the wild it is safer to be off the ground.
Human: Stop drinking from my cup. Here, drink from this bowl.
Cat: Wow, that was mildly racist of you to assume i drink from a bowl just because im a cat..
My cat drinks water out of any random place he finds it except his water bowl. Dogs bowl, any cup with water in the couch, kitchen table, counter, etc.
In Rose's case, it was due to hyperthyroidism. She was thirsty as *hell* 24/7 and if she ran out of water, she'd hop on the end table, ignore my glass of water, and dive head first into my glass of peppermint tea. She loved the stuff, she'd get high on the little foil packets the tea bags come in. Gotta love those random little quirks!
Is this new behavior? If he hasn't always done this, please take him to the vet and tell them about it, as new and unusual drinking habits can be a sign of various illnesses such as diabetes or renal failure.
All three of our cats do the same thing, so now we have a cat cup for them. It’s just a big 32oz plastic cup and we fill it up after dinner and set it on the coffee table and let them have at it.
I always keep my water mug in my nightstand. Found out she’s been drinking my water. So I put her water bowl next to it. She didn’t touch hers. Now I keep water bottle, whenever I drink from it, she’ll come and literally put mouth, her tiny tongue inside and drink the water! I gave up.
I had a cat who would do that. Turned out he had steroid induced diabetes and almost died cuz the vet didn’t catch it for so long despite me coming in over and over to figure out what was wrong.
As long as they are drinking it like that I don't get too annoyed but I had one cat that would dunk her paws in it and lick her paws to drink my water ...that's when I switched to bottles with lids
Also had another cat who would drink out of my glass then toss it on the floor once her was finished with it even with inset cup holders would use both paws to lift and push it out
“His” mug
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"What's mine is mine, what's Yours is also mine." - cat probably.
He owns OP, so naturally he owns the mug.
You got that good, *fresh* water. We got a fountain bowl for our orange because he loves the sink so much, and about the only thing he does with it is to occasionally drop hair ties and other small toys into it. Still wants to drink out of the sink basically any time he’s thirsty.
"drop hair ties and other small toys into it" Lol my cat does the same thing, there is always a toy on her fountain
Yes we call that my cat's "precious". Only his very favorite toys have the honor of being put in the food bowl.
Ours puts them in the dog’s water bowl. Is it an offering or an insult?
I guess it depends on their relationship. 😆
Our cat drinks from puddles outside to really hit that fresh water taste
Anywhere but the actual water dish!
Not sure about fresh, my orange idiot lives to drink from our chlorine filled pool. He even drinks from there now when it's been closed for months and is full of stagnant algae full water!!
Yeah, this is the same guy that likes to drink out of the wide, flat tote that I soak potted plants in during the summer. It’s full of grime and algae, but he seems to savor the flavor all the same.
I love my massive orange idiot but I hate when I drink from a cup and can smell he's managed to get to it whilst I wasn't looking. Little mofo does it as a type of power play I'm sure 💩
Like noticing a stray bit of *something* at the bottom of your glass after you’ve already taken a sip, and doing a full body shiver because you just know it’s from someone’s filthy paws, and it’s almost certainly a bit of kitty litter.
Ha! Drinking cat shit 😅😥🥺🤮
I don’t know why you constantly drink water out of HIS mug, smh
It must be good water. After all you are drinking it instead of the other water.
Yes, OP is his food taster. If OP is fine after drinking from it, the water must be safe.
Because he's generous enough to share his water with you
"It yours, therefore it must be better" - cats and children
Everything in the house is his, including you
My boy can't stick his fat head into the cups so he shoves his paw in, and licks the liquid off. He'll just do that for minutes. Cats are weird
Mine does this, but hates being wet. So she just shakes her paw and sprays the water everywhere, and then licks whatever is left off the paw. And repeat. She’s done it since she was a kitten… no mug is safe
This is so hilarious. 🤣
That's amazing Ours hates water too but is very oddly selective about when that applies... Once my girlfriend had just gotten out of the bath, I went into the bathroom and our cat followed me in. He decided for whatever reason to just... Hop into the draining tub. He stood there extremely confused with a single paw raised and shaking off the water in disgust. He then hopped out and started shaking water onto me and meowing at me like it was my fault he's an idiot He's not even orange so he has no excuse
Because he is part of the ruling class, not a peasant.
