i heard from a biology major that cats have an evolved tendency to prefer running water to standing water (because in nature running water tends to be safer to drink than standing water) hence drinking off the shower. when she sees you drinking from a cup she probably assumes that you’re drinking that water because you know it’s safe to drink. The water bowl is standing water and she hasn’t seen anyone else drink from it so she doesn’t know if it’s safe. But also I know cats have different personalities so some cats will totally drink from standing water so of course my explanation doesn’t apply to all cats. I’m just talking about a rough aggregate.
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u/Academic_Meringue822 13h ago
i heard from a biology major that cats have an evolved tendency to prefer running water to standing water (because in nature running water tends to be safer to drink than standing water) hence drinking off the shower. when she sees you drinking from a cup she probably assumes that you’re drinking that water because you know it’s safe to drink. The water bowl is standing water and she hasn’t seen anyone else drink from it so she doesn’t know if it’s safe. But also I know cats have different personalities so some cats will totally drink from standing water so of course my explanation doesn’t apply to all cats. I’m just talking about a rough aggregate.