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Why does my cat keep sticking her feet in the toilet? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by EponymousBosh to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Basically what it says in the title. I have two cats, both female, one is 16 and one is about to turn 13. The younger of the two keeps showing up with wet paws, and has always been weirdly fascinated by the toilet. We've caught her in it a few times recently.

She seems to be sitting with her back legs on the seat so she can stick her front feet into the bowl. I don't think she's playing with the water; she's never really done that, and doesn't like water much in general. The only thing I can think is that maybe she's washing her paws in it? She's a longhair cat and has some floof between her toe beans, so maybe it's easier cleaning them that way?

We don't use any harsh chemicals to clean the toilet so I doubt she's in any real danger there, before anyone asks. She's not really hurting anything by doing this, but a) it's weird; b) it's unpleasant to have a cat climbing on you with wet paws; and c) she's a dumbass and I worry she's gonna fall in.

Has anyone ever have a cat, or any other pet, do this? Any way to stop it, or do I just need to accept that my cat thinks the toilet is a foot bath?

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[–] Maddypip 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t know why it’s happening but my cat likes to drink toilet water so I just made sure I kept the lid shut so he can’t.

The mental image of her doing this is too cute though.