Because the mug smells like you and he trusts you.
This. I have an orange female kitty that prefers to drink from the places I drink from. She loves the Brita water the most.
That's what I thought. Maybe he also feels closer to OP by drinking from their glass.
Mine does it also https://preview.redd.it/szgdrzqmapuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d098be8617a95fd378cbe7cccdec63bfa4f80f0c
Because why would he want to drink out of a bowl on the floor like a PEASANT?! It's not good water unless it's human approved.
Water smell like hooman, water must be nice
My cat used to do this to solve the issue we just gave her her own people cup with water and left it on the counter she never used a water bowl it was her water cup
Exactly this 😁 We did the same. Drinking fresh water from a bowl? No. Drinking the same water from a ✨ cup✨? HELL YEAH!
My cats have their own mugs as well. They’re all cat themed so everyone knows not to touch them.
It's the perfect size for his head
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Stupid tiny phone keyboard. :P
My cats have a running filter and constant flowing water that we change daily, so they don’t go for our drinks 🙂 cats prefer only the FRESHEST of water.
So floofy
Seen you drink it and you’re still alive, so it’s safe for him to drink
Because . . . Orange 🍊🐈
You forgot rule #1 about having cats: everything belongs to your cat. You own the cat, the cat owns everything else.
The cat owns you, mate.
If it’s good enough for you, it’s probably okay for him 😹😹😹
Because 🍊
Mine sticks his paw into the mug and splashes a bunch of water everywhere, finishes up by shaking his paw to then flick water everywhere then leaves.
It's bc the one orange brain cell has only one type of thought, the intrusive kind 😹
Thirmsty
I always leave a glass of water for myself by my bed when i go to sleep and i always am woken up by the sound of slurping water
He's probably thirsty
It’s a well known fact that food (or in this case, water) tastes better off someone else’s plate (or out of someone else’s cup) 😂
Oh my god. We gave our orange his own mug for water and he always want it full 😭 seeing this makes me happy
Bc it smells like you
Tastes better
Extra flavor
The luxurious mug water - my cats do this too. I have gotten them their own mugs
You're like his poison taster! My cat lets the dog drink from bowls first lol
Because you drink out of the mug and he loves you.
I gave up and replaced my cat's water bowl with my favorite mug. She so well hydrated!
My orange does this too. And if I try to stop him he’ll put his paw in my glass so I don’t want to drink out of it
His house - his rules! ❤❤❤
Because everything belongs to cat. Truth be told, you don’t have a mug, you’re borrowing *his* mug. :)
Because, Cat
See, when you spend a lot of time with your cat, they tend to start thinking they are the human in the relationship. Drinking this way makes complete sense 🤣🤣😝
You show him who’s boss! Go take a drink from his bowl!
My cat will drink out of his water bowl but he loves faucet water and will yell for me to turn on the tub faucet. He prefers to use his water dish as a (toy) mouse drowning station 😂
MIL had a Maine coon mix. I’m pretty sure the other part was camel. He loved the bathroom sink or tub faucet, and he would just drink, and drink, and drink for minutes straight…
Human water tastes better.
My cat used to do the same thing all the time. I got him his own water cup until he decided to start flipping over the cup all the time so I took it away and I upgraded him to a filtered water bowl. Surprisingly he now leaves my cups alone.
I just have a small cup that I fill for the cats each time I fill my own there’s no winning just give up.
Physical 100 yay
Orange ✨
My cat used to do this. Solution was a fountain.
Wdym your mug bro? It's his mug
Cats love sourcing water from different places. If you want your cat to drink more water (kidney stones, urinal problems from eating a lot of dry food) you can spread out some water bowls and make sure to Also you don't see a lot of dust and hair in water that has been standing for a day or two, it's really disgusting and I would never drink it. Once we switched to see through bowls and put one of them in the light we more easily can see when to switch out the water.
