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[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 64 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Cats want fresh, running water, which is why those fountain things are so effective for cats.

That still doesn't explain why my cat will drink some cloudy fucking street puddle water though.

[–] Quik@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago

*fresh, running water that is not right next to their food. Cats would normally eat… dead things— and as water literally right next to these generally is not exactly hygienic, they will (as an evolutionary fact) much prefer even random puddle water.

So: different place for water than for food.

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