Because its yours and normally forbidden. Cats are like children, if they cant have something it makes them want it even more. Every time youve stopped him from drinking coffee or whatever out of your mug you established that said mug is forbidden, so when you finally just fill it with water and let him he wants to see what the big deal is about the mug and so prefers to drink from it because he thinks its special and something he isnt allowed to have. Its also possible he observes you drinking from it, and concludes that whatever it is, its a good safe watersource.
You know why.
I think you should consider yourself lucky that he hasn't decided he fits in it and sits in it.
All I hear out of this at the end is ... "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Forbidden Water Holder. He thinks he’s being naughty - really he’s just hydrating.
Because he can. 😺😆
Because you drink water out of a mug
His mug*
Cats need fresh water daily.
it's his mug now
You're obviously giving him the inferior water
r/hydrokitties
Hyperglucemy
My cat always want to drink in that mug which human is drinking
Because the whiskas won't get wet!
Mine loves finishing my cup of tea. She's weird.
For a number of reasons, actually. What material is his water bowl made of? Plastics can produce and hold onto smells, ceramic and glass are better options. (Mine love to drink from an old vase, I think the thick walls keeps it cooler.) How often is the water changed? At least a few times per week is necessary. And where is the bowl located? Cats usually prefer higher surfaces, as in the wild it is safer to be off the ground.
Human: Stop drinking from my cup. Here, drink from this bowl. Cat: Wow, that was mildly racist of you to assume i drink from a bowl just because im a cat..
My cat drinks water out of any random place he finds it except his water bowl. Dogs bowl, any cup with water in the couch, kitchen table, counter, etc.
lmao the accent
How else would one quench his thirst?
He wants to drink like peoples. Try putting his water on the table and see if he still goes for yours.
You’re his taster. You didn’t die, so he drinks.
You mean his mug?
Go clean his water bowl. Daily. Like for real, with soap as though you're going to eat out of it yourself.
Humans water is best water.
Good soup
My car likes to drink rain even though she has a very nice place safe and clean to drink water 
In Rose's case, it was due to hyperthyroidism. She was thirsty as *hell* 24/7 and if she ran out of water, she'd hop on the end table, ignore my glass of water, and dive head first into my glass of peppermint tea. She loved the stuff, she'd get high on the little foil packets the tea bags come in. Gotta love those random little quirks!
Is this new behavior? If he hasn't always done this, please take him to the vet and tell them about it, as new and unusual drinking habits can be a sign of various illnesses such as diabetes or renal failure.
Cats love “found” water
He knows you got the good water
I am quenched.
All three of our cats do the same thing, so now we have a cat cup for them. It’s just a big 32oz plastic cup and we fill it up after dinner and set it on the coffee table and let them have at it.
Probably because you drink out of it too
Mine does this too. \*shrug\*
Because sharing is a form of love😂
It's provenly safe drinking water.
I always keep my water mug in my nightstand. Found out she’s been drinking my water. So I put her water bowl next to it. She didn’t touch hers. Now I keep water bottle, whenever I drink from it, she’ll come and literally put mouth, her tiny tongue inside and drink the water! I gave up.
" I want Human Water. Not filthy animals water " - Cat
'My' mug? How dare you!
I had a cat who would do that. Turned out he had steroid induced diabetes and almost died cuz the vet didn’t catch it for so long despite me coming in over and over to figure out what was wrong.
its smells like you, he knows its safe to drink
We sure there is just water in that mug?
Maybe get him a decoy mug so he won't drink from yours. Decoy everything kinda solves like 80% of cat behavioral issues
As long as they are drinking it like that I don't get too annoyed but I had one cat that would dunk her paws in it and lick her paws to drink my water ...that's when I switched to bottles with lids Also had another cat who would drink out of my glass then toss it on the floor once her was finished with it even with inset cup holders would use both paws to lift and push it out
We have a void who did this, so I gave her her own mug. I fill it twice a day and she seems happy.
Cause we like fresh water vs water that’s dusty and has hair.
Found water is best water
Everyone here saying you're drinking out of his mug, but I just think it's because he likes your amoebas lmao